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NOAA HISTORY

Ocean & Coasts

Clarence E. Pete Petersen cartoon of a Coast Survey rodman concerned about a bear. A man holding a rod marked with measurements at far the left faces a bear sitting on a rock, while the surveyors in the distance at far right look on. The rodman says, "Yo-o-o-you'll h-h-have t-t-to h-h-hurry... Gulp!!" One surveyor says, "Huh! Looks like a bear, don't it!?!" and the other says "Yeh-Hey! Hold that rod steady!"

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