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United States Fish Commission
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1879-1884
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7476
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of records that document the financial administration of United States Fish Commission matters relating to the 10th Census of the United States in 1880, the Berlin International Fisheries Exposition of 1880, and the London International Fisheries Exposition of 1883. Materials include vouchers, checks, and payroll ...
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United States Fish Commission Records
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Transportation, Division of, NMAH, SI.
United States Fish Commission
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1871-1892
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4.66 Cubic feet (20 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0256
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Most of the collection consists of drawings, both pen and ink and pencil, photoengravings and photographs and blueprints of fish, fishermen, fishing gear, nets, traps, seines, fishing vessels both small and large, and fish processing. Some are identified by type, some by location; others lack specific identification. Many carry comments and direct...
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Moser, Jefferson F.
Townsend, Charles Haskins, 1859-1944
Moore, H. F. (Henry Frank), 1867-1948
United States Fish Commission
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undated
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154 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4838
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National Anthropological Archives
Includes title page and a sketch. Manuscript consists of ethnographic notes by Charles H. Townsend and H. F. Moore (whose names appear at the top of each page) of the U. S. Fish Commission.
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United States National Museum, Division of Fishes
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1865-1941
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1.8 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 213
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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Earll, R. Edward, 1853-1896
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circa 1880
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1 folder.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7196
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of a manuscript of Statistical Review of the Vessel Fisheries of the United States in 1880, by R. Edward Earll. The manuscript was probably prepared by Earll in connection with his work on the United States Census of 1880.
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Bean, Barton A. (Barton Appler), 1860-1947
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circa 1892-1897, 1903-1908
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7224
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers include correspondence, notes, and notebooks of Barton A. Bean concerning his work with the Fish Commission in 1892 and 1897; trips to New York, Florida, and the Bahamas, 1894, and circa 1903-1908; and daily activities in Washington, D.C., 1895-1897. There is also a personal journal, apparently kept by a member of Bean's family, ...
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United States, Bureau of Fisheries
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circa 1883-1915
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0.5 linear meter.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7438
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists mostly of records created during scientific voyages of the Bureau of Fisheries vessel Albatross. Included are dredging records, meteorological observations, hydrographic sounding records, and water temperature and specific gravity readings. Also included are reports of Albatross naturalist, James E. Benedict, 1883-1885...
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Clark, A. Howard
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1879-1881, with related material, 1975
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession T89048
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession documents A. Howard Clark's work as officer in charge of the United States Fish Commission station in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Materials include clippings, catalogs of donation receipts and diaries.
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Rathbun, Richard, 1852-1918
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1870-1918 and undated
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7.9 cu. ft. (15 document boxes) (1 half document box) (1 3x5 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7078
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The papers of Richard Rathbun document his early investigations in geology and paleontology; his college career at Cornell University, 1871-1872; his work as geologist on the Geological Commission of Brazil, 1875-1878; and his scientific and administrative careers with the United States Fish Commission and United States National Museum. O...
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circa 1885-1900
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275 Items (circa 275 engravings and drawings for engravings)
200 copy prints (circa)
1 Print (silver gelatin)
1 copy negative
380 Cyanotypes (circa)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.82
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National Anthropological Archives
The majority of the collection documents Northwest Coast scenery, people, and settlements; these include photographs made by Franz Boas during US Fish Commission expeditions on the USS Albatross, as well as engravings made for publications on Northwest Coast Indians by Franz Boas and Albert Parker Niblack. Another large portion of the collection c...