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![Ship's officers, Hubbard, Nelson, Knox and Reed taking horizontal sextant angles on starboard bridge wing of USC&GSS; SURVEYOR cgs01784.jpg Ship's officers, Hubbard, Nelson, Knox and Reed taking horizontal sextant angles on starboard bridge wing of USC&GSS; SURVEYOR](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_cgs01784.jpg?itok=w5Fu4HKB)
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Ship's officers, Hubbard, Nelson, Knox and Reed taking horizontal sextant angles on starboard bridge wing of USC&GSS; SURVEYOR. Probably determiningposition of radio acoustic ranging buoy as 4 angles would give multiple checkson position. (Image credit: Woodrow Wilson Gholston)
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Woodrow Wilson Gholston
Collection
Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey