Field Notes, 1871
date: label: Date Range
content: 1871
label: Start Date
content: 18710923
label: End Date
content: 1871
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Field Book No. 1, Notes 4c
notes: label: Abstract
content: The field book documents William Dall's survey work in Alaska during 1871 as part of the United States Coast Survey. Some entries are dated and include information about travel and weather. It mostly contains notes on methods of use and placement of survey equipment for acquiring needed data for survey work and the collected survey data. In dated entries, it includes measurements and signal locations for vicinity of Ulakhta Harbor [Dutch Harbor] and Small Harbor [Small Bay]. Additionally, there is a report on meteorology, tides and currents around Unalaska.
place: label: Place
content: Alaska
label: Place
content: Dutch Harbor
label: Place
content: Small Bay
label: Place
content: Unalaska
label: Place
content: Aleutian Islands
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
label: See more records associated with this person
content: Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007073
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 H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 24 Folder 9