Western Union Telegraph List of Collections sent to the Smithsonian Institution by W. H. Dall, 1865
date: label: Date Range
content: 1865
label: Start Date
content: 1865
label: End Date
content: 1865
notes: label: Abstract
content: Notebook contains lists of flora and fauna specimens collected for Western Union Telegraph Expedition to Alaska. Specimens are listed with Latin name, collector, storage method, and location. Several are from San Francisco Bay as well as from parts of Alaska. There is also a list of shells received from March 20 - July 10, 1865, including quantity and collector; a description of the geology of Ounga Island, and lists of provisions of Smithsonian Expedition members.
place: label: Place
content: Alaska
label: Place
content: California
label: Place
content: San Francisco
label: Place
content: Unga Island
label: Place
content: Aleutian Islands
label: Place
content: United States
topic: label: Topic
content: Paleontology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
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content: Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927
label: See more records associated with this expedition
content: Western Union Telegraph Expedition (1865-1867)
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 26 Folder 1