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All systems go! Taking three point sextant fix while on-line.Recorder by clock. Fathometer operator in bottom left out of picture.Officer in charge plotting fixes with three-arm protractor on table forward. (Image credit: Family of Captain David M. Whipp, C&GS;)
Credit
Family of Captain David M. Whipp, C&GS;
Display Date
1948
Location
Washington, Grand Coulee Dam, Columbia River
Collection
Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey