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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.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Capt L.[H?] Weseth
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.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz0028022d
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Tuna--California
Sextants
Expeditions & surveys--California
Ship captains--American--California--Los Angeles
War
N. B. Scofield (Ship)
California. Dept. of Fish and Game
Weseth, Lars H
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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