Fig. 59. {upper) The bathysphere was painted white in 1930, but in 1932, in order to 

 camoutiage it and make it less conspicuous to timid deep-sea fish, we gave it a thick coat 

 of dark marine blue, hiding the streaks of grease. Fig. 60. {lower) When cleaned of a year's 

 accumulation of rust, and dressed up in its fine new coat of paint, we hoisted the bathy- 

 sphere on board the mother ship, the Freedom, Beebe and Barton riding on her and guard- 

 ing the quartz windows from harm. 



