Bailey, V. O., North Dakota, September 1919 - November 1919
date: label: Date Range
content: 1919
label: Start Date
content: 19190909
label: End Date
content: 19191106
notes: label: Abstract
content: The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's fieldwork in North Dakota, September 9 - November 6, 1919, as chief field naturalist for the Biological Survey. The entries are dated and describe travel from Washington, DC. Descriptions include travel details (destinations, times of day, geological landmarks), specimen collecting, photographs taken, weather, vegetation (types, including crops), and terrain. Includes work in Deadwood to inspect Roosevelt bird preserve, work with local officials. There is a hand drawn map of a field work area along the Montana / North Dakota border. Locations includes Rapid City, Roosevelt Mountain, Grand Forks, Walhalla,and Minot.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: North Dakota
label: Place
content: Montana
label: Place
content: Minot
label: Place
content: Walhalla
label: Place
content: Grand Forks
topic: label: Topic
content: Mammalogy
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals
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content: Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA Acc. 12-443
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: At least 24 hours advance notice is recommended to consult this collection. Contact the Division of Mammals at 202-633-1253 to make an appointment.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Mammals