Leewards, 1912 - National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program (1912)
The black and white photographs document terrain of Leeward Islands, December 1912. Photographs have captions on the reverse side, listing combination of description, photographer, and negative number. Subject matter includes Necker Island (possibly by W. F. Frear), La Perouse Pinnacle [French Frigate Shoals], structures on Midway Island, vessel Thetis, possibly C. S. Cochran (commanding officer of Thetis 1910 -1913). Pictures are courtesy of Virginia Frear Wild.
Keywords: Black-and-white photographs; Field notes; French Frigate Shoals; Hawaii; Leeward Islands; Midway Islands; Necker Island; Ornithology; United States