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Barton & Nelles at benthograph, near Catalina Island, ca. 1950
1media/ahfimg39117001_thumb.jpg2020-04-23T14:36:54-07:00Sue Luftscheinc3da4f338cfb5c3d980919bd84c8fb083c380bd6372512Otis Barton (in benthograph/benthoscope) and Dr. Maurice Nelles speak with each other, crane barge, near Santa Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, USA, ca. 1950. Allan Hancock Foundation Collection, http://cdm15799.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll82/id/26798/rec/67plain2020-04-23T14:37:30-07:00Sue Luftscheinc3da4f338cfb5c3d980919bd84c8fb083c380bd6
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12020-04-23T11:29:19-07:00Specimen Gathering2gallery2020-04-23T16:21:46-07:00The Velero IV's research trips employed traditional and new methods for gathering specimens and documenting marine life. Core samples, the "orange peel", and the benthoscopes and benthograph, as well as scuba diving, were all methods employed.