Field Book Project

Flash! Sunset at Weikswood

Sunset at Weikswood, September 1952. Photograph documents field work completed by Helmut Buechner in 1952.  SIA2014-00009.

Flash! Pronghorn Fawns

Doe with fawns about 1 hour old at Up & Down Ranch, 10 miles northwest of Ft. Davis, Texas, May 28, 1947. Photograph documents observations of pronghorn in Texas by Helmut Buechner in 1947. SIA2014-00023.

Flash! Paleontological Expedition

Erwin Hinckley Barbour, J. L. Wortman, and James William Gidley on paleontological expeditions in various locations throughout the United States for the Division of Vertebrate Mammals, 1900-1935. From lantern slides found in the Division of Vertebrate Paleontology Records. SIA2011-1417.

Flash! Young coconut plant and Edward Stewart

Young coconut plant and Edward Stewart. Photograph was taken while Hitchcock was on a collecting trip to British Guiana [Guyana]. SIA2011-0551.

Flash! Birds on LORAN Tower

Photograph of birds on antenna supports for LORAN tower on Sand-Johnston Island, 1963, and was part of field documentation for the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, on Sand-Johnston Island. SIA2013-08806.

Flash! McMurdo Base, Antarctica

Helicopter fire on McMurdo Base, Antarctica, prior to arrival of emergency response team.Taken during Waldo Schmitt's collecting during the Palmer Peninsula Survey 1962-1963. SIA2012-0665.

Flash! Great Frigatebird

Fregata minor [Great Frigatebird] 18 days old, on Christmas Island [Kiritimati], Kiribati, 1967. The chick was photographed to document its development, as part of field work completed during the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program.  SIA2013-07653.

Flash! Grand Canyon

Sandstone at butte fault line, Chuar Valley [Grand Canyon]. Sketch documents field work of Charles D. Walcott in the Chuar Valley of the Grand Canyon [Arizona] c. 1883. Drawing is likely sketched by B. L. Young. RU 007004, Charles D. Walcott Collection, 1851-1940 and undated; Box 32, Folder 8. SIA2012-9661.

Flash! Child and Tiger Cub

Unidentified child with tiger cub. Photograph documents Lucile and William Mann's participation in the National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to the Dutch East Indies, 1937. SIA2012-3236.

Flash! Red-tailed Tropicbird Chick

Red-tailed Tropicbird chick on Kure Atoll (c. 1960's) was photographed as part of field work completed during the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program. SIA2013-07694.

Flash! Unearthing Specimens

Someone (probably Charles Lewis Gazin) unearthing specimens, during 1959 Expedition to Wyoming and Utah. SIA2012-3411.

Flash! Collecting by Fiat

Fiat with collecting net in place, Jamaica, 1937. Photograph taken by Edward A. Chapin while collecting at Hope Gardens during entomological fieldwork in Jamaica, 1937. SIA2012-9625.

Flash! Children in Greenland

Indigenous children in Ammassalik [Tasiilaq], Greenland, 1936. Taken during Greenland Expedition, 1936, under direction of Bob Bartlett, collecting materials for the Smithsonian. SIA2012-0661.

Flash! Magnified Butterfly Wing

Magnified butterfly wing.  Part of materials documenting Robert E. Silberglied's work with butterflies, circa 1970s. SIA2012-7946.

Flash! Golden lion tamarins

Two golden lion tamarins sitting on a branch. Location is probably Poco das Antas Biological Reserve, Brazil.  SIA2011-2204.

Flash! Field Notes

James A. Peters field notes, Mexico, 1949, page 39.  This field book contains the notes of James A. Peters during his trip to Mexico in 1949. Places visited include Veracruz, Michoacán, Jalisco, and Nayarit.  SIA2012-6279.

Flash! Grass Specimen

Unidentified botanical specimen, number 23, (grass).  This photograph is included in the field notes of André Goeldi and part of a collection that includes 36 black-and-white photographs of specimens. André Goeldi was a Brazilian botanist who collected in Pará, Brazil, circa 1913-1920. SIA2012-3889.

Flash! Pangolin

Pangolin. Photograph documents Lucile and William Mann's participation in the National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to the Dutch East Indies, 1937. RU 007293, William M. Mann and Lucile Quarry Mann Papers, circa 1885-1981, Box 23, Folder 1. SIA2012-3237.

Flash! Fairy Tern Egg

A Fairy tern egg found on McKean Island, April 17, 1966. This photograph was taken by researcher Philip C. Shelton during his work with the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program. SIA2011-1363.

Flash! Unidentified Grass Specimen

Unidentified botanical specimen (grass). This photograph is included in the field notes of André Goeldi and part of a collection that includes 36 black-and-white photographs of specimens. André Goeldi was a Brazilian botanist who collected in Pará, Brazil, circa 1913-1920. SIA2012-3916.

Flash! Donna Maria and Agnes Chase at Summit

Mary Agnes Chase's Field Work in Brazil, Image No. 1847. Itatiaia. Donna Maria and Agnes Chase at summit. Photographs documenting Mary Agnes Chase's field work in Brazil, 1924-1925. SIA2009-4227.

Flash! Steamer on the Yukon River

Steamer landing and rocky bluff on Yukon River, at Eagle, Alaska. Photograph taken by Mary Agnes Chase or A. S. Hitchcock, documenting field work. SIA2012-4544.

Flash! Mountain Gorge near La Paz, Bolivia

A mountain gorge between La Paz, Bolivia and Illimani [Nevado Illimani]. Photograph was taken by A. S. Hitchcock during field work c.1923-1924. SIA2011-0570.

Flash! Zacatecas, Mexico

An irrigation plant near Zacatecas, Mexico. Photograph taken by Mary Agnes Chase or A. S. Hitchcock, documenting field work. SIA2012-4605.

Flash! 1941 Expedition to Wyoming

Photograph of Charles Lewis Gazin's field work and collecting in Wyoming, 1941. SIA2012-3254.

Flash! Underwater in Antarctica

Invertebrates at 85 feet, Turtle Rock, Antarctica. Taken during underwater specimen collecting during Waldo Schmitt's work on the Palmer Peninsula, 1962-1963.  SIA2012-0667.

Flash! Dinosaur National Monument

Discovery of fossils, Dinosaur National Monument, 1923. Excavation of Dinosaur National Monument Quarry, 1900-1935. From black and white lantern slides found in the Division of Vertebrate Paleontology Records.

Flash! Seal on Palmer Peninsula

Seal on the Palmer Peninsula, Antarctica, c. 1962.  Taken during underwater specimen collecting during Waldo Schmitt's work on the Palmer Peninsula, 1962-1963. SIA2012-0670.

Flash! Passiflora acuminata DC

This photograph is included in the field notes of André Goeldi and part of a collection that includes 36 black-and-white photographs of specimens. André Goeldi was a Brazilian botanist who collected in Pará, Brazil, circa 1913-1920. SIA2012-3917.

Flash! Fish Collections

Portion of the fish collected by Waldo Schmitt off the coast of Matiti Island, Tikahau, 1957. Collected during the Smithsonian-Bredin Society Islands Expedition. SIA2012-0652.

Flash! Wedge-tailed Shearwater Chick

Wedge-tailed shearwater chick, Lisianski Island, October 1966.This photograph was taken by researcher Patrick J. Gould during his work with the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program. SIA2011-1364.

Flash! Iceland Poppy

Iceland Poppy, East Greenland, 1939. Photograph was taken during Bob Bartlett's expedition to Greenland, 1939. SIA2012-0658.

Flash! Excavation

Taking out slab containing three Merycochoerus skeletons. Excavations led by Barbour, Wortman, and Gidley in various locations throughout the United States, circa 1900-1935. From lantern slides found in the Division of Vertebrate Paleontology Records. SIA2011-1416.

Flash! Expedition Vessel

Expedition vessel as seen from shore of Tahiti in Papeete, during Smithsonian-Bredin Society Expedition, 1957. Photograph taken by Waldo Schmitt during the collecting expedition for the Invertebrate Zoology department. SIA2012-0653.

Flash! Group Photo in Field

Group photograph in field by A. S. Hitchcock, 1918. A. Johnston, Scientific Director of United Fruit Co.; Van Dine, Director of Laboratory, Tropical Plant Research Foundation; Earle, of Herradura, presumably while collecting in Cuba. SIA2011-0574.

Flash! Unidentified Grass Specimen

This photograph is included in the field notes of André Goeldi and part of a collection that includes 36 black-and-white photographs of specimens. André Goeldi was a Brazilian botanist who collected in Pará, Brazil, circa 1913-1920. SIA2012-3905.

Flash! Fairy Tern

Fairy tern, Pacific Ocean, circa 1961-1973. Location unknown, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program. SIA2011-1369.

Flash! Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition of 1909

Giraffe specimen being collected in the field by a hunter and assistants.  The hunter may be Teddy Roosevelt. From a hand-painted lantern slide documenting the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition of 1909. SIA2011-1412.

Flash! Laysan Albatross Courtship

Illustration of two Laysan albatrosses displaying courtship behavior, artist unknown, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, 1961-1973. SIA2011-1357.

Flash! Disembarking, San José, Guatemala

Disembarking, San San José, Guatemala. Photograph taken by Mary Agnes Chase or A. S. Hitchcock, documenting field work, circa 1898-1903. SIA2012-4621.

Flash! Barbour, Wortman, and Gidley

Erwin Hinckley Barbour, J.L. Wortman, and James William Gidley on paleontological expedition. Circa 1900-1935. SIA2011-1415.

Flash! Laysan teal

Laysan teal, Laysan Island, June 14, 1966. Philip C. Shelton. SIA2011-1353.

Flash! Weddell seals

Ray and Lavallee with Weddell seals at the Palmer Peninsula, Antarctica. Circa 1962. SIA2012-0669.

Flash! Collecting grasses

 

Man standing in a field with grasses and trees, possibly André Goeldi in Brazil. Circa 1913-1920. SIA2012-3935.

Flash! Incense sticks

Incense Sticks of Bamboo.  A. S. Hitchcock. 1921. SIA2011-0561.

Flash! Excavation, Dinosaur National Monument Quarry

Excavation of Dinosaur National Monument Quarry, 1923, SIA2011-1419, RU 424 Box 7 Lantern Slide Box 22RU 424 Box 7 Lantern Slide Box 22.

Flash! Lesser Frigate-Bird Egg

Lesser frigate-bird egg, Jarvis Island, circa 1961-1973. SIA2011-1361.  Photographer: David L. Pearson, a researcher working with the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program.

Flash! Starfish

Starfish specimen collected off the coast of Palmer Peninsula, Antarctica, c. 1962.

Flash! Narciso and Tomas

"Narciso and Tomas," Peruvian guides and helpers packing the mules to go.  (SIA RU 7179).

 

“[May 3, 1915] Packed mules with part of my outfit leaving tent and one chest below at Torontoy.  Three of the mules got thru o.k. but the 3 last were shoved off the trail by their aparejos catching against jutting rocks.  These three slid down thru a steep cornfield into the creek and lost their cargoes on the way.  They were cut up about the head and eyes, but no limbs were broken.  The men patched the loads the remaining 200 yards to the edge of the Montamya where we made camp.” 

--Edmund Heller

Flash! Mora

Botanist Albert Hitchcock's image of the base of a mora tree in Tumatumari, Guyana.
Genus: Mora       Family: Fabaceae