Field notes, 1871-1872
date: label: Date Range
content: 1871-1872
label: Start Date
content: 18711026
label: End Date
content: 18720528
notes: label: Abstract
content: The field book includes discussion of placement of survey equipment and calculations for work completed at Ulakhta Harbor [Dutch Harbor] and Amaknak Island. Journal entries document weather, barometer readings, temperature, wind; sketches of terrain; details about survey travel and daily activities (occasionally in entries); tides and currents; and number of men and women in different communities. Back of notebook has a list of tasks to be completed
place: label: Place
content: Alaska
label: Place
content: Amaknak Island
label: Place
content: Aleutian Islands
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
label: See more records associated with this person
content: Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007073
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 24A Folder 10