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Utah and Montana, 1914-1916 : Maps and blue prints

Catalog Data

Collection name:
Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 138 Folder 5
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Maps
Blueprints (reprographic copies)
Place:
Utah
Montana
Bear River
Great Salt Lake
Lake Bowdoin
United States
Date Range:
1914-1916
Start Date:
1914
End Date:
1916
Abstract:
Materials document Alexander Wetmore's continued investigations into the nature and origin of duck mortality in Utah (1916), while in the employ of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Biological Survey. Materials include: a map of Bear River Bay, with markings relating to Wetmore's work; (blueprints) graph of the evaporation rates of Salt Lake 1901-1906; charts of precipitation and water levels of the Great Salt Lake Basin and the Great Salt Lake; map of Great Salt Lake basin and Wasatch mountain range; and map of Lake Bowdoin from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Topic:
Ornithology  Search this
Ducks  Search this
Accession #:
SIA RU007006
Access Information:
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See more records from this collection:
Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
See more records associated with this person:
Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
Data Source:
Smithsonian Field Book Project
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI296