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Photograph of Dr. Federico Mayor, Elisabeth Mann Borgese and others

Photograph of Dr. Federico Mayor, Elisabeth Mann Borgese and others

Item is a photograph with the following inscription on the reverse: “Dr. Federico Mayor, Director General of UNESCO and Professor Elisabeth Mann Borgese – Dr. Simon Clarke – Hon Maurice Facey, OJ – Miss Valerie Facey – Mrs Laura Facey Cooper – September 8, 1991 – St. George’s All Ages School – Blackstonedge – St. Ann –Jamaica”
Photograph of Elisabeth Mann Borgese at a dinner in Rotterdam

Photograph of Elisabeth Mann Borgese at a dinner in Rotterdam

File contains a photograph of Elisabeth Mann Borgese at a dinner, on the occasion of an opening in Rotterdam, at the 3rd plenary session (likely for IWCO) in Rotterdam. Inscription on reverse “26/11-96 – Townhall – dinner at the occasion of the opening in Rotterdam. Press picture send out (3rd plen. Session in Rotterdam) IWCO [Independent World Commission on the Oceans]??”
Photograph of research vessel, "Deepsea Miner"

Photograph of research vessel, "Deepsea Miner"

Item is a photograph with the inscription on reverse “No object on to publication credit line must read: Photo by B.J. Nixon DEEPSEA VENTURES, Inc.” and attached paper “RESEARCH VESSEL DEEPSEA MINER: This Vessel is a converted C1-M-AV1 general cargo ship displacing 7,500 full-load tons with an overall length of 320 feet. The major hull modification was the installation of a 20 foot wide by 30 foot long well (Moon Pool) slightly aft of midship. A 75 foot high derrick was installed to handle 2,000 to 3,000 feet of 9-5/8” drill casing used during the experiment."
Photograph of a dredgehead

Photograph of a dredgehead

Item is a photograph with the inscription on reverse “No object on to publication credit line must read: Photo by B.J. Nixon DEEPSEA VENTURES, Inc.” and attached paper “DREDGEHEAD DOWN!! Specially designed dredgehead on its first lowering through the ship’s well or Moon Pool*. The dredgehead was attached to flexible hose and finally coupled to 2,700 feet of 9-5/8” pipe with special couplings to withstand tremendous bending and stress loads. *Moon Pool is a term used by men on offshore oil rigs to describe the well cut in the vessel’s midship. On calm evenings at sea, the moon’s reflections light up the well and create a very pleasant visual image similar to a lighted swimming pool."
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