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Description
United States Coast Survey Steamer BIBB at Dry Tortugas, Florida. At this time, the BIBB was engaged in conducting dredging work south of the Florida Keysunder the direction of Louis F. de Pourtales who discovered life below 300fathoms.
Photographer
Archival Photography by Steve Nicklas
Display Date
1868
Location
Florida, Dry Tortugas
Category
Voyage to Inner Space
NOAA Affiliation
NOS
Keywords
Historical Ships
Biological Oceanography