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Captain Lars H. Weseth looking through a sextant, Los Angeles, May 23, 1940

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Title: Captain Lars H. Weseth looking through a sextant, Los Angeles, May 23, 1940
Date Created and/or Issued: May 23, 1940
1940-05-23
Publication Information: Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Captain Lars H. Weseth of the State fisheries research ship the N.B. Scofield looking through a sextant. Captain Weseth and the N.B. Scofield recently returned from a 10 week survey trip of tropical tuna grounds and tuna migration habits. The ship sailed around the Galapagos Islands conducting the most extensive surveys ever done on the Pacific.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: State of Calif. Dept. of Fish and Game; boat "N.B./Scofield"; Fry, D.H., Jr.; Weseth, L.H., Capt.; Kunkell, N.C.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Capt. L.H. Weseth
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz002801zc
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Tuna--California
Environment
Sextants
Ship captains--American--California--Los Angeles
Transportation
Expeditions & surveys--California
California. Dept. of Fish and Game
Weseth, Lars H
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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