Canal Zone notes book #5, 1912
date: label: Date Range
content: 1912
label: Start Date
content: 1912
label: End Date
content: 1912
notes: label: Abstract
content: The notebook documents the work of Harry S. Ladd for the U.S. Geological Survey in the Canal Zone [Panama], 1912. The volume begins with an index that lists page number and location and topic. Entries are dated and headed with location or route, followed by a narrative description of route, observations of topography, formations, sketches and geological sections with notes, fossils collected, samples taken. Details about fossils are sometimes organized by location, and described location where found. Also includes notes about rates of banana planting and names of trees.
place: label: Place
content: Panama
label: Place
content: Canal Zone
topic: label: Topic
content: Paleontology
label: Topic
content: Geology
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content: Chalmer L. Cooper papers, c. 1932 - 1944
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content: Ladd, Harry S. (Harry Stephen), 1899-1982
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA Acc. 16-046
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: Chalmer L. Cooper papers, c. 1932 - 1944
label: Physical Description
content: 1 Field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 1 Folder 2