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Roman soldiers fighting against Dacians, battle scene in shallow depth with horses and horn-players (after a bas-relief on the Arch of Constantine, Rome)

Roman soldiers fighting against Dacians, battle scene in shallow depth...

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Plan of The Narrows, shewing the channel, shoal, depth of water, and the several battery's proposed on each side to prevent an enemy's sailing up to New York.

Plan of The Narrows, shewing the channel, shoal, depth of water, and t...

Scale 1:6,000; 500 ft. to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Relief shown by shading. Depths shown by soundings. Includes "Explanation." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1155 Ava... More

A topographical map of Hudsons River, with the channels depth of water, rocks, shoals &c. and the country adjacent, from Sandy-Hook, New York and bay to Fort Edward, also the communication with Canada by Lake George and Lake Champlain, as high as Fort Chambly on Sorel River. 1776.

A topographical map of Hudsons River, with the channels depth of water...

Scale 1:253,440; 4 miles to 1 in. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. From the publisher's The North American atlas. 1777. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1069 Available also... More

Chart showing the depth of the James and York rivers as they enter Chesapeake Bay, with towns adjacent.

Chart showing the depth of the James and York rivers as they enter Che...

Scale ca. 1:200,000. Title from P. L. Phillips' A list of maps of America, p. 227. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Oriented with north to the right. Shows settlements, points of interest, and aids to navigation. Avail... More

Capt. J. D. Woodside's patent pump or ship for measuring correctly the depth of water in the hold of a vessel ... Washington, D. C. August 9th, 1834.

Capt. J. D. Woodside's patent pump or ship for measuring correctly the...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 195, Folder 11.

Fathoming the depth of a vanished sea--Grand Cañon of Arizona from Hance's Cove

Fathoming the depth of a vanished sea--Grand Cañon of Arizona from Han...

Woman throwing rock into canyon. H27577 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Submarine diving wheel & depth gauges

U.S. Submarine diving wheel & depth gauges

Public domain photograph of a machine part, motor, equipment, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Earthquake - Calexico, Calif. , June 18, 2010 --At the United States Port of entry, damage is visible after a 7. 2 magnitude earthquake struck both Mexico and the US. The El Mayor plate slipped approximately 40 miles south of the Mexico-US border at shallow depth along the principle plate boundary between the North American and Pacific plates causing widespread damages. FEMA/DuBrowa

Earthquake - Calexico, Calif. , June 18, 2010 --At the United States P...

The original database describes this as: Title: Earthquake damaged buildings in California Production Date: 06/18/2010 Caption: Calexico, Calif. , June 18, 2010 --At the United States Port of entry, damage i... More

Result of a double depth charge

Result of a double depth charge

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Dropping depth charges from aboard a British destroyer. 4-19-1918

Dropping depth charges from aboard a British destroyer. 4-19-1918

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Photography. Two pages from photography book on depth of focus

Photography. Two pages from photography book on depth of focus

Public domain photograph of Washington DC area, 1920s-1930s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The wreck of the U.S. Navy tugboat USS Conestoga is seen on sonar in at a depth of 185 feet in the waters of the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in California.

The wreck of the U.S. Navy tugboat USS Conestoga is seen on sonar in a...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 23, 2016) The wreck of the U.S. Navy tugboat USS Conestoga is seen on sonar in at a depth of 185 feet in the waters of the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in California. Conesto... More

P.T. Russell of Navy Yard with ocean depth finder, 4/27/26

P.T. Russell of Navy Yard with ocean depth finder, 4/27/26

Public domain photograph of people in office, interior, the 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hermit Peak and Hermit Cabins in the canyon's depth - tourists party on trail approaching camp, Grand Canyon Nat. Park

Hermit Peak and Hermit Cabins in the canyon's depth - tourists party o...

View from mountain. J287446 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by Keystone View Co. No. 29116. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

A broken-down windmill on a ranch bought by Resettlement Administration as a part of the Central Oregon grazing project. The extreme depth of these wells made many of them impractical

A broken-down windmill on a ranch bought by Resettlement Administratio...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New fathometer used at full speed. Washington, D.C., May 7. Dr. Herbert Grove Dorsey of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey has invented an instrument to secure the precise measurement. The machine sends a sound, pitched so high that it is above audibility, traveling thru the water a known speed, the sound hits the bottom and returns as an echo at 20 times per second. The fathometer is so accurate that a change in depth of three inches can be detected. the indications are made by a flash from a neon tube, viewed thru a rotating disc, the flash of light appearing to stand still and the depth is read as easily as a clock. The instrument indicator is installed in the pilot house (at the top of the machine) and the transceiver (the disc at the right of the machine [?]) is located in the hull of the ship, 5/7/1937

New fathometer used at full speed. Washington, D.C., May 7. Dr. Herber...

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Rammed earth construction near Birmingham, Alabama. A depth of eleven inches is adequate for footings in the Gulf and South Atlantic states

Rammed earth construction near Birmingham, Alabama. A depth of eleven ...

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Bleak, mountainous Attu had a population of only about forty people prior to the Japanese invasion. As yet there has been no word as to what happened to these people when the Japanese took over. This is a picture of Attu village situated on Chichagof harbour where much of the recent fighting took place. The tundra, with which the slopes of the hills are covered, may look easy to traverse, but its depth, two or three feet, makes walking difficult and tiring. In June or July, according to experts of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, these slopes will be covered with flowers of which more than 100 different varieties may be found there

Bleak, mountainous Attu had a population of only about forty people pr...

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New fathometer used at full speed. Washington, D.C., May 7. Dr. Herbert Grove Dorsey of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey has invented an instrument to secure the precise measurement. The machine sends a sound, pitched so high that it is above audibility, traveling thru the water a known speed, the sound hits the bottom and returns as an echo at 20 times per second. The fathometer is so accurate that a change in depth of three inches can be detected. the indications are made by a flash from a neon tube, viewed thru a rotating disc, the flash of light appearing to stand still and the depth is read as easily as a clock. The instrument indicator is installed in the pilot house (at the top of the machine) and the transceiver (the disc at the right of the machine ?) is located in the hull of the ship, 571937

New fathometer used at full speed. Washington, D.C., May 7. Dr. Herber...

A black and white photo of a man in a room, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Harr... More

Rammed earth construction near Birmingham, Alabama. A depth of eleven inches is adequate for footings in the Gulf and South Atlantic states

Rammed earth construction near Birmingham, Alabama. A depth of eleven ...

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Rammed earth construction near Birmingham, Alabama. The prepared earth is spread in the wall form in layers of three inches in depth

Rammed earth construction near Birmingham, Alabama. The prepared earth...

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The latest in cotton planting. Washington, DC, July 15. John Randolph, engineer of the U.S. Bureau of Agriculture Engineering demonstrates a model of a variable depth cotton planter which he invented. The small white dots at which he is pointing mark the wavy line of seed as planted by this new machine which makes it possible to get a strand of cotton no matter what the moisture conditions in the soil. This planter is now manufactured by several farm machinery companies and thousands are in use in the cotton belt, The essential part of the machine is a cam which causes the planting shoe to rise and fall as the planter moves forward, 7/15/38

The latest in cotton planting. Washington, DC, July 15. John Randolph,...

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Depth of 500 feet reached by Navy Divers in recent test of Helium-Oxygen for air supply. Washington, D.C., Aug., 8938. Record dives--deep as 500 feet--have been recently made at the Navy Yard here and off the USS Falcon Submarine rescue vessel operating from Portsmouth, N.H. by divers using Navy standard diving suits and with a mixture of helium-oxygen for air supply. A depth of 500 feet was reached under simulated sea conditions in the diving tank at the Navy Yard here. Heretofore 306 feet was the greatest depth reached by divers wearing standard rubber diving suits. (1) H.H. Frye, shipfitter 1st. class, U.S.N.. taking sample for analysis from helium bottle after mixing gas with oxygen in preparation for dive in tank at Washington Navy Yard, 8938

Depth of 500 feet reached by Navy Divers in recent test of Helium-Oxyg...

A black and white photo of a man working on a fire hydrant, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing,... More

Add record depth reached by Navy divers. William Badders, Master Diver, U.S.N., who recently made a record dive of over 500 feet, is helped into his underwater suit just before taking an experimental dive in the tank at Washington Navy Yard, 8/9/38

Add record depth reached by Navy divers. William Badders, Master Diver...

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Depth of 500 feet reached by Navy Divers in recent test of Helium-Oxygen for air supply. Washington, D.C., Aug., 8/9/38. Record dives--deep as 500 feet--have been recently made at the Navy Yard here and off the USS Falcon Submarine rescue vessel operating from Portsmouth, N.H. by divers using Navy standard diving suits and with a mixture of helium-oxygen for air supply. A depth of 500 feet was reached under simulated sea conditions in the diving tank at the Navy Yard here. Heretofore 306 feet was the greatest depth reached by divers wearing standard rubber diving suits. (1) H.H. Frye, shipfitter 1st. class, U.S.N.. taking sample for analysis from helium bottle after mixing gas with oxygen in preparation for dive in tank at Washington Navy Yard, 8/9/38

Depth of 500 feet reached by Navy Divers in recent test of Helium-Oxyg...

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Add record depth reached by Navy divers. E.B. Crosby, Boatswain's Mate, 1st Class, U.S.N., rebreathing into a special apparatus which measures the amount of helium gas absorbed by body after a dive into the tank at Washington Navy Yard,. 8/9/38

Add record depth reached by Navy divers. E.B. Crosby, Boatswain's Mate...

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Add record depth reached by Navy divers. Lieut. A.R. Benhke, Medical Corps, U.S.N., uses the van slyke gas analysis apparatus in extracting gases from body fluids following the dives. Analysis of body fluid is made immediately after each diver comes from the water, 8/9/38

Add record depth reached by Navy divers. Lieut. A.R. Benhke, Medical C...

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A black and white photo of a clock in a building. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A black and white photo of a clock in a building. Great Depression FFS...

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A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair. Great Depression ...

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A black and white photo of a man working on a machine, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a man working on a machine, Great Depressio...

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FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisors testing rehabilitation borrower's well to tell depth of the water, Greene County, Georgia

FSA (Farm Security Administration) supervisors testing rehabilitation ...

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Roughneck tying piece of string around cable to determine depth to which bailer is being lowered. Oil well near Seminole, Oklahoma

Roughneck tying piece of string around cable to determine depth to whi...

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Engineer at controls of high-speed hoist which reaches depth of 3800 feet. Copper mine, Butte, Montana

Engineer at controls of high-speed hoist which reaches depth of 3800 f...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Miss Mary Kay Rendernick, daughter of the World War II (WWII) hero US Navy (USN) CHIEF Electricians Mate (EMC) John D. Rendernick, reacts to the unveiling of the plaque bearing her fathers name, on the Damage Control Wet Trainer building at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (HI). EMC Rendernick lead his crew aboard the USN BALAO CLASS: Submarine, USS BILLFISH (SS 286), to repair severe internal damages during a WWII patrol, after the ship was struck by multiple depth charges

Miss Mary Kay Rendernick, daughter of the World War II (WWII) hero US ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO3 Corwin Colbert, Usn Release Status: Released ... More

Shopping for victory with war bonds. This is a war bond in action! That ashcan hurtling through the air, fired from a Y gun on a PC boat, is a depth charge containing potential death for a lurking submarine. It is in action because somebody bought $105 worth of war bonds. That's what the "ashcan" cost

Shopping for victory with war bonds. This is a war bond in action! Tha...

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A New York City watch manufacturer, making clocks for airplanes, is seeking automatic screw machine facilities for the manufacture of twenty-thousand to thirty-thousand small clock gears. Material: high carbon steel, oil hardened. Dimentsions: O.D. .3685 inches; diameter at base of teeth. .3355 inches; Thirty-six teeth, depth, .0165 inches; thickness, .046 inches; diameter center hole, .1 inches

A New York City watch manufacturer, making clocks for airplanes, is se...

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Well worker balances on siding of brick, removing them one at a time to the depth of ten feet, where the bricks will form a base for the cement cap. John Hardesty well project, Charles County, Maryland

Well worker balances on siding of brick, removing them one at a time t...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Cement foundation blocks ready to be mortared in place in the five-foot foundation ditch. This depth affords protection against frost which is particularly heavy in this area. Since, for reasons of economy, no basement is provided, cinder is used to fill in to floor level. This provides an admirable base for concrete flooring

Defense housing, Erie, Pennsylvania. Cement foundation blocks ready to...

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Measuring the well depth by using the old rope. Safe well demonstration near La Plata, Maryland. Charles County

Measuring the well depth by using the old rope. Safe well demonstratio...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Knightsville Dam, Borrow Pit "C," north bank, sample no. 2 at left, 6' depth, sample no. 3 at right, 11' depth, Quabbin Reservoir, Mass., Apr. 24, 1941

Knightsville Dam, Borrow Pit "C," north bank, sample no. 2 at left, 6'...

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Flags flies over PT boat. In sea warfare since Pearl Harbor, the Navy tinset PT boats have frequently proved to be a deadly match for warships, submarines and merchant men. Their hulls are thin and their sides are small but their offensive and defensive armament is varied and effective. It consists of fifty caliber anti-aircraft machine guns, torpedoes and depth charges. These training pictures were taken at the United States Navy Motor torpedoed boat training center, Melville, Rhode Island. In their training, the tiny PT boat is learning to be constantly on the alert. In the background a crew member sighted the 50-caliber anti-aircraft machine gun while the officer in the foreground scans the sky for planes

Flags flies over PT boat. In sea warfare since Pearl Harbor, the Navy ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a boat in a harbor, water, fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. These hands and this machine used to fashion parts for merry-go-rounds to lighten the hearts of carefree children. The drill press has now been converted so that it can perform a face milling operation on landing gear cases for Airacrobras. Mathew Kipa, expert machinist, uses a depth micrometer to check the accuracy of his work. Spillman Engineering Company, North Tonawanda, New York

Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. These hands and this machine used to...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a child labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Copper and brass processing. This sample of brass strip is being tested on a Rockwell Hardness Testing Machine. This test is based upon the depth a steel ball penetrates the metal. A minor load is applied first to hold the ball in position, and then a major load is applied. The dial on the machine measures the depth of the penetration. This test is made to check the physical properties of the metal. Chase Copper and Brass Company, Euclid, Ohio

Conversion. Copper and brass processing. This sample of brass strip is...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

On board a fishing vessel out from Gloucester, Massachusetts. A winch man at the controls who has an important job as he controls the amount of trawl cable that is unwound from the winch. The amount of cable let out depends upon the depth of water, type of bottom, and tide conditions

On board a fishing vessel out from Gloucester, Massachusetts. A winch ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Copper and brass processing. This sample of brass strip is being tested on a Rockwell Hardness Testing Machine. This test is based upon the depth a steel ball penetrates the metal. A minor load is applied first to hold the ball in position, and then a major load is applied. The dial on the machine measures the depth of the penetration. This test is made to check the physical properties of the metal. Chase Copper and Brass Company, Euclid, Ohio

Conversion. Copper and brass processing. This sample of brass strip is...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

United States Office of Civilian Defense workers testing depth of flood water in a street. Washington, D.C.

United States Office of Civilian Defense workers testing depth of floo...

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Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. In times of peace, this horizontal bulldozer was used to fashion parts for merry-go-rounds to lighten the hearts of carefree children. The drill press has now been converted so that it can perform a face milling operation on landing gear cases for Airacobras. Mathew Kipa, expert machinist, uses a depth micrometer to check the accuracy of his work. Spillman Engineering Company, North Tonawanda, New York

Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. In times of peace, this horizontal b...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Victory Gardens--for family and country. Victory Gardeners should learn the importance of cultivating around plants, such as these young cabbages, at regular intervals. Soil should be loosened to a depth of two or three inches so that plants may obtain maximum food

Victory Gardens--for family and country. Victory Gardeners should lear...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The depth numerial on the side of a barge being towed by the towboat Ernest T. Weir down the Ohio River to Cincinnati

The depth numerial on the side of a barge being towed by the towboat E...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

America's petroleum industries pour out fuel and lubricants for the United Nations. At an oil well in the U.S. Southwest state of Oklahoma, oil drillers are using tools called "tongs" which are clamped on the drill stem to screw on a new section of stem or to unscrew the stem, section by section, after the drilling far below the earth's surface is finished. This procedure is common in modern rotary drilling for oil . The well pictured here is being drilled by a "wildcat" organization of drillers, which means they are formed in a group independent of any of the great oil companies. The well, if successful, will contribute to the vast quantity of oil being poured overseas to the U.S. armed forces and the United Nations for the successful waging of the war. The predictable total of U.S. oil production in 1944, according to a U.S. oil company official, is 1,601,2500,000 barrels produced by thousands of wells such as this one. Some U.S. oilwells today are drilled to a depth of three miles (4.8 kilometers) underground

America's petroleum industries pour out fuel and lubricants for the Un...

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Public domain pictures, EPA 412_DSP_BoldVACoastSurvey_039

Public domain pictures, EPA 412_DSP_BoldVACoastSurvey_039

The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_BoldVACoastSurvey_039.jpg Date Picture Taken: 8/15/2010 12:16:01 PM [Original] Caption: Sensing device cal... More

Public domain pictures, EPA 412_DSP_BoldVACoastSurvey_040

Public domain pictures, EPA 412_DSP_BoldVACoastSurvey_040

The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_BoldVACoastSurvey_040.jpg Date Picture Taken: 8/15/2010 7:36:51 PM [Original] Caption: Sensing device call... More

Inspecting Depth of Engraved Letters, Washington, D.C

Inspecting Depth of Engraved Letters, Washington, D.C

Original caption: Left to right Bureau of Engraving and Printing Photoengraver and Graver Plate Finisher, Mr. Charles Bongard inspecting depth of Left to right, Bureau of Engraving and Printing Photoengraver an... More

Inspecting Depth of Engraved Letters, Washington, D.C

Inspecting Depth of Engraved Letters, Washington, D.C

Original caption: Left to right, Bureau of Engraving and Printing Photoengraver and Graver Plate Finisher, Mr. Charles Bongard inspecting depth of engraved letters, Mr. George Alces – Bureau of Engraving and Pr... More

Checking the Depth of the Soil Cover

Checking the Depth of the Soil Cover

Checking the depth of the soil in the barbecue pit with a pitchfork, Saturday, June 17, 1978 People in photograph: Miller. Ernest; Klaumann, Kenny; Recanzone, Butch; Unidentified; Humphrey, Bob

Personnel of the 241st Electronic Installation Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, measure the depth of a trench dug for the installation of an underground communication cable. They are participating in a mobility exercise

Personnel of the 241st Electronic Installation Squadron, Tennessee Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zweibrucken Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James R. Pearson Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A sailor uses a head-set to relay depth information to the bridge, as the salvage ship USS BOLSTER (ARS 38) approaches a reef near Meyit Island

A sailor uses a head-set to relay depth information to the bridge, as ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Bolster (ARS 38) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: CWO 4 Walt Hamler Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Crewmen aboard the Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS LA JOLLA (SSN-701) control depth, bow angle and speed during their underway watches in the control room

Crewmen aboard the Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 James Wallace Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A crew member of a P-3C Orion aircraft of Patrol Squadron 8 (VP-8) prepares to drop a depth bomb during Unitas XXV, the silver anniversary hemispheric naval exercise involving Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela

A crew member of a P-3C Orion aircraft of Patrol Squadron 8 (VP-8) pre...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: JOCS Kirby Harrison Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Depth 10,000 feet, 400 miles southwest of the Azores; stern view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SCORPION (SSN-589) showing the upper portion of the rudder (with draft markings) and the port stern plane. Note that the impact with the ocean floor has caused the after portion of the engine room section to be telescoped into the machinery room. The ribs of the stern planes can be seen due to the deformation of the metal covering then and display the massive force which was imparted to the ship upon impact with the sea bottom. The SCORPION sank 22 May 1968

Depth 10,000 feet, 400 miles southwest of the Azores; stern view of th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

Depth 10,000 feet, 400 miles southwest of the Azores; view of the bow section of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SCORPION (SSN-589) where it rests on the ocean floor. Note the forward messenger buoy cavity and escape trunk access hatches. The SCORPION sank with the loss of its 99 man crew on 22 May 1968 by what is believed to have been the accidental explosion of one of its own torpedoes. The wreckage was located 31 October 1968 by a towed sled with magnetometers, sonar and still cameras

Depth 10,000 feet, 400 miles southwest of the Azores; view of the bow ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

Depth 10,000 feet, 400 miles southwest of the Azores; a view of the detached sail of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SCORPION (SSN-589) laying on the ocean floor. The starboard fairwater plane is visible protruding from the sail. Masts are visible extending from the top of the sail (located at the lower portion of the photograph). A large segment of the after section of the sail including the deck access hatch is missing. Various articles from the operations compartment are scattered in this vicinity. The SCORPION was lost on 22 May 1968 with its entire crew

Depth 10,000 feet, 400 miles southwest of the Azores; a view of the de...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

A US Coast Guardsman uses a pole to check water depth during flood rescue operations. Flood waters from the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers invaded river towns throughout Missouri and Illinois and caused a state of emergency which required the response o

A US Coast Guardsman uses a pole to check water depth during flood res...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: West Alton State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Fehringer, USAF Release Status: Released... More

Range : 40,000 km (24,8000 mi.) This picture of Triton is a mosaic of the highest resolution images taken by Voyager 2. The mosaic is superimposed on the lower-resolution mapping images taken about 2 hours earlier in order to fill in gaps between high-resolution images. The smallest features that can be seen on the images are about 0.8 km (0.5 mi.) across. The terminator (line separation day and night) is at the top of the picture and is centered at about 30 degrees north latitude and 330 degrees longitude. These highest-resolution images were targeted for the terminator region to show details of the topography by the shadows it casts. Near the center of the picture is a depression filled with smooth plains that are probably ices which were once erupted in a fluid state. The depth of the depression is about 300 meters (900 feet) and the prominent fresh impact crater on its floor is about 20 km (12 mi.) in diameter and about 1 km (0.6 mi.) deep. On the right is a elongate crater with adjacent dark deposits about it. This feature may be an explosive eruption vent formed by gaps within the ice. The linear structure on the lest is probably a fracture along which fresh ice has been extruded. ARC-1989-A89-7063

Range : 40,000 km (24,8000 mi.) This picture of Triton is a mosaic of...

Range : 40,000 km (24,8000 mi.) This picture of Triton is a mosaic of the highest resolution images taken by Voyager 2. The mosaic is superimposed on the lower-resolution mapping images taken about 2 hours ea... More

P-34709 Range: 157,000 kilometers (98,000 miles) This Voyager 2 high resolution color image, taken 2 hours before closest approach, provides obvious evidence of vertical relief in Neptune's bright cloud streaks. These clouds were observed at a latitude of 29° N near Neptune's east terminator. The linear cloud forms are stretched approximately along lines of constant latitude and the sun is toward the lower left. The bright sides of the clouds that face the sun are brighter than the surrounding cloud deck because they are more directly exposed to the sun. Shadows can be seen on the side directly opposite the sun. These shadows are less distinct at short wavelengths (violet filter) and more distinct at long wavelengths (orange filter). This can be understood if the underlying cloud deck on which the shadow is cast is at a relatively great depth, in which case scattering by molecules in the overlying atmopsphere will diffuse light into the shadow. Because molecules scatter blue light much more efficiently than red light, the shadows will be darkest at the longest (reddest) wavelengths, and will appear blue under white illumination. The resolution of this image is 11 kilometers (6.8 miles per pixel). The width of the cloud streaks range from 50 to 200 kilometers (31 to 124 miles), and their shadow widths range from 30 to 50 kilometers (18 to 31 miles). Cloud heights appear to be of the order of 50 kilometers (31 miles). This corresponds to 2 scale heights. ARC-1989-AC89-7038

P-34709 Range: 157,000 kilometers (98,000 miles) This Voyager 2 high r...

P-34709 Range: 157,000 kilometers (98,000 miles) This Voyager 2 high resolution color image, taken 2 hours before closest approach, provides obvious evidence of vertical relief in Neptune's bright cloud streaks... More

A close-up view of a Verier caliper, a precision instrument used for measuring depth. The device is one of many used by students at the Opticalmen and Instrumentmen School

A close-up view of a Verier caliper, a precision instrument used for m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Corry Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jim Bryant Release Status: Released ... More

Water level markings on the hull indicate the depth of immersion of the heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The vessel will be used to transport ocean minesweepers and other equipment to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Water level markings on the hull indicate the depth of immersion of th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

Water level markings on the hull indicate the depth of immersion of the heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3. The vessel will be used to transport ocean minesweepers and other equipment to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

Water level markings on the hull indicate the depth of immersion of th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

A member of an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team checks his depth gauge before a dive

A member of an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team checks his depth...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Patrick E. Winter Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

STS048-151-250 (12-18 Sept. 1991) --- The Great Barrier Reef extends for roughly 2,000 kilometers along the northeast coast of Australia. The great Barrier Reef is made up of thousands of individual reefs whic... More

Builder 2nd Class Hopkins, left, of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Unit 416 checks for proper depth before unit members pour cement for a handicap curb ramp

Builder 2nd Class Hopkins, left, of Naval Mobile Construction Battalio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 W. V. Davis Release Status: ... More

Dean Ikenburger of the U.S. Geological Survey Office Water Resources Division is suspended above the spillway of Painted Rock Dam as he measures the depth and velocity of the water flow. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the area to construct barriers in an effort to protect surrounding communities from the waters of the flooded Gila River

Dean Ikenburger of the U.S. Geological Survey Office Water Resources D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PVT. Richard Wright Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Telephone poles mark the depth of flood waters in local areas

Telephone poles mark the depth of flood waters in local areas

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MIDWEST FLOODS State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Paul Griffin Releas... More

Bert Reales adjusts the cutting tool on the traveler to acquire the proper depth and angle of cut on the flywheel in his lathe.

Bert Reales adjusts the cutting tool on the traveler to acquire the pr...

Forms part of a group of images documenting the daily work activities of people at Watson Machine International, a machine tool manufacturing company located at 74 Railroad Avenue, Paterson, NJ, on August 8, 1994.

Crewmen on board the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723) touch up the painted depth indicator numbers on the bow. Note safety lines to protect the crew while working on the wet, slick deck. The nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS Bainbridge (CGN-25) is moored to a D&S pier in the background

Crewmen on board the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Oklahoma Cit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael Flynn Release Status:... More

Crewmen of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723) touch up the depth indicator numbers on the bow of their sub while moored at the destroyer and submarine (D&S) piers. Note the safety lines to protect the crew while working on the slick deck

Crewmen of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael Flynn Release Status:... More

US Navy Engineman 1ST Class PETTY Officer John Scott checks the water's depth at the control panels of the Navy's Mark V speed boat, from Special Boat Unit 12, while the boat, which was designed to insert special forces units, waits to refuel from a Kuwaiti ship (Not shown) in the Persian Gulf as part of the Southwest Asia buildup

US Navy Engineman 1ST Class PETTY Officer John Scott checks the water'...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Charles Neff, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crewmembers of the nuclear-powered Los Angeles class submarine, USS PASADENA (SSN-752) maintain speed and depth control as they stay vigilant of the sub's controls while transiting under the Hawaiian waters during the exercise RIMPAC 98

Crewmembers of the nuclear-powered Los Angeles class submarine, USS PA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 August Sigur Release Status... More

Stern view of the French Frigate FS JEAN de VIENNE (D 643) - Georges Leygues Class (TYPE F 70 (ASW)) (DDG), showing the DUBV 43 variable depth sonar (VDS) buoy. The Frigate, specialized for anti-submarine warfare, arrived at Fells Point for an official port visit

Stern view of the French Frigate FS JEAN de VIENNE (D 643) - Georges L...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baltimore State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.) Release Status: Rele... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Retrieved from the ocean floor three miles deep, the Liberty Bell 7 Project Mercury capsule is revealed to photographers and the media in Port Canaveral, Fla. The capsule was found and raised by Curt Newport (left), leading an expedition sponsored by the Discovery Channel. After its successful 16-minute suborbital flight on July 21, 1961, the Liberty Bell 7, with astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom aboard, splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. A prematurely jettisoned hatch caused the capsule to flood and a Marine rescue helicopter was unable to lift it. It quickly sank to a three-mile depth. Grissom was rescued but his spacecraft remained lost on the ocean floor, until now. An underwater salvage expert, Newport located the capsule through modern technology, and after one abortive attempt, successfully raised it and brought it to Port Canaveral. The recovery of Liberty Bell 7 fulfilled a 14-year dream for the expedition leader. The capsule is being moved to the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, Kansas, where it will be restored for eventual public display. Newport has also been involved in salvage operations of the Space Shuttle Challenger and TWA Flight 800 that crashed off the coast of Long Island, N.Y KSC-99pp1030

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Retrieved from the ocean floor three mil...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Retrieved from the ocean floor three miles deep, the Liberty Bell 7 Project Mercury capsule is revealed to photographers and the media in Port Canaveral, Fla. The capsule was foun... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Media and photographers get a close-up view of the Liberty Bell 7 Project Mercury capsule after its recovery from the Atlantic Ocean floor where it lay for 38 years. Launched July 21, 1961, the capsule made a successful 16-minute suborbital flight, with astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom aboard, and splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. A prematurely jettisoned hatch caused the capsule to flood and a Marine rescue helicopter was unable to lift it. It quickly sank to a three-mile depth. Grissom was rescued but his spacecraft remained lost on the ocean floor, until now. Curt Newport, an underwater salvage expert, located the capsule through modern technology, and after one abortive attempt, successfully raised it and brought it to Port Canaveral. The recovery of Liberty Bell 7 fulfilled a 14-year dream for the expedition leader. The expedition was sponsored by the Discovery Channel. The capsule is being moved to the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, Kansas, where it will be restored for eventual public display. Newport has also been involved in salvage operations of the Space Shuttle Challenger and TWA Flight 800 that crashed off the coast of Long Island, N.Y. KSC-99pp1033

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Media and photographers get a close-up v...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Media and photographers get a close-up view of the Liberty Bell 7 Project Mercury capsule after its recovery from the Atlantic Ocean floor where it lay for 38 years. Launched Jul... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Gunther Wendt takes a turn at the podium after viewing the recovered Liberty Bell 7 Project Mercury capsule, seen in the background. At right is Curt Newport who led the expedition to find and retrieve the capsule. The expedition was sponsored by the Discovery Channel. Wendt worked on the Liberty Bell 7 before its launch July 21, 1961. After its successful 16-minute suborbital flight, the Liberty Bell 7, with astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom aboard, splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. A prematurely jettisoned hatch caused the capsule to flood and a Marine rescue helicopter was unable to lift it. It quickly sank to a three-mile depth. Grissom was rescued but his spacecraft remained lost on the ocean floor, until now. An underwater salvage expert, Newport located the capsule through modern technology, and after one abortive attempt, successfully raised it and brought it to Port Canaveral. The recovery of Liberty Bell 7 fulfilled a 14-year dream for the expedition leader. The capsule is being moved to the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, Kansas, where it will be restored for eventual public display. Newport has also been involved in salvage operations of the Space Shuttle Challenger and TWA Flight 800 that crashed off the coast of Long Island, N.Y KSC-99pp1031

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Gunther Wendt takes a turn at the podium...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Gunther Wendt takes a turn at the podium after viewing the recovered Liberty Bell 7 Project Mercury capsule, seen in the background. At right is Curt Newport who led the expeditio... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This photograph shows two mercury dimes that were found inside the recently recovered Liberty Bell 7 Project Mercury capsule. Thirty-eight years ago, the capsule made a successful 16-minute suborbital flight, with astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom aboard, and splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. A prematurely jettisoned hatch caused the capsule to flood and a Marine rescue helicopter was unable to lift it. It quickly sank to a three-mile depth. Grissom was rescued but his spacecraft remained lost on the ocean floor, until now. In an expedition sponsored by the Discovery Channel, underwater salvage expert Curt Newport fulfilled a 14-year dream in finding and, after one abortive attempt, successfully raising the capsule and bringing it to Port Canaveral. The dimes had apparently been placed in the capsule before its launch July 21, 1961. The capsule is being moved to the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, Kansas, where it will be restored for eventual public display. Newport has also been involved in salvage operations of the Space Shuttle Challenger and TWA Flight 800 that crashed off the coast of Long Island, N.Y. KSC-99pp1035

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This photograph shows two mercury dimes ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This photograph shows two mercury dimes that were found inside the recently recovered Liberty Bell 7 Project Mercury capsule. Thirty-eight years ago, the capsule made a successful ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Media and spectators get a close-up view of the Liberty Bell 7 Project Mercury capsule after its recovery from the Atlantic Ocean floor where it lay for 38 years. Launched July 21, 1961, the capsule made a successful 16-minute suborbital flight, with astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom aboard, and splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. A prematurely jettisoned hatch caused the capsule to flood and a Marine rescue helicopter was unable to lift it. It quickly sank to a three-mile depth. Grissom was rescued but his spacecraft remained lost on the ocean floor, until now. Curt Newport, an underwater salvage expert, located the capsule through modern technology, and after one abortive attempt, successfully raised it and brought it to Port Canaveral. The recovery of Liberty Bell 7 fulfilled a 14-year dream for the expedition leader. The expedition was sponsored by the Discovery Channel. The capsule is being moved to the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, Kansas, where it will be restored for eventual public display. Newport has also been involved in salvage operations of the Space Shuttle Challenger and TWA Flight 800 that crashed off the coast of Long Island, N.Y KSC-99pp1032

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Media and spectators get a close-up view...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Media and spectators get a close-up view of the Liberty Bell 7 Project Mercury capsule after its recovery from the Atlantic Ocean floor where it lay for 38 years. Launched July 2... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A close-up of the recently recovered Liberty Bell 7 Project Mercury capsule from the ocean floor shows the lettering "United States" still clearly visible on its side. Thirty-eight years ago, the capsule made a successful 16-minute suborbital flight, with astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom aboard, and splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. A prematurely jettisoned hatch caused the capsule to flood and a Marine rescue helicopter was unable to lift it. It quickly sank to a three-mile depth. Grissom was rescued but his spacecraft remained lost on the ocean floor, until now. In an expedition sponsored by the Discovery Channel, underwater salvage expert Curt Newport fulfilled a 14-year dream in finding and, after one abortive attempt, successfully raising the capsule and bringing it to Port Canaveral. The capsule is being moved to the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, Kansas, where it will be restored for eventual public display. Newport has also been involved in salvage operations of the Space Shuttle Challenger and TWA Flight 800 that crashed off the coast of Long Island, N.Y. KSC-99pp1036

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A close-up of the recently recovered Lib...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A close-up of the recently recovered Liberty Bell 7 Project Mercury capsule from the ocean floor shows the lettering "United States" still clearly visible on its side. Thirty-eight... More

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Rural McHenry County, N. D. , August 4, 2009 -- Frank Nauman, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) technical assistance contractor and bridge specialist, measures the depth of a scour hole underneath a box culvert bridge in North Dakota. The information becomes part of the documentation needed to back up a local government's request for federal aid from FEMA's Public Assistance grant program. John A. Read/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Rural McHenry County, N. D. , August 4, 2009...

The original database describes this as: Title: Inspecting bridges in ND Production Date: 08/04/2009 Caption: Rural McHenry County, N. D. , August 4, 2009 -- Frank Nauman, Federal Emergency Management Agency... More

Shawn Giblin from the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, drills a hole in a pond to take depth measurements as he participates in the Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, fisheries program

Shawn Giblin from the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Rob Schuette, USA CIV. Release Status: Released ... More

Shawn Giblin from the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, takes depth measurements in a pond as he participates in the Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, fisheries program

Shawn Giblin from the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Rob Schuette, USA CIV. Release Status: Released ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The water in the turn basin, east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, teems with fish and draws white pelicans, gray pelicans, cormorants, sea gulls and more looking for a meal. The turn basin is part of the Indian River Lagoon, composed of Mosquito Lagoon to the north, Banana River and Creek to the south and the Indian River to the west. The Indian River Lagoon has one of the most diverse bird populations anywhere in America. Also, nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population lives here or migrates through the lagoon seasonally. The lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth KSC-00pp0195

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The water in the turn basin, east of the...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The water in the turn basin, east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, teems with fish and draws white pelicans, gray pelicans, cormorants, sea gulls and mo... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Next to them on a rock is an osprey eating a fish. Dolphins inhabit the waters around Kennedy Space Center, along with many different species of oceanic and lagoon fish and shellfish. Mosquito Lagoon to the north, Banana River and Creek to the south and the Indian River to the west make up a special type of estuary called a lagoon, a body of water separated from the ocean by barrier islands, with limited exchange with the ocean through inlets. The Lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth. Nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population lives here or migrates through the Lagoon seasonally. The lagoon also has one of the most diverse bird populations anywhere in America KSC00pp0191

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle As...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Next to them on a rock is... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Hundreds of birds, especially gray and white pelicans and cormorants, cover the water in the turn basin, located east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway. The basin is teeming with fish, attracting the crowd for a meal. The turn basin is part of the Indian River Lagoon, composed of Mosquito Lagoon to the north, Banana River and Creek to the south and the Indian River to the west. The lagoon has one of the most diverse bird populations anywhere in America, plus many different species of oceanic and lagoon fish, shellfish and dolphins. Also, nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population lives here or migrates through the Lagoon seasonally. The Lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth KSC-00pp0197

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Hundreds of birds, especially gray and w...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Hundreds of birds, especially gray and white pelicans and cormorants, cover the water in the turn basin, located east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway. T... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Dolphins inhabit the waters around Kennedy Space Center, along with many different species of oceanic and lagoon fish and shellfish. Mosquito Lagoon to the north, Banana River and Creek to the south and the Indian River to the west make up a special type of estuary called a lagoon, a body of water separated from the ocean by barrier islands, with limited exchange with the ocean through inlets. The Indian River Lagoon has one of the most diverse bird populations anywhere in America. Also, nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population lives here or migrates through the lagoon seasonally. The lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth KSC00pp0193

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle As...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Dolphins inhabit the wate... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Birds by the score, especially gray and white pelicans, cormorants, sea gulls, herons and ospreys, flock to the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building in a feeding frenzy as schools of fish fill the waters. In the background is Launch Pad A with Space Shuttle Endeavour waiting for launch on Friday, Feb. 11 for mission STS-99. The basin is part of the Indian River Lagoon, which is made up of Mosquito Lagoon to the north, Banana River and Creek to the south and the Indian River to the west. It is called a lagoon because it is a body of water separated from the ocean by barrier islands, with limited exchange with the ocean through inlets. The Indian River Lagoon has one of the most diverse bird populations anywhere in America. Also, nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population lives here or migrates through the lagoon seasonally. The lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth KSC-00pp0192

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Birds by the score, especially gray and ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Birds by the score, especially gray and white pelicans, cormorants, sea gulls, herons and ospreys, flock to the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building in a feeding frenzy... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Next to them on a rock is an osprey eating a fish. Dolphins inhabit the waters around Kennedy Space Center, along with many different species of oceanic and lagoon fish and shellfish. Mosquito Lagoon to the north, Banana River and Creek to the south and the Indian River to the west make up a special type of estuary called a lagoon, a body of water separated from the ocean by barrier islands, with limited exchange with the ocean through inlets. The Lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth. Nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population lives here or migrates through the Lagoon seasonally. The lagoon also has one of the most diverse bird populations anywhere in America KSC-00pp0191

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle As...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Next to them on a rock is... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The water in the turn basin, located east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, teems with fish and draws white pelicans, gray pelicans, cormorants, sea gulls and one of several dolphins looking for a meal. The turn basin is part of the Indian River Lagoon, composed of Mosquito Lagoon to the north, Banana River and Creek to the south and the Indian River to the west. The lagoon has one of the most diverse bird populations anywhere in America, plus many different species of oceanic and lagoon fish, shellfish and dolphins. Also, nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population lives here or migrates through the lagoon seasonally. The lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth KSC00pp0198

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The water in the turn basin, located eas...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The water in the turn basin, located east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, teems with fish and draws white pelicans, gray pelicans, cormorants, sea gull... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Dolphins inhabit the waters around Kennedy Space Center, along with many different species of oceanic and lagoon fish and shellfish. Mosquito Lagoon to the north, Banana River and Creek to the south and the Indian River to the west make up a special type of estuary called a lagoon, a body of water separated from the ocean by barrier islands, with limited exchange with the ocean through inlets. The Lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth. Nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population lives here or migrates through the Lagoon seasonally KSC-00pp0190

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle As...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Dolphins inhabit the wate... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Hundreds of birds, especially gray and white pelicans and cormorants, cover the water in the turn basin, located east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway. The basin is teeming with fish, attracting the crowd for a meal. The turn basin is part of the Indian River Lagoon, composed of Mosquito Lagoon to the north, Banana River and Creek to the south and the Indian River to the west. The lagoon has one of the most diverse bird populations anywhere in America, plus many different species of oceanic and lagoon fish, shellfish and dolphins. Also, nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population lives here or migrates through the Lagoon seasonally. The Lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth KSC00pp0197

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Hundreds of birds, especially gray and w...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Hundreds of birds, especially gray and white pelicans and cormorants, cover the water in the turn basin, located east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway. T... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A gray and a white pelican glide down to the water near a dolphin and cormorant in the turn basin to search for a meal in the fish-teeming water. Sea gulls also approach. The turn basin, which is east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, is part of the Indian River Lagoon, composed of Mosquito Lagoon to the north, Banana River and Creek to the south and the Indian River to the west. The lagoon has one of the most diverse bird populations anywhere in America, plus many different species of oceanic and lagoon fish, shellfish and dolphins. Also, nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population lives here or migrates through the Lagoon seasonally. The Lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth KSC-00pp0196

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A gray and a white pelican glide down to...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A gray and a white pelican glide down to the water near a dolphin and cormorant in the turn basin to search for a meal in the fish-teeming water. Sea gulls also approach. The turn ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The water in the turn basin, located east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, teems with fish and draws white pelicans, gray pelicans, cormorants, sea gulls and one of several dolphins looking for a meal. The turn basin is part of the Indian River Lagoon, composed of Mosquito Lagoon to the north, Banana River and Creek to the south and the Indian River to the west. The lagoon has one of the most diverse bird populations anywhere in America, plus many different species of oceanic and lagoon fish, shellfish and dolphins. Also, nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population lives here or migrates through the lagoon seasonally. The lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth KSC-00pp0198

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The water in the turn basin, located eas...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The water in the turn basin, located east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, teems with fish and draws white pelicans, gray pelicans, cormorants, sea gull... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Dolphins inhabit the waters around Kennedy Space Center, along with many different species of oceanic and lagoon fish and shellfish. Mosquito Lagoon to the north, Banana River and Creek to the south and the Indian River to the west make up a special type of estuary called a lagoon, a body of water separated from the ocean by barrier islands, with limited exchange with the ocean through inlets. The Lagoon varies in width from ½ mile to 5 miles and averages only 3 feet in depth. Nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population lives here or migrates through the Lagoon seasonally KSC00pp0190

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle As...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the turn basin east of the Vehicle Assembly Building and next to the crawlerway, a mother dolphin guides her baby through the water to search for food. Dolphins inhabit the wate... More

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