Researchers inside Hydrolab, St. Croix [2]

Creator

Clarendon Bowman
John C. OgdenFollow

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Creation Date

12-1-1981

Abstract

Photograph of scientific researchers eating, resting, relaxing, and reading books inside the Hydrolab, an underwater laboratory located on the seafloor which allowed scientists to live and work underwater for extended periods of time. Pictured are, counterclockwise from top left, Dr. John C. Ogden of West Indies Laboratory, Dr. Phillip Lobel of Harvard University, Dr. Clarendon Bowman of the University of Miami Medical School, and Nancy Ogden of West Indies Laboratory. At the top left of the photograph, Dr. John C. Ogden can be seen reading a copy of "The Origin", a biographical novel about the life of Charles Darwin, written by author Irving Stone. At the time of the photograph, Hydrolab was located at a depth of approximately 50 feet in Salt River submarine canyon, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Keywords

Marine biology--Research, Coral reefs and islands--Caribbean Sea, Environmental laboratories, Marine biologists, Women marine biologists, Saturation diving

Extent

2x2 inches cardboard projector slide with Kodachrome 35mm color photographic film

Physical Collection

Dr. John Ogden Caribbean and Coral Reef collection

Media Type

Color slides

Identifier

O19-00137

Recommended Citation

Bowman, Clarendon and Ogden, John C., "Researchers inside Hydrolab, St. Croix [2]" (1981). Binder 7: Photographs and Images. Image 49.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ogden7_images/49