Underwater photographs of fishes taken by William Harding Longley at Tortugas, Florida (1 of 2)

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Abstract

This is the first of two groups of black and white photographs were taken by William Harding Longley, documenting work completed with Waldo L. Schmitt ca. 1924-1931 at the Carnegie Institute of Washington, Marine Biology Laboratory at the Dry Tortugas Islands on Loggerhead Key in Florida (in existence from 1903 to 1939). Images are detail shots of groups and individual fish and marine life observed in the reefs. There are few markings on the reverse side of the images.

Date Range

1913-1929

Start Date

1913

End Date

1929

Access Information

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Topic

  • Zoology
  • Ichthyology
  • Reefs

Place

  • Dry Tortugas
  • United States
  • Florida

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Black-and-white photographs

Accession #

SIA RU007231

Collection name

Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 120