Digital Library Search
![The great geophysicist Vening Meinesz on the right being wished success bySecretary of the Navy Curtis D cgs02262.jpg The great geophysicist Vening Meinesz on the right being wished success bySecretary of the Navy Curtis D](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_cgs02262.jpg?itok=ZXDvcjzr)
Description
The great geophysicist Vening Meinesz on the right being wished success bySecretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur on board United States Submarine S-21.Meinesz was heading an expedition to make the first marine gravity observationsoff North America.
Display Date
1928 October 2
Collection
Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey
Keywords
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Geophysics Gravity