Arctic work - slides, circa 1959-1961

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Abstract

The color slides document the field work of Neal Smith studying gulls Nunavut, Canada, circa 1959-1961. The slides are stamped with the date developed, and contain varying levels of description. Description usually contains location information, subject matter, or identifier. Images show terrain, Eskimo families, travel by sled dog, campsites, candid images of colleagues, buildings, vegetation, birds, and polar bears. Locations include but are not limited to Baffin Island.

Date Range

1959-1961

Start Date

1959

End Date

1961

Access Information

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Mammalogy
  • Gulls
  • Ornithology

Place

  • Canada
  • Nunavut
  • Baffin Island

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Slides (photographs)

Accession #

SIA Acc. 17-057

Collection name

Neal Griffith Smith Papers, circa 1925-1995

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 1 Folder 7