Object Details
Abstract
The field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's work in Audubon and Shelby counties, Iowa, December 12, 1912; August 13 - September 7, 1913. Entries are dated and describe travel details, weather, terrain (layers, composition, color, appearance, measurements,deposits of loess, presence of fossils), descriptions of cuts (numbered) in terrain along the railroads, list of trees observed at sites, geological sections, photographs taken (with descriptions), Some lists of plants are headed by location and type of terrain (prairie ridges). Locations include in the vicinity of Bowmans Grove, Corley, Polk,and Defiance, Iowa.
Date Range
1912-1913
Start Date
19121212
End Date
19130907
Accession #
SIA RU007082
Access Information
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Record type
Fieldbook record
Object Type
Field notes
Collection name
Bohumil Shimek Papers, 1878-1936
Physical Description
1 field book
Physical Location
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation
Box 2 Folder 26
Place
United States
Iowa
Audubon
Shelby
Bowmans Grove
Corley
Township of Polk
Defiance
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Bohumil Shimek Papers, 1878-1936
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Shimek, Bohumil, 1861-1937
Data Source
Smithsonian Field Book Project
Topic
Geology
Botany
Paleontology
Record ID
fbr_item_MODSI2963