NMNH Field Book Project: Transportation in the Field: How Trains Shape Field Work

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    By Lesley Parilla, Field Book Project The relationship between railroads and field collecting is a story of expediency and access. Prior to air travel and the interstate system, collectors often found the easiest way to travel within the vicinity of their home institutions or long distances was by train. When...

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