Photographs, 1952.

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Photographs, 1952.

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The Capricorn Expedition was conducted as part of the joint Navy-Atomic Energy Commission Operation Ivy, the first thermonuclear test. The test was conducted in the Mid-Pacific. Two SIO ships, Horizon and Spencer F. Baird were included in the Capricorn Expedition. The expedition was the first Scripps expedition to include scientific scuba divers. The accession consists of 227 original photographic negatives, with prints of many images. Original negative envelopes were identified with a sequential number, and a title. The accession includes images of R/V Spencer F. Baird and R/V Horizon. There are photographs of Eniwetok, Samoa, Tahiti, Palmerston Island, Keppel Island, Boscawen, Kao Island, Alexa Bank, Necker Island and Falcon Islands. There are photographs of oceanographic equipment aboard ship, including core barrell, temperature probes, ball breaker and A frame. The collection includes numerous photos of scuba divers, including many underwater images.

227 items.

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7153351

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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Operation Ivy.

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Horizon (Ship)

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The Horizon was a ship that carried passangers across the Atlantic Ocean. From the description of Ship passenger lists, 1856. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122486933 ...

Capricorn Expedition (1952-1953)

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Spencer F. Baird (Ship)

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The U.S. Army Transport Ship LT 581 was acquired by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography from the U.S. Maritime Commission in August 1951 and renamed Research Vessel Spencer F. Baird. From the description of Deck log book of the R/V Spencer F. Baird, 1944-1945, 1948. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 33921647 ...