Diary 1865 - 1867
date: label: Date Range
content: 1867
label: Start Date
content: 18670526
label: End Date
content: 18670713
notes: label: Abstract
content: Diary documents travels of William Healey Dall May 26 - July 13, 1867 during the Western Union Telegraph Expedition. Includes drawings of Koyukon Indians (employed during expedition, names included), clothing, buildings of Fort Youkon and shorelines of the Youkon [Yukon] River. Includes a medical report for Col. Buckley, and lists of supplies. Journal entries cover for May 26 -July 13, 1867. In entries he lists daily activities, types of specimens collected, terrain and vegetation, interactions with American and Russian expedition participants, travel progress, latitude and longitude positions, and detailed descriptions of geological strata of Yukon Shoreline. Locations extend along the Yukon River, including the vicinity of Fort Yukon, Koyukuk mountains, and Nulato bluffs [hills].
place: label: Place
content: Yukon River
label: Place
content: Fort Yukon
label: Place
content: Koyukuk Mountain
label: Place
content: Nulato Hills
label: Place
content: Alaska
label: Place
content: United States
topic: label: Topic
content: Koyukon Indians
label: Topic
content: Geology
label: Topic
content: Ornithology
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content: William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
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content: Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927
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content: Western Union Telegraph Expedition (1865-1867)
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
label: Object Type
content: Diary
label: Object Type
content: Illustrations
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 diary
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 20 Folder 3