Field notes, Tennessee and Kentucky, undated
date: label: Date Range
content: 1887-1933
label: Start Date
content: 1887
label: End Date
content: 1933
notes: label: Abstract
content: The notebook documents geological fieldwork completed by August Foerste in Kentucky and Tennessee (undated). Pages are numbered. Entries include location information (combination of town, geological and other landmarks (e.g. railroads or name of owners, and distance from,) and descriptions of terrain, including geological sections. Sections include measurements, composition (type of stone), and color and layers. There are sometimes hand drawn maps of locations observed. There are lists of numbered locations with additional location information. Many locations visited are in the vicinity of railroad cuts or quarries. At the end of the notebook are illustrations of shell specimens.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Kentucky
label: Place
content: Tennessee
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: Illustrations
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 2 Folder 5