Field notes and diary, Audubon and Shelby counties, Iowa, 1912, 1913
date: label: Date Range
content: 1912-1913
label: Start Date
content: 19121212
label: End Date
content: 19130907
notes: label: Abstract
content: The field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's work in Audubon and Shelby counties, Iowa, December 12, 1912; August 13 - September 7, 1913. Entries are dated and describe travel details, weather, terrain (layers, composition, color, appearance, measurements,deposits of loess, presence of fossils), descriptions of cuts (numbered) in terrain along the railroads, list of trees observed at sites, geological sections, photographs taken (with descriptions), Some lists of plants are headed by location and type of terrain (prairie ridges). Locations include in the vicinity of Bowmans Grove, Corley, Polk,and Defiance, Iowa.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Iowa
label: Place
content: Audubon
label: Place
content: Shelby
label: Place
content: Bowmans Grove
label: Place
content: Corley
label: Place
content: Township of Polk
label: Place
content: Defiance
topic: label: Topic
content: Geology
label: Topic
content: Botany
label: Topic
content: Paleontology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Bohumil Shimek Papers, 1878-1936
label: See more records associated with this person
content: Shimek, Bohumil, 1861-1937
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007082
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: Bohumil Shimek Papers, 1878-1936
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 2 Folder 26