Field notes, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, undated
date: label: Date Range
content: 1887-1933
label: Start Date
content: 1887
label: End Date
content: 1933
name: label: Alternate Title
content: U.S. Geological Survey Traverse Book 9-904
notes: label: Abstract
content: The notebook documents geological fieldwork completed by August Foerste in Massachusetts and Rhode Island (undated). Pages are numbered. Begins with notes of times of high tides. Entries are headed with location information indicated with a combination of geological and other landmarks, towns, and distance from. These are followed by details about terrain and geological formations (age of layer, type of stone, characteristics and color). Includes geological sections and some hand drawn maps of surveyed sites. Entries are written from the front and the back of the notebook.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Massachusetts
label: Place
content: Rhode Island
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
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 3 Folder 4