Record book labeled "Log, record of fishes taken in Beaufort region during 1913, Marine Biological Laboratory, U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, Beaufort, NC"

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Abstract

The record book labeled "Log, Record of fishes taken in Beaufort region during 1913. Marine Biological Laboratory, U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, Beaufort, N. C." records a variety of fish collected across North Carolina. Entries are arranged by date. Information recorded includes date, location, collector, species, measurements, remarks, some photographs of a shark specimen and notes concerning fish trade. Indexed by species. January 22-November 1913, May-August 1914. Details of notes include descriptions of people with whom collectors worked, schools of fish observed, locations where collected and situations surrounding some collecting events. Locations noted in North Carolina include Pivers Island, Harkers Island, Bird Island, Newport River, and North River.|Includes loose inserts.

Date Range

1913

Start Date

Jan 22, 1913

End Date

Aug 31, 1913

Access Information

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Topic

Ichthyology

Place

  • North Carolina
  • Harkers Island
  • United States
  • Bird Island
  • Newport River
  • Pivers Island

Form/Genre

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

Accession #

SIA RU007184

Collection name

United States Bureau of Fisheries, Records, circa 1877-1948

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 16 Folder 10