Album 1 Panama, 1954 : includes photographs of Wetmore and Beatrice Thielen Wetmore

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

English

Photograph album documents Alexander Wetmore's work in Panama in 1954. He visited the Canal Zone Biological Area and collected bird specimens in Chiriqui. Report in a related folder indicates most of his work focused on the 4000 -6000 foot elevations in the subtropical zone. He was assisted by Beatrice Thielen Wetmore. Photographs include numbers, date, and caption with description and location. Subject matter included events he attended in Panama; shorelines, forests observed; examples of vegetation; vistas of volcano in Chiriquí province; Panamanian staff and families; lodgings; and modes of transportation used.

Subjects

Canal Zone , Chiriquí, Provincia de , Field notes , Ornithology , Palo Santo , Panama , Photograph albums , United States National Museum

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.97812