Long Beach, Calif o 
23 November, 19 55 
Waldo L. Schmitt, Curator, 
Division of ferine Invertebrates, 
United States 'rational Museum, 
Washington , D. €. 
My very beet regards to you and thanks 
the pictures* 1 lion® '#6*11 he shims a tea 
Sincerely, 
Bear Dr. Schmitt 
I received your letter of the 12th cf 
November, including a set of prints for the Captain, 
Kelly and myself. We thank you very much for them 
©d by you 
that the cruise 
rntific value as well. 
I offered to print i 
Cspteln Callaghan oa board, and 
also sent him a set of pictures, 
tmm which, to choose picture® fa 
him other pictures at other 
him fifty of the Ship* a Crui 
touted by him ae fee saw fit. 
It won't be long now before the ship will 
be south again on a long cruise away from the West 
. we will see you at some time during the 
cruise. I haven't seen an itinerary of the cruise, eo 
don't know where we will be at different tiaes. 
a i-i X X. HIT * 
