Diary, 1872
date: label: Date Range
content: 1872
label: Start Date
content: 18720601
label: End Date
content: 18721231
notes: label: Abstract
content: Diary documents William Dall's work in Alaska in 1873 while working for the United States Coast Survey (USCS). Entries are headed with the date, and are listed on the left hand side of the pages. Right hand side includes measurements, notes, of illustrations. Entries detail weather, temperature, barometric readings, tidal measurements per ten minute segments, collecting shell specimens, bird specimens, locations, interactions with participants and local residents. Locations include the coast line of Alaska including the vicinity of Unalaska, Unalga Island, Falmouth Harbor, Delarof Harbor, Porpoise Harbor and Eagle Harbor.|Includes labeled sketches of terrain, harbors, lists of expenses, and notes on received communications.
place: label: Place
content: Alaska
label: Place
content: Unalaska
label: Place
content: Unalga Island
label: Place
content: Falmouth Harbor
label: Place
content: Delarof Harbor
label: Place
content: Porpoise Harbor
label: Place
content: Eagle Harbor
label: Place
content: Aleutian Islands
label: Place
content: United States
topic: label: Topic
content: United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
label: Topic
content: Natural history
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
label: Object Type
content: Diary
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 diary
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 20A Folder 2