Bottom sampling device, detachable weight used during piano-wire sounding operations, and water sampling cup. All these instruments were used in deep-sea sounding operations.
Image ID: cgs00564, NOAA's Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey (C&GS) Collection Photo Date: 1915 ca. Credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Imagery • High Resolution Photo Available
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