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Field Notes, 1880

1 pp

The field book documents the survey work of William Dall in Alaska June to July, 1880. Entries describes terrain, travel progression, descriptions of rock observed, then includes survey data and calculations for Port Althorp and bearings from deck of the schooner, bearings from Glacier Spit. Additional locations include the vicinity of Hecate Strait and Baranof Island. Most of the notebook is blan

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Field Notes, 1880 (2 of 2)

1 pp

The note book documents work for the United States Coast Survey, 1880. Data recorded includes voyage information -- time, barometric readings, air and water temperature and wind direction, measured every four hours. Entries describe destinations, activities of survey members, interactions with local inhabitants, descriptions of coastal terrain, crops farmed by indigenous tribes, vegetation, and so

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Field Notes, 1932-1939 (includes egg collecting at Big Stone Gap, Parramore Island, and Wachapreague, 1932-1936; nesting of Bald Eagles in Princess Anne County, 1937-1939; bird observations, 1932-1938)

1 pp

The field notes document the ornithological field work of Joshua F. B. Camblos in Virginia. Time and location include 1932-1939 (includes egg collecting at Big Stone Gap, Parramore Island, and Wachapreague, 1932-1936; nesting of Bald Eagles in Princess Anne County [now part of Virginia Beach], 1937-1939; bird observations, 1932-1938). Notes are a mix of handwritten and typed, and there are a wide

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