Frank Bond ornithological papers, 1878-1944.

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Frank Bond ornithological papers, 1878-1944.

Collection of materials related to Bond's interest in birds including an article describing his bird refuge work, copies of a pages from a ledger book at the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History listing Bond's specimens; articles by and about Bond and copies of paintings of hummingbirds at the University of Iowa.

.25 linear ft. (1 container)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8092295

Iowa State Historical Society

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University of Iowa. Museum of Natural History

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Bond, Frank, 1856-1940

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Frank Bond was an American illustrator, statesman, and cartographer. Born in Iowa and educated at the State University of Iowa, he moved to Wyoming, and became active in local politics, serving as a member of the first Wyoming legislature. He later moved to Washington, D.C., where he was chief clerk of the General Land Office and later worked for the United States Geographic Board. Bond was an active illustrator, painter, and ornithologist, and drew numerous maps, including an often-reproduced m...