Album 1 Venezuela, 1954

Related Titles

Contained In: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated

Series: SIA RU007006

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1954

Notes

The photograph album documents Alexander Wetmore's work in Venezuela. Alexander Wetmore traveled to the Amazonas territory of Venezuela in 1954 to take part in a ornithological expedition sponsored by William H. Phelps. Photographs include numbers, date, and caption with description and location. Subject matter includes shorelines of rivers in Amazonas territory; villages and structures along the rivers; candid images of expedition members; and curiarias. Includes photographs of Wetmore, James H. Kempton, William H. Phelps, Jr., and Kathleen D. Phelps.

Subjects

Amazonas , Atabapo, Río , Field notes , Guainía, Río , Kempton, J. H. (James Howard), 1891-1970 , Negro, Río , Ornis (Ship) , Ornithology , Phelps Expedition to Territory of Amazonas, Venezu , Photograph albums , Puerto Ayacucho , United States National Museum , Venezuela

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.111155