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Field notes, Iowa, 1909 (H)

by: Shimek, Bohumil, 1861-1937

Publication date: 1909

Topics: Botany, Geology, United States, Iowa, Dunlap, Logan, Clarkson, Okoboji, Turin, Monona, Harrison

Collection: biodiversity; sifieldbooks

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English; Czech

The field notes document Bohumil Shimek's work in Iowa, May 22, 1909 - July 16, 1910. Some entries switch back and forth between English and Czech. Pages are numbered, and entries are dated. Entries describe photographs taken, list of plants seen enroute and listed by location and date, daily activities, terrain observed (layers, appearance, composition, and measurements), interactions of colleagues and local inhabitants, list of expenses, and plant specimens collected. Some notes are crossed out. Locations include the vicinity of Dunlap, Logan, Turin, Okoboji, and Clarkson, Iowa

Abstract: The field notes document Bohumil Shimek's work in Iowa, May 22, 1909 - July 16, 1910. Some entries switch back and forth between English and Czech. Pages are numbered, and entries are dated. Entries describe photographs taken, list of plants seen enroute and listed by location and date, daily activities, terrain observed (layers, appearance, composition, and measurements), interactions of colleagues and local inhabitants, list of expenses, and plant specimens collected. Some notes are crossed out. Locations include the vicinity of Dunlap, Logan, Turin, Okoboji, and Clarkson, Iowa.