Midway I, no neg, 1963 and undated

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Abstract

The black and white photographs document field work completed during the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program on Midway Island, December, February 1963 and undated. Images have captions on the reverse side including location (including island), description, date. Subject matter covers participants taking blood samples and skinning birds (Blagden and Amerson), candid images of participants working on island, structures (including runway) and terrain of island, USS Moctobi, and a storm in Midway Harbor. There is a photograph of a bird, credited to the US Naval Air Station, Midway.

Date Range

1962-1969

Start Date

1962

End Date

1969

Access Information

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Ornithology

Place

  • United States
  • Midway Islands

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 10