Album 2 Pacific Islands, 1923 (Tanager Expedition), volume 3 : includes photographs of Wetmore, Eric Schlemmer, and William G. Anderson
date: label: Date Range
content: 1923
label: Start Date
content: 19230411
label: End Date
content: 19230831
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Pacific Islands 1923 Vol. III
notes: label: Abstract
content: Album 2 Pacific Islands, 1923 (Tanager Expedition), volume 3 documents Alexander Wetmore's participation in the Tanager Expedition, 1923, while working for the U.S. Department Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Biological Survey. The expedition was conducted with the cooperation of the U.S. Navy, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, and USDA. Photographs include numbers, date, and caption with description and location. The majority of subject matter documents specimens and observed wildlife including birds (individual and groups), their young, nests, and environs; examples of Frigate birds with distended throat sacs; turtles; and monk seals. The are some candid images of expedition participants. Sites include Nihoa, French Frigate Schoals, Laysan Island, Johnston Island, and Lisianski Island. Includes photographs of Wetmore, Eric Schlemmer, and William G. Anderson.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Hawaii
label: Place
content: Hawaiian Islands
label: Place
content: Nihoa
label: Place
content: French Frigate Shoals
label: Place
content: Laysan Island
label: Place
content: Johnston Island
label: Place
content: Lisianski Island
topic: label: Topic
content: Ornithology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
label: See more records associated with this person
content: Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
label: See more records associated with this expedition
content: Tanager Expedition (1923)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007006
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Photograph albums
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: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
label: Physical Description
content: 1 photograph album
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 172 Folder 2