George B. Lesley using Geodimeter Model 2A for measuring distance by mercury vapor light over long distances. Pappy Shelton, chief of the geodimeter party, is on the radio.
Image ID: cgs00497, NOAA's Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey (C&GS) Collection • High Resolution Photo Available
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