Foshag, William F Field notes, January 16-October 27, 1945
date: label: Date Range
content: 1943-1949
label: Start Date
content: 19430916
label: End Date
content: 19451114
notes: label: Abstract
content: The notebook describes work completed by William Foshag at Paricutín and Mesa de los Hornitos in Mexico, September 16, 1943 - October 27, 1945. Pages are numbered, entries are dated. Foshag highlights subjects in some entries by listing descriptive terms in the left hand margin, including shocks, arches, minerals, craters, and cone. Subject matter includes daily activities; ongoing eruptions and changes to the volcano; emanating gases, clouds, and material (i.e. bombs and ash clouds); weather; photographs and movies taken; specific volcanic flows; and detailed descriptions of samples. Includes some sketches and cross sections of emanations from Paricutín, a copy of text from a letter from John M. Barb, and a note on a movie by Bridge of Paricutín, dated November 14, 1949.
place: label: Place
content: Paricutín
label: Place
content: Mexico
topic: label: Topic
content: Geology
label: Topic
content: Volcanos
label: Topic
content: Volcanological research
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: William F. Foshag Collection, 1923-1965 and undated
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content: Foshag, William F (William Frederick), 1894-1956
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007281
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 F. Foshag Collection, 1923-1965 and undated
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 6 Folder 4