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shops equal to any emergency: machine shop, carpenter shop, electrical shop, 
sail maker, airplane mechanics, print shop, harber shop, and, of course, 
superlative medical service and hospital, with complete dental laboratory, 
clinic and staff. 
Built to serve as fleet flagship, this cruiser has ample accommoda- 
tions for a number of guests, as well as convenient laboratory and storage 
facilities for my work. 
It is not possible to make adequate acknowledgment to all aboard 
the Houston who contributed in one way or another to make the expedition an 
unqualified success, from the Captain and Wardroom down through the whole 
ship*s company. Jack Barron, Seale, was detailed as my assistant, and I am 
grateful to Captain Barker for assigning so fine a seaman to me, and to Barron 
for all the helful services that he rendered me. R. B. Thompson, amateur 
but experienced photographer, was kind enough to assist me as photographer, 
with the result that I am indebted to him for most of the photographs that 
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successful landing on Olipperton. To Captain Barker, and in particular to 
his executive officer, Commander HA Bailey, all thanks are due for the 
wonderful cooperation extended me on all occasions throughout the cruise./ 
imbued with an enthusiastic appreciation of the President as^arinan of broad 
biological insterests and a generous patron of sciencev^fhroughout the 
cruise he took an active part, and a live interest in all of our collecting. 
