Field notes, Kentucky Geological Survey, undated
date: label: Date Range
content: 1887-1933
label: Start Date
content: 1887
label: End Date
content: 1933
notes: label: Abstract
content: The notebook documents geological fieldwork completed by August Foerste for the Kentucky Geological Survey (undated). Pages are numbered. Entries are headed with location, identified by a combination of distance from, geological or other type of landmark, and name of owner. They include geological descriptions with layer composition, color and type of stone, geological age, as well as geological sections and sketches of strata and some of fossils. There are loose inserts used to divide the notebook.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Kentucky
topic: label: Topic
content: Geology
label: Topic
content: Paleontology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: August F. Foerste Papers, 1887-1933 and undated
label: See more records associated with this person
content: Foerste, Aug. F (Aug. Frederic), 1862-1936
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007242
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Sketches
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: August F. Foerste Papers, 1887-1933 and undated
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 2 Folder 7