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Field notes and diary, Iowa, August-September 1906

by: Shimek, Bohumil, 1861-1937

Publication date: 1906

Topics: Paleontology, Botany, Geology, United States, Iowa, Glenwood, Balfour, Malvern, Red Oak, Hamburg

Collection: biodiversity; sifieldbooks

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English

The field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's work in Iowa, August 29 - September 3, 1906. Pages are numbered. Entries are dated and often headed with location. Entries describe observations of cuts into the terrain made during the construction of a railroad line as well as along rivers. Descriptions include estimated measurements, layers, composition, fossils, color, appearances, soil drifts, trees seen and where, and notes on photographs taken. Includes sketches, labeled geological sections, hand drawn maps, and list of expenses. Some notes have been crossed out. Locations include the vicinity of Glenwood, Balfour, Malvern, Red Oak, and Hamburg, Iowa

Abstract: The field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's work in Iowa, August 29 - September 3, 1906. Pages are numbered. Entries are dated and often headed with location. Entries describe observations of cuts into the terrain made during the construction of a railroad line as well as along rivers. Descriptions include estimated measurements, layers, composition, fossils, color, appearances, soil drifts, trees seen and where, and notes on photographs taken. Includes sketches, labeled geological sections, hand drawn maps, and list of expenses. Some notes have been crossed out. Locations include the vicinity of Glenwood, Balfour, Malvern, Red Oak, and Hamburg, Iowa.