Field notes, Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, 1910 (#2)
date: label: Date Range
content: 1910
label: Start Date
content: 19100903
label: End Date
content: 19100923
notes: label: Abstract
content: The field notes document Bohumil Shimek's work in Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, September 3 - 23, 1910. Pages are numbered. Entries are dated and include travel details, describe terrain (layers, appearance, color, composition, measurements); elevation; locations along railways; hand-drawn maps and rough sketches of locations observed; weather; photographs taken; contacts and their information; and lists of plants by terrain type (sandy-mound, sand flat). When describing locations, often refers to roads and local landmarks. Types of terrain include bluffs, river banks, wells, and cuts in terrain (numbered). Locations include Muscatine County, Denison, Iowa; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Canton,(state unclear); South Omaha, Nebraska; and Rockport [Rock Port], Missouri.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Iowa
label: Place
content: Muscatine
label: Place
content: Denison
label: Place
content: South Dakota
label: Place
content: Sioux Falls
label: Place
content: Nebraska
label: Place
content: Omaha
label: Place
content: Missouri
label: Place
content: Rock Port
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
label: Object Type
content: Sketches
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 23