Field notes, Kentucky (?), circa 1901-1902
date: label: Date Range
content: 1901-1902
label: Start Date
content: 1901
label: End Date
content: 1902
notes: label: Abstract
content: The notebook documents geological fieldwork completed by August Foerste in Kentucky, 1901 - 1902. Pages are numbered. Sites are numbered and include geological sections with descriptions (measurements, composition and color, comparisons). There are references to numbered photographs. There are also geological sketches and hand drawn maps with notes. Location information includes names of geological landmarks, distance from, landmarks such as names of owners. Lists locations of New Hope and Bardstown (most likely Kentucky). There is also writing beginning from the back of the notebook. These entries include what appear to be a list of geological specimens listed by state. Some include citations.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Kentucky
topic: label: Topic
content: Geology
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: Maps
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 1 Folder 6