Need help on reading the names
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ontheway
Im having trouble reading the collectors name and also, the locations that the specimen was collected at. Thank you for any help.
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Pict
Looks like maybe Lloyd J... something.
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SandersClan
Last name looks like Carr, maybe.
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SandersClan
Last three words might be 'vicinity Stuarts Draft' or something similar. Google search brings up results with that name in VA.
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The 'Collector:" looks like Lloyd G. Carr, to me. But I suspect it is better to just use the "Skip this field" function instead of entering guesses. The data may be more usable when it is consistent.
On the other hand, I often use http://www.theplantlist.org/ to verify what I think I see as the scientific name (and sometimes the author at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_botanists...). But even then, if it is too difficult to read, I just mark it as "Skipped." 😉
Anyone who has traced ancestors knows the frustrations of reading handwriting, well. However, it can sometimes help by learning how handwriting used to be taught, as well as comparing similar patterns by the writer. Of course, these records don't have a lot of examples on each label and we don't have a way of editing anything previously done. 😦
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ghewson
in response to xairbusdriver's comment.
I keep thinking we should have a wiki here. A perfect instance of a good use would be to collect prime examples of how each collector wrote their name. I keep thinking it, but I don't suggest it because I can't see it happening...
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ghewson
Lloyd G. Carr became a professor of biology.
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