William H. Dall - Catalogue of collections, 1871-1872
About the Project
Who keeps track of what on an expedition? Well before becoming the Curator of Mollusks for the United States National Museum, William Healey Dall (1845-1927) was a member of the Western Union Telegraph Expedition's science corps. Western Union Telegraph was interested in finding a route to lay telegraph wires from America to Europe and Asia. This Expedition was to explore a route from San Francisco, through Alaska to Russia. William Dall kept this catalogue to of expedition supplies and the scientific specimens collected between 1871 and 1872. We invite you to join a corps of volunteers to transcribe this catalogue and learn a bit about practical matters on an expedition.
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