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Collection

History of Oceanography and Marine Science

Extent

140 digital objects.

Description

Photographs from the collection of Edward Sheldon Barr, who accompanied the 1950 MidPac Expedition as a high school student and the 1952 Capricorn Expedition as an undergraduate. The photographs include images of Bikini Atoll, Namdrik Atoll, work at sea, and candid shots of expedition personnel.

Creation Date

• 1950-1952

Creator

• Barr, Edward S., 1933-

Location Of Originals

From the Edward Sheldon Barr Papers. SMC 96. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

Cruises

• Capricorn Expedition (1952-1953)
• MidPac Expedition (1950)

Geographic

• Bikini Atoll (Marshall Islands)

Corporate Name

• Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Personal Name

• Barr, Edward S., 1933-

Topics

• Oceanographic instruments
• Oceanographic research ships
• Scientific expeditions

Format

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• image

Language

• English

Related Resource

Online finding aid

• Edward Sheldon Barr Papers