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Photographs, geological formations (48b)

by: Shimek, Bohumil, 1861-1937

Publication date: 1878

Topics: Botany, Geology, United States, Iowa, Iowa City, Shelby, Lyon, Arion, Clear Lake, West Okoboji

Collection: biodiversity; sifieldbooks

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English

The 8 photographs document geological and botanical observations of Bohumil Shimek while in Iowa. Photographs are undated and are grouped by number. They are individually numbered and include typed descriptions listing a combination of location, type of formation, and type of plants. Subject matter includes vistas and detail images of vegetation (genus quercus), prairie and groves, and loess terrain (ridge). Locations are in the vicinity of Shelby county, Lyon county, Arion, Clear Lake, West Okoboji, and Iowa City

Abstract: The 8 photographs document geological and botanical observations of Bohumil Shimek while in Iowa. Photographs are undated and are grouped by number. They are individually numbered and include typed descriptions listing a combination of location, type of formation, and type of plants. Subject matter includes vistas and detail images of vegetation (genus quercus), prairie and groves, and loess terrain (ridge). Locations are in the vicinity of Shelby county, Lyon county, Arion, Clear Lake, West Okoboji, and Iowa City.