Bailey, V. O., Yellowstone Park, September 1917
date: label: Date Range
content: 1917
label: Start Date
content: 19170901
label: End Date
content: 19170918
notes: label: Abstract
content: The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's fieldwork in Yellowstone National Park, September 1 - 18, 1917. Entries are dated and describe travel details (destinations, distances, time of day, mode of transportation), weather, terrain (altitude), vegetation (type and life zones), mammals observed (including type and quantities), and observations of local inhabitants about wildlife. This includes descriptions of bears' behavior including with human food. The last portion of the notebook is blank.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Yellowstone National Park
topic: label: Topic
content: Mammalogy
label: Topic
content: Ornithology
label: Topic
content: Botany
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals
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content: Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA Acc. 12-443
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: At least 24 hours advance notice is recommended to consult this collection. Contact the Division of Mammals at 202-633-1253 to make an appointment.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Mammals