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I did not send down a large number of those 
that were absolutely no good; perfectly bla ck or 
clear. This is a common situation with bipphbtographs, 
and if one in fifteen or twenty is good, luck is with 
me. Fortunately, the ratio, was not that high this time, 
despite the fact all sorts of technical difficulties 
seemed to arise. The electronic flash suffered cor- 
rosion from the excessive salt air, and toward the end 
of the trip was hardly operating at all. It took a 
major overhaul to get it back in shape. 
As you may recall, I purchased quite a bit of 
equipment for the trip, including a new camera and 
several lenses. It is fortunate I did, for one of 
the cameras broke down completely, another got soaked, 
and I ended up with one operational camera! The 
Cine Kodak also had its troubles. I can't imagine 
how all these difficulties occurred in so short a time, 
but occur they did and I guess we are lucky to have 
the shots we did get. 
I have re-photographed many of the color shots 
I wish to use in black and white. I have made no 
prints to speak of yet, but at least the negatives are 
on hand to use for publication purposes. There are 
one or two possibilities for articles I'll write you 
about later. 
A few of the shots I took when with Bruce I 
am sending to him, also I am sending John a duplicate 
of his Crown Point gastropod. The few color slides I 
have retained are either exact duplicates of those I 
sent you, or a very few shots of personal interest (the 
Anglican cathedral where I attended a service in St. 
John's, the hotel I stayed at, a college friend I met 
at St. John's, and the like). These last I will be 
glad to pay for since they do not concern the expedition; 
they would come to something less than a roll. The few 
duplicates retained I shall list later; I will want 
copies made of a number of those sent you since quite a 
few wqre single exposures. For the time being, however, 
the black and whites will take care of my immediate 
needs . 
