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Captain Bob Bartlett explaining the use of the sextant to David Putnam, stepsonof Amelia Earhart, on a voyageof the MORRISSEY to Greenland

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Captain Bob Bartlett explaining the use of the sextant to David Putnam, stepsonof Amelia Earhart, on a voyageof the MORRISSEY to Greenland. This photo was probably taken byCoast and Geodetic Survey officer Benjamin Rigg who accompanied the expedition.

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