Album 1 Guatemala and Honduras, 1936
date: label: Date Range
content: 1936-1939
label: Start Date
content: 19361031
label: End Date
content: 19390415
notes: label: Abstract
content: The album documents Alexander Wetmore's work in Guatemala and Honduras, 1936; Venezuela, 1937; Veracruz, 1939. Alexander Wetmore traveled to Guatemala to conduct ornithological investigations and collect specimens for the US National Museum. Subject matter includes scenes of the town and candid images of people in the community; his assistants; slopes of volcanoes in Guatemala; colleagues; preparation and packing supplies for collecting specimens; zoological garden in Venezuela; farms and their structures; images of savannas, rivers, and shorelines; example of locals constructing a new house in Veracruz; candid scenes of people, activities,and specimens of the archaeological dig of Clarence Weiant and M.W. Stirling in Tres Zapotes, Veracruz. Includes photographs of Wetmore, Henri Pittier, Ventura Barnes, Jr., William Wilson Popenoe, Matthew Williams Stirling, Marion Illg Stirling, and Clarence Weiant.
place: label: Place
content: Guatemala
label: Place
content: Honduras
label: Place
content: Venezuela
label: Place
content: Veracruz
label: Place
content: Antigua Guatemala
label: Place
content: Tres Zapotes
label: Place
content: Maracay
topic: label: Topic
content: Ornithology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
label: See more records associated with this person
content: Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007006
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Photograph albums
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: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
label: Physical Description
content: 1 Photograph album
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 174 Folder 1