COLLECTION NAME:
Hancock Collection
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Hancock Collection
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Filename:
043.jpg
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043.jpg
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Title:
G. Allan Hancock and Dr. Maurice Nelles, with benthograph
title
G. Allan Hancock and Dr. Maurice Nelles, with benthograph
Title
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Identifier:
B-118
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B-118
Identifier
false
Creator:
Unknown
creator
Unknown
Creator
false
Date Created:
Circa 1950
date_created
Circa 1950
Date Created
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Type:
image
type
image
Type
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Description:
Photograph is an image of G. Allan Hancock and research engineer Dr. Maurice Nelles with the benthograph, an automated camera for deep-sea exploration. This photo was probably taken in 1950 at Hancock Field in Santa Maria, California, where the benthograph was built. The benthograph was inspired by an earlier attempt with a manned diving vessel called a benthoscope, which broke a record for manned deep diving but failed to produce useful photographs. Hancock commissioned Dr. Nelles to produce an automated camera that could operate at great depths. The benthograph was tested in 1950 and produced hundreds of deep-sea photographs before being lost off Catalina in 1952.
description
Photograph is an image of G. Allan Hancock and research engineer Dr. Maurice Nelles with the benthograph, an automated camera for deep-sea exploration. This photo was probably taken in 1950 at Hancock Field in Santa Maria, California, where the benthograph was built. The benthograph was inspired by an earlier attempt with a manned diving vessel called a benthoscope, which broke a record for manned deep diving but failed to produce useful photographs. Hancock commissioned Dr. Nelles to produce an automated camera that could operate at great depths. The benthograph was tested in 1950 and produced hundreds of deep-sea photographs before being lost off Catalina in 1952.
Description
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Format:
1 photograph : black and white ; 4 x 5 in.
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1 photograph : black and white ; 4 x 5 in.
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Institution:
Allan Hancock College
institution
Allan Hancock College
Institution
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Subject:
Hancock, Allan, 1875-1965.
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Hancock, Allan, 1875-1965.
Subject
false
Subject:
Pacific Ocean--Description and travel.
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Pacific Ocean--Description and travel.
Subject
false
Subject:
Allan Hancock Foundation.
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Allan Hancock Foundation.
Subject
false
Subject:
Underwater exploration--California.
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Underwater exploration--California.
Subject
false
Subject:
Marine Biology--Research--California.
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Marine Biology--Research--California.
Subject
false
Language:
eng
language
eng
Language
false
Copyright Statement:
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copyright_statement
Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Copyright Statement
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Copyright Holder:
Allan Hancock College
copyright_holder
Allan Hancock College
Copyright Holder
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