Midway 1963

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Abstract

The black and white contact sheets, envelope of photographs and loose photographs document field work completed during the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program on Midway Island and Pearl and Hermes, February 1963. Caption information varies; some include location, date, negative number, description. Some photographs were taken by W. O. Wirtz. Subject matter covers various birds of various ages in habitat (Diomedea nigripes, Sula sula, Diomedea immutabilis, Phaethon rubricauda) campsites, participants at work, and unidentified vessels.

Date Range

1963

Start Date

Jan 31, 1963

End Date

Jan 31, 1963

Access Information

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Ornithology

Place

  • United States
  • Midway Islands
  • Pearl and Hermes Reef

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Black-and-white photographs

Accession #

SIA RU000245

Collection name

National Museum of Natural History, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, records, circa 1961-1973, with data from 1923

Physical Description

1 folder

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 224 Folder 8