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“H.C. Raven American Museum of Natural History 77 th St. + Central Park W. New York City” By 1935, Harry Raven had established himself as an eminent naturalist and a skilled field collector. In this notebook, Raven cites his preparations for the expedition, using his expertise to list necessary collecting and preservation supplies and where to purchase them. He also notes books and articles he used for research and outlines of how to pack the group’s provisions into specially-made crates, to be carried by teams of mules. Raven used this notebook to keep notes on the progress of the expedition, the natural environment around them, and the peoples and animals they encountered in the field.

“H.C. Raven American Museum of Natural History 77 th St. + Central Park W. New York City” By 1935, Harry Raven had established himself as an eminent naturalist and a skilled field collector. In this notebook, Raven cites his preparations for the expedition, using his expertise to list necessary collecting and preservation supplies and where to purchase them. He also notes books and articles he used for research and outlines of how to pack the group’s provisions into specially-made crates, to be carried by teams of mules. Raven used this notebook to keep notes on the progress of the expedition, the natural environment around them, and the peoples and animals they encountered in the field.

Raven sketched rectangular wooden “tanks” that would hold the group’s supplies while in the field. After being packed, these tanks were tied to wooden “pack frames” with cord, then loaded on top of the saddles of the group’s mules. These mules, driven by Yunnanese muleteers, transported the Expedition’s hundreds of pounds of supplies and over the course of the journey. “Tanks with removeable lids 4 put together ready to crate”

Raven sketched rectangular wooden “tanks” that would hold the group’s supplies while in the field. After being packed, these tanks were tied to wooden “pack frames” with cord, then loaded on top of the saddles of the group’s mules. These mules, driven by Yunnanese muleteers, transported the Expedition’s hundreds of pounds of supplies and over the course of the journey. “Tanks with removeable lids 4 put together ready to crate”