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Field notes and diary, Indiana, November 1904

by: Shimek, Bohumil, 1861-1937

Publication date: 1904

Topics: Geology, Paleontology, United States, Indiana, New Harmony, Missouri, Saint Louis

Collection: biodiversity; sifieldbooks

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English

The field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's work in Indiana, November 1904. Entries started approximately half-way through the notebook. They describe observations of trip from St. Louis [Saint Louis], Missouri to New Harmony, Iowa. Entries are headed with date; time of day; description of terrain seen during travel by rail; sketches of terrain; description of color, appearance and composition of terrain; and fossils (shells). Notes from time in St. Louis relate interactions with colleagues and contact information

Abstract: The field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's work in Indiana, November 1904. Entries started approximately half-way through the notebook. They describe observations of trip from St. Louis [Saint Louis], Missouri to New Harmony, Iowa. Entries are headed with date; time of day; description of terrain seen during travel by rail; sketches of terrain; description of color, appearance and composition of terrain; and fossils (shells). Notes from time in St. Louis relate interactions with colleagues and contact information.