Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Research Vessel HIODON. This vessel was used in inland studies of freshwater reservoirs, in particular Oahe Reservoir on the Missouri River.

Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Ship GEORGE B. KELEZ

Emblem of Fish and Wildlife Service on stack of GEORGE B. KELEZ.

Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Ship GEORGE B. KELEZ

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Research Vessel KINGFISH

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Research Vessel KINGFISH

Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Research Vessel CISCO returning to port on Great Lakes.

Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Research Vessel CISCO operated on the Great Lakes .

NOAA Ship WHITING tied up at NOAA's Atlantic Marine Center.

NOAA Ship RUDE.

NOAA Ship RAINIER with hydrographic survey launch in Alaska.

NOAA Ship RAINIER in Alaska.

NOAA Ship RAINIER with hydrographic survey launch in Alaska.

NOAA Ship RAINIER with hydrographic survey launch in Alaska.

NOAA Ship RAINIER in Alaska.

Fish and Wildlife Service Supply Vessel EIDER in the Aleutian Islands with moderate icing after a rough trip from the Pribilof Islands.

Fish and Wildlife Service Ship BROWN BEAR.

Fish and Wildlife Service Patrol Boat SEAL iced down after one day's patrol on Hank Inlet.

Fish and Wildlife Service Vessel PENQUIN II, used to supply the Pribilof Islands . Off a cobblestone beach in the Pribilof Islands.

The old SURVEYOR in Alaska in 1931. Ink sketch by _ Bean.

Sigsbee sounding machine in operation on the Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship BACHE during the oceanographic cruise of 1914. This was a joint C&GS / Fish Commission expedition in the western Atlantic.

Hydrographic survey operations on the Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship BACHE. Note two officers with sextants observing horizontal angles and leadsman in the sounding barrel.

Working on the smooth sheet in the plot room of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Steamer BACHE. Shipboard uniforms were required even before the Coast and Geodetic Survey became a commissioned service.

Coast and Geodetic Survey Steamer EXPLORER engaged in wire drag work.

Deep-sea sounding lead, thermometer, and water bottle.

Coast and Geodetic Survey Steamer HASSLER at Fort Wrangell.

Contract wire drag launch ESCORT, working out of Boston.

Wire drag guide launch working in Maine in 1906. Leo Otis Colbert is in the center of the photograph partially in the sunlight. This launch was 32-feet long and had a 10-12 horsepower engine. Launch ADELAIDE.

United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH HAWK. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate I, p. 53.

Port side of main deck of FISH-HAWK, showing portion of hatching machinery. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate II, p. 53.

Hatching cylinders, on port side of FISH-HAWK. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate III, p. 53.

Paraphernalia used in fish hatching operations. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate IV, p. 53.

Hoisting and reeling engine on the FISH-HAWK from forward looking aft. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate V, p. 53.

Hoisting and reeling engine on the FISH-HAWK from aft looking forward. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate VI, p. 53.

Safety hooks showing spring as used on the FISH-HAWK. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate VII, p. 53.

Accumulator with dredging block hooked; safety hook; brass washer. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate VIII p. 53.

The beam trawl ready for lowering on the FISH HAWK. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate IX, p. 53.

Dredge safety hook, water bottle, dredge weight, and tangles, Chester rake dredge. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate X, p. 53.

The table sieve and cradle sieve, hopper and tray exposed. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate XI, p. 53.

Main deck, starboard side, table sieve, swinging table, anc collecting apparatus . In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate XII, p. 53.

Sounding machine with Negretti and Zambra deep-sea thermometer descending. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate XIII, p. 53.

Sounding machine with Negretti and Zambra deep-sea thermometer ascending. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate XIV, p. 53.

Sounding machine, with Bassnett's Patent Atmospheric Lead (a sounding tube.) In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate XV, p. 53.

The Negretti and Zambra deep-sea thermometer with wooden frame and metal case. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate XVI, p. 53.

The Miller-Casella deep-sea thermometer, in and out of case. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate XVII, p. 53.

Hilgard's Ocean Salinometer. In: "Report on the Construction and Work in 1880 of United States Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK", by Lieutenant Zera Luther Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part IX. Report of the Commissioner for 1881. Plate XVIII, p. 53.

The Fish Commission Steamer FISH-HAWK. In: "The United States Bureau of Fisheries", by Hugh M. Smith, 1908. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII, 1908, part 2. Plate CLV, p. 1408. Library Call Number SH11 A25 v. 28 pt. 2.

The Fish Commission Schooner GRAMPUS. In: "The United States Bureau of Fisheries", by Hugh M. Smith, 1908. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII, 1908, part 2. Plate CLVI, p. 1411.

The Fish Commission Steamer ALBATROSS. In: "The United States Bureau of Fisheries", by Hugh M. Smith, 1908. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII, 1908, part 2. Plate CXLIX, p . 1384.

The ALBATROSS dredging. In: "Report on the Construction and Outfit of the United States Fish Commission Steamer ALBATROSS", by Lieutenant-Commander Z. L. Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part XI. Report of the Commissioner for 1883. Plate I, p. 111.