Field notes, Harrison and Monona counties, Iowa, 1908 (E-1)
date: label: Date Range
content: 1908-1909
label: Start Date
content: 19081121
label: End Date
content: 19090301
notes: label: Abstract
content: The field notes document Bohumil Shimek's work in Harrison and Monona counties, Iowa, November 21, 1908 - March 1, 1909. Pages are numbered. Entries are dated and describe travel details, cuts into the terrain (layers, color, appearance, composition), photographs taken, maps of sites observed, list of plants, details about farmer's histories planting fruit trees, descriptions of different types of tree groves (numbered and listed by type, many are maple or walnut), interactions with colleagues and their collections (Mr. Gilder), and list of expenses. Some notes are crossed out. Locations include the vicinity of Onawa and Persia, Iowa.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Iowa
label: Place
content: Harrison
label: Place
content: Monona
label: Place
content: Onawa
label: Place
content: Persia
topic: label: Topic
content: Botany
label: Topic
content: Geology
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
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: 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 19