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E.R. Fenimore Johnson photographs

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Eldridge Reeves Fenimore Johnson (1899-1986) was a pioneer in the development of underwater photography and was also an explorer, yachtsman and researcher. His interests in underwater photography developed during World War II when he enlisted in Naval Research and worked with underwater demolition and photography. He created his own company, Fenjohn Underwater Equipment Company and patented equipment inventions.

E.R. Fenimore Johnson, born in 1899, was the son of Eldridge R. Johnson, the founder and President of the Victor Talking Machine Company of Camden, NJ, and Elsie Reeves Fenimore Johnson. E.R. Fenimore Johnson served at the Field Artillery Officers’ School at Fort Taylor during World War I, following which, his professional training began at the Victor Talking Machine Company. Exposed to almost all aspects of the business, Johnson became the Superintendent of the newly created Experimental Department. He was “assigned the task of withdrawing the company’s inventors and experimental engineers from the various departments and forming them into a modern research and development organization with a separate machine shop, drafting and laboratory facilities,” ( Frontiers). Johnson continued in this position until 1923, when he was appointed Vice President of the Company. In 1925, he became Vice-President in Charge of Manufacturing; in 1926, he was elected Director of Gramophone Company, Ltd of England; and in 1927, he became a Director and Vice-President of the Victor Talking Machine Company of Canada. After his family’s sale of the Victor Talking Machine Company, he continued in his position until the merger with RCA, when he retired.

From 1931 until the start of World War II, Johnson “organized a modest research and development firm and spent much of his time in big game hunting, exploration and cruising the world’s oceans in his yacht, the Elsie Fenimore,” ( Philadelphia Inquirer). During this time, he also became involved in the University of Pennsylvania Museum, serving as Director and Vice President, and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. He participated in several expeditions, notably to the Paraguay River, Matto Grosso in Brazil, and Easter Island, circa 1929, under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania Museum. His explorations and photographic work took him to Africa, Asia, the Bahamas and Andros Island.

At the onset of World War II, Johnson joined the United Sates Naval Reserves and in June, 1942, he was commissioned a lieutenant in the Mines Countermeasures Section, Research Division, Bureau of Ordinance. He served in this capacity until 1944 when he was assigned to the General Ordinance School; after which he was “assigned to the David W. Taylor Model Basin where his duties were in connection with underwater explosion tests and underwater photography,” ( Frontiers).

Following World War II, Johnson reorganized his research and development company into the Fenjohn Underwater Photo and Equipment Company which focused on gear for diving and photography and was responsible for “the design of several underwater cameras,” ( Frontiers). Johnson patented several inventions and authored scientific papers on underwater photography and preservation of motion picture film. He co-authored a paper on the Absorption and Scattering of Solar Radiation by the Sea. He also conducted research tests on water transparency under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution.

Johnson served on the board of the Franklin Institute and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and in 1950, was elected Vice President of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. He took an active role in the E.R. Johnson Memorial, honoring his father, at the Delaware State Museum located in Dover, Delaware. He was a member of the Corinthian Yacht Club, the Merion Cricket Club and the Union League.

E. R. Fenimore Johnson died on April 5, 1986. At the time of his death, he was survived by his wife Janet Darby Johnson whom he married in 1921, and his children: Eldridge R., II, George and Janet.

Bibliography:

Frontiers. “E.R.F. Johnson Now Vice President of the Academy,” October 1950.

Philadelphia Inquirer. “Eldridge R.F. Johnson, 87, researcher, explorer,” April 8, 1986.

The E.R. Fenimore Johnson photographs, 1929-1970, is a rich collection of images ranging from underwater photography; equipment and tests; natural history; yachting; and exploration. This collection consists of subject files, test photographs, motion picture films, index card guides to the motion pictures, index card guides to the use of the images, photograph albums of an expedition to Matto Grosso in Brazil, lantern slides, and negatives.

The first series "Subject files (prints stapled to cards with identifying information)," is the most important of the series as it serves, largely, as a guide for the remainder of the collection. The cards were organized by subject, with a letter/number code, by E.R. Fenimore Johnson. Each card contains an image stapled to it and identification, which usually includes date, location, description and negative number. A researcher would be well served to use this series before looking further into the collection. Johnson's order, which is referenced extensively throughout the collection, has been retained in its entirety. His subjects include underwater photographs, photo equipment, miscellaneous products, field operations, tests and set-ups, Elsie Fenimore, people, places, boats, birds, animals, fish--surface, reptiles, crustaceans, skies, and miscellaneous. Included in miscellaneous are Johnson's family photographs and images of products of his father's Victor Talking Machine Company.

"Tests (stereo photographs)" includes cards with two comparative images stapled to them. Tests include: suspended type camera tests, suspended type camera plus turbidity eliminator tests, C-121, C-129, I-9, IEION, MD-3 and MD-4. It is unclear from the photographs exactly what the photographs are testing, but almost all provide information, which usually includes: roll number, location, date, time, water depth, bottom conditions, object, object distance, focus distance, film, aperture, shutter, filter, illumination, increased light, underwater exposure, hydrophotometer, the sun's altitude, camera depth, peraquameter, tide, and sea. The bulk of these photographs date from 1951 to 1952. After the suspended type camera tests and the suspended type camera plus turbidity eliminator tests, the remainder of the tests have been arranged in alphabetical order.

"Motion picture films" include two films: "'Undersea Gardens,' 35mm motion picture film by E.R. Fenimore Johnson" and Panama Cruise 1939, Guatamala (sic) 1940, Yacht Elsie Fenimore, ER Feminore Johnson, Owner & Master. "Undersea Gardens" has recently been reformatted as the original is on nitrate film.

The "Index cards to motion picture films" serve as a guide to the motion pictures. It is unclear if the index cards refer to more films than are held by the Academy of Natural Sciences. In his meticulous way, Johnson's index cards provide access to the motion pictures via a variety of paths. The index cards are organized (by Johnson) by topic, reel time, and rolls. If a researcher is interested in using the motion picture films, they should first consult the index cards.

"Index cards to use of images" provides information on how Johnson's images were used by him, his company, and others. In some cases, these cards provide exact information on the use; such as film, lecture, etc. More often than not, the cards simply indicate that an image was used.

The "Photo albums of Expedition to Matto Grosso, Brazil" have been dismantled and each photo is placed in an individual folder. Each photograph includes a caption by Johnson which provides, to a degree, a narrative of his experiences. The albums were organized, again by Johnson, in the following groups: animals; birds; fish; people and places; rivers; insects; hunting; plants and trees; General Candido Rondon and other people; Xingu--Vencenzo Petrullo; Xingu--E.R. Fenimore Johnson; and Bororo Reservation. There are also three folders of photographs that were apparently not placed in albums and cross all the above topics. It should be noted that some of these categories are not all-inclusive. Researchers interested in Johnson's expedition to Matto Grosso should consult all the photographs in this series.

Johnson's "Lantern slides" are an incredible resource for researchers. The first category in this series is "E.R. Fenimore Johnson's 58 Images" and may be the images he thought best indicated his work. These images are numbered and identified by Johnson in his own hand. This arrangement of the slides, which include topics such as equipment, divers, and fish, has been maintained. Other categories include subject files and Johnson's expedition to Andros Island.

The "Negative Register and Negatives" series is the largest series in the collection. The negative register includes a brief description of the negatives from 1 to 3,797, listed in numerical order. The actual negatives in this collection have been placed into cold storage as it is possible that the bulk of the negatives are on nitrate film. Upon this discovery, arrangement of the series stopped, but each negative is clearly numbered and could be accessed if absolutely necessary.

Researchers interested in E.R. Fenimore Johnson, the development of underwater photography, marine life, expeditions, the Matto Grosso in Brazil, and Andros Island will find this collection to be a rich visual resource.

Gift of E.R. Fenimore Johnson.

The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources’ “Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives” Project.

This collection was minimally processed in 2009-2011, as part of an experimental project conducted under the auspices of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries to help eliminate processing backlog in Philadelphia repositories. A minimally processed collection is one processed at a less intensive rate than traditionally thought necessary to make a collection ready for use by researchers. When citing sources from this collection, researchers are advised to defer to folder titles provided in the finding aid rather than those provided on the physical folder.

Employing processing strategies outlined in Mark Greene's and Dennis Meissner's 2005 article, More Product, Less Process: Revamping Traditional Processing Approaches to Deal With Late 20th-Century Collections, the project team tested the limits of minimal processing on collections of all types and ages, in 23 Philadelphia area repositories. A primary goal of the project, the team processed at an average rate of 2-3 hours per linear foot of records, a fraction of the time ordinarily reserved for the arrangement and description of collections. Among other time saving strategies, the project team did not extensively review the content of the collections, replace acidic folders or complete any preservation work.

Six boxes of negatives were separated from the collection and are not included in this finding aid.

Publisher
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid prepared by Holly Mengel
Finding Aid Date
2010.04.16
Sponsor
The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources’ “Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives” Project.
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Collection Inventory

Crawfish (A-1), 1937.
Box 1 Folder 1
Divers (A-2), 1935-1952.
Box 1 Folder 2-5
Barracuda (A-3), 1935-1939.
Box 1 Folder 6
Trumpet fish (A-4), 1938-1940.
Box 1 Folder 7
Grouper (A-5), 1939-1940.
Box 1 Folder 8
Parrot fish (A-6), 1937.
Box 1 Folder 9
Sennett (A-7), 1937.
Box 1 Folder 10
Squirrel fish (A-8), 1939.
Box 1 Folder 11
Sergeant Majors (A-9), 1939-1940.
Box 1 Folder 12
Snappers (A-10), 1937-1940.
Box 1 Folder 13
Jacks (A-11), 1937-1939.
Box 1 Folder 14
Grunts (A-12), 1936-1938.
Box 1 Folder 15
Angel fish (A-13), 1937-1940.
Box 1 Folder 16
Pork fish (A-14), undated.
Box 1 Folder 17
Hog fish(A-15), circa 1930s-1940.
Box 1 Folder 18
Sea fans (A-16), 1937-1940.
Box 1 Folder 19
Corals (A-17), 1939-1940.
Box 1 Folder 20
Gorgonias (A-18), 1937-1940.
Box 1 Folder 21-22
Sponges (A-19), 1938-1940.
Box 1 Folder 23
Butterfly fish (A-20), 1937-1940.
Box 1 Folder 24
Morays (A-21), undated.
Box 1 Folder 25
Sharks (A-22), 1939-1951.
Box 1 Folder 26
Yellowtails (A-23), 1937-1940.
Box 1 Folder 27
Goat fish (A-24), 1939-1940.
Box 1 Folder 28
Blue Heads (A-25), 1939.
Box 1 Folder 29
Unidentified fish (A-26), 1939.
Box 1 Folder 30
Hydroids (A-27), 1940.
Box 1 Folder 31
Bottom Survey (A-25), 1949 November 19.
Box 1 Folder 32
Sea urchins (A-29), undated.
Box 1 Folder 33
Sea cucumbers (A-30), undated.
Box 1 Folder 34
Miscellaneous (AM), 1934-1940.
Box 2 Folder 1
Underwater test shots (AM-2), 1937-1938.
Box 2 Folder 2
Underwater fishing scenes (AM-3), 1940.
Box 2 Folder 3
Underwater Demolition Team (U.D.T.) Submarine, "Sleeping Beauty" (AM-4), 1949.
Box 2 Folder 4
Underwater motion picture camera, Akeley type (B-1), 1936-1938.
Box 2 Folder 5-6
Underwater motion picture camera, B&H type (B-2), 1930-1957.
Box 2 Folder 7-9
Underwater housing, B&H Filmos (B-2A), 1939.
Box 2 Folder 10
Underwater still camera, Leica type (B-3), 1937.
Box 2 Folder 11
Underwater still camera, amateur (B-4), 1938-1941.
Box 2 Folder 12
Exposure meters (B-5), 1933-1964.
Box 2 Folder 13-14
Photometers (B-6), 1934-1936.
Box 2 Folder 15
Range finders (B-7), 1937-1939.
Box 2 Folder 16
Tripods (B-8), 1932-1954.
Box 2 Folder 17
Lamps (B-9), 1937.
Box 2 Folder 18
Knives (B-10), 1936-1963.
Box 2 Folder 19
Exposure calculators (B-11), 1934-1940.
Box 2 Folder 20
Spectrograph (B-12), 1936.
Box 2 Folder 21
Field finder (B-13), 1934 April 19.
Box 2 Folder 22
Loop former (B-15), 1934 March 21.
Box 2 Folder 23
Photographing cage (B-16), 1933.
Box 2 Folder 24
Densitometer (B-17), 1937 January 7.
Box 2 Folder 25
Air dryer (B-18), 1931 July 1.
Box 2 Folder 26
Underwater viewer (B-19), 1930 December.
Box 2 Folder 27
Automatic camera (B-20), 1931.
Box 2 Folder 28
Diving telephone (B-21), 1940 December.
Box 2 Folder 29
Undersea aquarium (B-23), 1941-1950.
Box 2 Folder 30
Sounding (B-24), 1948-1949.
Box 2 Folder 31
Hydroscope (B-25), 1948-1950.
Box 2 Folder 32
Water filter (B-26), 1950-1952.
Box 2 Folder 33
Water filtering equipment (B-26A), 1951.
Box 2 Folder 34
Water bag (B-27), undated.
Box 2 Folder 35
Exposure test unit (B-28), 1942.
Box 2 Folder 36
Scattering meter (B-29), 1949, undated.
Box 2 Folder 37
Screen point meter (B-30), 1942-1950.
Box 2 Folder 38
Suspended type camera (B-31), 1949-1950.
Box 3 Folder 1
Suspended type camera plus turbidity eliminator (B-31A), 1951-1953.
Box 3 Folder 2-3
Commercial use (B-31B), 1952.
Box 3 Folder 6
Underwater television (B-31C), 1953.
Box 3 Folder 5
Turbidity eliminator (B-31D), 1953.
Box 3 Folder 6
Lamp holder (B-31E), 1963.
Box 3 Folder 7
16mm underwater movie camera (B-32), 1950-1963.
Box 3 Folder 8-9
Thermarine recorder (B-33), undated.
Box 3 Folder 10
Hydrophotometer (B-34), 1950.
Box 3 Folder 11
Lungs and accessories (B-35), 1950-1955.
Box 3 Folder 12
Johnson-Smithsonian deep sea camera (B-36), undated.
Box 3 Folder 13
Underwater television camera, development number 112 (B-37), 1951-1954.
Box 3 Folder 14
Industrial television camera housing (B-37A), 1957.
Box 3 Folder 15
Miscellaneous underwater television cameras (B-37B), undated.
Box 3 Folder 16
Diving suits and equipment (B-38), 1950-1956.
Box 3 Folder 17-20
Miscellaneous housing (B-40), 1952-1962.
Box 3 Folder 21-22
Miscellaneous equipment and accessories (B-41), 1949-1964.
Box 3 Folder 23-25
Underwater electronic flash (B-42), 1950 February 9.
Box 3 Folder 26
Utility still camera (B-43), 1953-1954.
Box 4 Folder 1
Fenjohn Goggler camera (B-44), 1954.
Box 4 Folder 2
Spear guns and accessories (B-45), 1954-1956.
Box 4 Folder 3
Universal Housing (B-46), 1955.
Box 4 Folder 4
Equipment, instruments and tools for sale, undated.
Box 4 Folder 5
Water mixer (C-1), 1934 March 21.
Box 4 Folder 6
Eye shield (C-2), undated.
Box 4 Folder 7
Life ring holder (C-3), 1933-1935.
Box 4 Folder 8
Kee-bars (C-4), 1934 March 21.
Box 4 Folder 9
Air conditioning (C-5), 1930-1935.
Box 4 Folder 10
Pencil pointer (C-6), 1934-1935.
Box 4 Folder 11
Air pistol (C-7), 1930.
Box 4 Folder 12
Other products (CM), circa 1962.
Box 4 Folder 13
Diver--surface (D-1), 1935-1938.
Box 4 Folder 14
Tending diver (D-2), 1936-1939.
Box 4 Folder 15
Work scow (D-3), 1937-1938.
Box 4 Folder 16
Diving pram (D-3A), 1939-1940.
Box 4 Folder 17
Diving launch (D-3B), 1938-1940.
Box 4 Folder 18
Handling and storage of equipment (D-4), 1935-1939.
Box 4 Folder 19-20
Net (D-5), 1938-1939.
Box 4 Folder 21
Small boat use (D-6), 1938-1939, 1950.
Box 4 Folder 22
Ladder set-ups (D-7), 1937-1939.
Box 4 Folder 23
Water reading (D-8), 1947-1951.
Box 4 Folder 24
Light measure (E-1), 1934-1936.
Box 4 Folder 25
Color tests (E-2), 1938.
Box 4 Folder 26
Exposure tests (E-3), 1933.
Box 4 Folder 27
Filter tests (E-4), 1933-1950.
Box 4 Folder 28
Thermarine recorder slides (E-6), circa 1950.
Box 5 Folder 1-2
Field tests for 16mm underwater camera, development number 104 (E-7), 1950-1951.
Box 5 Folder 3
Transparency readings, etc (E-8), 1950-1954.
Box 5 Folder 4
Lamp reflection tests (E-9), 1950-1954.
Box 5 Folder 5
Light direction tests (E-10), 1951.
Box 5 Folder 6
Miscellaneous sketches and drawings, etc. (E-11), 1951-1954.
Box 5 Folder 7
Haze-underwater (E-12), 1951.
Box 5 Folder 8-9
Haze-underwater, equipment and set-ups (E-12A), 1950-1951.
Box 5 Folder 10
Turbid water test set-ups (E-13), 1941-1943.
Box 5 Folder 11
Miscellaneous underwater tests (E-14), 1953.
Box 5 Folder 12
Elsie Fenimore II, undated.
Box 5 Folder 13
Elsie Fenimore III--Construction (F-1), 1934.
Box 5 Folder 14-16
Elsie Fenimore III--On railway (F-2), 1936-1938.
Box 5 Folder 17-18
Elsie Fenimore III--At dock (F-3), 1934-1950.
Box 5 Folder 19
Elsie Fenimore III--At sea (F-4), 1935-1958.
Box 5 Folder 20
Elsie Fenimore III--Deck scenes (F-5), 1934-1940.
Box 5 Folder 21
Elsie Fenimore III--Equipment (F-6), 1934-1958.
Box 5 Folder 22-23
Elsie Fenimore III--Bridgeboro Basin (F-7), 1937.
Box 5 Folder 24
Elsie Fenimore III--At anchor (F-8), 1935-1939.
Box 5 Folder 25
Elsie Fenimore III--Miscellaneous (FM), 1937-1960.
Box 6 Folder 1
E.R. Fenimore Johnson and family (G-1), 1937-1960.
Box 6 Folder 2-3
Personnel (G-2), 1952.
Box 6 Folder 4
Miscellaneous people (G-3), 1936-1956.
Box 6 Folder 5-8
Canada (H-1), 1937.
Box 6 Folder 9
Pennsylvania lakes (H-2), 1937.
Box 6 Folder 10
Gladwyne, PA (H-2A), 1938-1940, 1952-1961.
Box 6 Folder 11-15
Swimming pools (H-3), undated.
Box 6 Folder 16
Bridgeboro, NJ (H-3B), 1939 October 27.
Box 6 Folder 17
Mullica River, NJ (H-4), 1937.
Box 6 Folder 18
Beach Haven, NJ (H-5), 1937 July 30.
Box 6 Folder 19
Tuckerton, NJ (H-6), 1937.
Box 6 Folder 20
Brielle, NJ (H-7), 1937.
Box 6 Folder 21
Miscellaneous ponds and lakes (H-7A), 1939.
Box 6 Folder 22
Annapolis, MD (H-8), 1940-1952.
Box 6 Folder 23
Chesapeake Bay (H-8A), 1936-1940.
Box 7 Folder 1
Lewes, DE (H-9), 1935.
Box 7 Folder 2
Hampton Rhoads, VA (H-10), undated.
Box 7 Folder 3
Cape Henry, VA (H-11), undated.
Box 7 Folder 4
Pinehurst, NC (H-12), 1937.
Box 7 Folder 5
Miami, FL (H-13), 1935.
Box 7 Folder 6
Tortugas, FL (H-14), 1935.
Box 7 Folder 7
Abaco, Bahamas (H-15).
Box 7 Folder 8
Nassau, Bahamas (H-16), 1938.
Box 7 Folder 9-10
Aerial views of Andros Island (H-17), 1938.
Box 7 Folder 11-12
Middle Bight, Andros Island (H-18), 1938-1940.
Box 7 Folder 13-14
Johnny Hill Farm, Middle Bight, Andros Island (H-18A), 1939.
Box 7 Folder 15
Gibson Cay, Andros Island (H-19), 1937-1940.
Box 7 Folder 16
Big Wood Cay, Andros Island (H-20), 1936-1939.
Box 7 Folder 17
South Bight, Andros Island (H-21), 1938.
Box 7 Folder 18
Mangrove Cay, Andros Island (H-22), 1939-1940.
Box 7 Folder 19
Panama (H-23), 1936-1939.
Box 7 Folder 20
Costa Rica (H-24), 1936.
Box 7 Folder 21-22
Navassa Island (H-25), 1939 February 14.
Box 7 Folder 23
Haiti (H-26), 1939.
Box 7 Folder 24
Canal Zone (H-27), 1939 February 17.
Box 7 Folder 25
Bluefields Creek (H-28), 1939.
Box 7 Folder 26
San Salvador (H-29), 1939 February.
Box 7 Folder 27
Guatemala (H-30), 1932, 1940.
Box 7 Folder 28 Box 8 Folder 1-2
Chichen Itza (H-30A), 1932.
Box 8 Folder 3
Grand Cayman Islands (H-31), 1940 February.
Box 8 Folder 4
Jamaica (H-32), 1940 February.
Box 8 Folder 5
Cuba (H-33), 1940 February.
Box 8 Folder 6
Newfoundland (H-34), 1948.
Box 8 Folder 7
Cape May, NJ (H-35), 1948-1950.
Box 8 Folder 8
Atlantic City, NJ (H-36), 1950.
Box 8 Folder 9
Brigantine, NJ (H-37), 1950 June.
Box 8 Folder 10
Puerto, Mexico (H-38), 1950 February.
Box 8 Folder 11
Chesapeake and Delaware (C&D) Canal (H-39), 1950 November 2.
Box 8 Folder 12
Conowingo Dam (H-40), 1950 November 24.
Box 8 Folder 13
Virgin Islands (H-41), 1952.
Box 8 Folder 14
Solomon's, MD (H-42), 1936 April.
Box 8 Folder 15
Miscellaneous yachts (I-1), 1935-1951.
Box 8 Folder 16
Pilot boats and light ships (I-2), circa 1935.
Box 8 Folder 17
Steamers (I-3), 1935-1939.
Box 8 Folder 18
Warships (I-4), 1937-1940.
Box 8 Folder 19
Dredges and workboats (I-5), 1935.
Box 8 Folder 20
Mackerel boats (I-6), 1935.
Box 8 Folder 21
Chesapeake boats (I-7), 1935-1952.
Box 8 Folder 22
West Indian boats (I-8), 1937-1938.
Box 8 Folder 23
Lifeboats and launches (I-9), 1938, 1951.
Box 8 Folder 24
Wrecks (I-10), 1939-1940, 1952.
Box 8 Folder 25
Miscellaneous boat construction (I-11), 1940.
Box 8 Folder 26
Ferry boats (I-12), undated.
Box 8 Folder 27
Rubber boats (I-13), 1950.
Box 8 Folder 28
Patrol Torpedo (P.T.) boats (I-14), duplicated 1964, 1945 May.
Box 8 Folder 29
Terns (J-1), 1935.
Box 8 Folder 30-31
Herons (J-2), undated.
Box 8 Folder 32
Ducks (J-3), undated.
Box 8 Folder 33
Pelicans (J-4), 1940.
Box 8 Folder 34
Miscellaneous (JM), 1950 April.
Box 8 Folder 35
Porpoises (K-1), 1937.
Box 9 Folder 1
Horses (K-2), 1938.
Box 9 Folder 2
Jaguar (K-3), reprinted 1960, circa 1929.
Box 9 Folder 3
Fishing Scenes (L-1), 1937-1940.
Box 9 Folder 4
Whale Sharks (L-2), 1938.
Box 9 Folder 5
Sharks (L-3), 1939.
Box 9 Folder 6
Shellfish (L-4), 1952.
Box 9 Folder 7
Miscellaneous fish (L-M), 1939, undated.
Box 9 Folder 8
Turtles (M-1), 1938-1939.
Box 9 Folder 9
Snakes (M-2), 1936.
Box 9 Folder 10
Land crabs (N-1), 1936.
Box 9 Folder 11
Storms (S-1), 1937-1939.
Box 9 Folder 12
Sunsets (S-2), circa 1937.
Box 9 Folder 13
Miscellaneous skies (S-M), 1937-1939.
Box 9 Folder 14
Moosehead (Z-1), undated.
Box 9 Folder 15
Birch bark canoe (Z-2), 1934 June 7.
Box 9 Folder 16
Gas heater (Z-3), 1935 February.
Box 9 Folder 17
Automobiles (Z-4), 1937, 1951-1952.
Box 9 Folder 18
Sketches, photographs of (Z-5), 1936 March.
Box 9 Folder 19
Buildings (Z-6), 1930-1951.
Box 9 Folder 20
Checks, photographs of (Z-7), 1939 January.
Box 9 Folder 21
Ideas submitted, etc (Z-8), 1940.
Box 9 Folder 22
Phonographs (Z-9), undated.
Box 9 Folder 23
Displays, etc (Z-10), 1951.
Box 9 Folder 24
Target range equipment (Z-11), 1959.
Box 9 Folder 25
Victor Talking Machine (VTM) Relics (Z-12), 1961.
Box 9 Folder 26
Wrist strap (Z-13), undated.
Box 9 Folder 27
Old submarine, reprinted 1963, 1915.
Box 9 Folder 28
Family photographs (MS#1), undated.
Box 9 Folder 29
Travel/Expedition photographs (MS#1), circa 1929, undated.
Box 9 Folder 30-31
Trip on "Caroline" (MS#2), undated.
Box 9 Folder 32

Suspended type camera tests, 1950-1952.
Box 9 Folder 33-34
Suspended type camera plus turbidity eliminator tests, 1949.
Box 9 Folder 35
Suspended type camera plus turbidity eliminator tests, 1950.
Box 9 Folder 36-37
Suspended type camera plus turbidity eliminator tests, 1951.
Box 10 Folder 1-9
Suspended type camera plus turbidity eliminator tests, 1952.
Box 10 Folder 10
C-121 and C-129, 1951.
Box 10 Folder 11
I-9, 1951.
Box 10 Folder 12
IEION 76.7 and IEION 84.7, undated.
Box 10 Folder 13
IS2.5E 80.7 and IS2.5W 80.7, undated.
Box 10 Folder 14
MD 3-2 to MD 3-12, 1952.
Box 10 Folder 15
MD 3-14 to MD 3-17, 1952.
Box 10 Folder 16
MD 3-18 to MD 3-20, 1952.
Box 10 Folder 17
MD 3-21 to MD 3-27, 1952.
Box 10 Folder 18
MD 3-28 to MD 3-33, 1952.
Box 10 Folder 19
MD 3-34 to MD 3-38, 1952.
Box 11 Folder 1
MD 4-2 to MD 4-6, 1952.
Box 11 Folder 2
MD 4-7 to MD 4-12), 1952.
Box 11 Folder 3
MD 4-13 to MD 4-17, 1952.
Box 11 Folder 4
MD 4-18 to MD 4-22, 1952.
Box 11 Folder 5
MD 4-22 to MD 4-25, 1952.
Box 11 Folder 6
MD 4-26 to MD 4-28, 1952.
Box 11 Folder 7
Other tests, 1941-1942, undated.
Box 11 Folder 8

"'Undersea Gardens,' 35mm motion picture film by E.R. Fenimore Johnson", undated.
Reel Frame 1
Panama Cruise 1939, Guatamala (sic) 1940, Yacht Elsie Fenimore, ER Feminore Johnson, Owner & Master, circa 1939-1940.
Reel Frame 2

Miscellaneous air shots, undated.
Box 11 Folder 9-10
Air shots--operations, undated.
Box 11 Folder 11
Air shots--divers, undated.
Box 11 Folder 12
Diver underwater, undated.
Box 11 Folder 13
Cave scenes, undated.
Box 11 Folder 14
Angel fish, undated.
Box 11 Folder 15
Pork fish, undated.
Box 11 Folder 16
Con fish, undated.
Box 11 Folder 17
Trigger fish, undated.
Box 11 Folder 18
Margate fish, undated.
Box 11 Folder 19
Trumpet fish, undated.
Box 11 Folder 20
Sea cucumbers, undated.
Box 11 Folder 21
Crawfish and chain gain fish, undated.
Box 11 Folder 22
Sergeant majors, school masters, jacks and snappers, undated.
Box 11 Folder 23
Parrot fish, undated.
Box 11 Folder 24
Sennetts, grunts, butterfly fish, morays and fish baiting, undated.
Box 11 Folder 25
Groupers and miscellaneous underwater photographs, undated.
Box 11 Folder 26
A, OA, 4A and 9A, undated.
Box 11 Folder 27
C, D and OD, undated.
Box 11 Folder 28
2D, 3D, 4D and 7D, undated.
Box 11 Folder 29
9D, 25D, 38D, 39D, 43D, 50D, 51D and 64D, undated.
Box 11 Folder 30
E, IE, 8E, 10E, 12E and 16E, undated.
Box 12 Folder 1
17E, 19E, 24E, 37E, 49E and 58E, undated.
Box 12 Folder 2
F, 3F and 7F, undated.
Box 12 Folder 3
9F, G, 2G, 9G, R and IR, undated.
Box 12 Folder 4
Negative Reel #1, circa 1935.
Box 12 Folder 5
Rolls CSL-1 to CSL-7, 1935.
Box 12 Folder 6
Rolls CSL-8 to CSL-11, 1935.
Box 12 Folder 7
Rolls Y-1 to Y-4, 1934.
Box 12 Folder 8

Pictures issued--numerical record, 1939-1940.
Box 12 Folder 9
Acquisitions, loans, and returns, 1929-1955.
Box 12 Folder 10
Miscellaneous use, 1935-1937.
Box 12 Folder 12

Animals.
Box 12 Folder 13-38
Birds.
Box 12 Folder 39-56
Fish.
Box 12 Folder 57-62
People and Places.
Box 12 Folder 63-91
Rivers.
Box 12 Folder 42-102
Insects.
Box 12 Folder 103-106
Hunting.
Box 12 Folder 107-108
Plants and trees.
Box 12 Folder 109-122
General Candido Rondon and other people.
Box 12 Folder 123-125
Xingu--Vincenzo Petrullo.
Box 12 Folder 126-152
Xingu--E.R. Fenimore Johnson.
Box 12 Folder 153-168
Bororo Reservation.
Box 13 Folder 1-30
Photographs not placed in albums.
Box 13 Folder 31-33

Yacht--Elsie Fenimore (1).
Box 14 Image 1
Diving barge (2).
Box 14 Image 2
Chart transparency survey (3).
Box 14 Image 3
Underwater photometer (4).
Box 14 Image 4
Underwater spectograph (5-6).
Box 14 Image 5-6
Secchi disk (7).
Box 14 Image 7
Hydroscope (8).
Box 14 Image 8
Peraquameter (9).
Box 14 Image 9
Peraquameter in operation (10).
Box 14 Image 10
Scattering meter (11).
Box 14 Image 11
United States Navy Hydrophotometer (12).
Box 14 Image 12
United States Navy Hydrophotometer in use (13).
Box 14 Image 13
Secchi disk versus hydrophotometer (14).
Box 14 Image 14
Filter test set-up (15).
Box 14 Image 15
Filter test results (16).
Box 14 Image 16
Grapple on bottom--no filter (17).
Box 14 Image 17
Grapple on bottom--visible red filter (18).
Box 14 Image 18
Propeller in turbid water--standard (19).
Box 14 Image 19
Propeller in turbid water--turbidity eliminator (20).
Box 14 Image 20
Propeller in turbid water--showing [illegible] (21).
Box 14 Image 21
Number 1 model of turbidity eliminator (22).
Box 14 Image 22
Experimental Navy clear water bag (23-25).
Box 14 Image 23-25
Light effect underwater object (26).
Box 14 Image 26
WHOI type underwater camera (27).
Box 14 Image 27
Navy type lamp frame (28).
Box 14 Image 28
Fenjohn suspended camera and lamp frame (29).
Box 14 Image 29
Adj. suspended camera and lamp frame (30).
Box 14 Image 30
Deepwater diving suit (31).
Box 14 Image 31
Operating underwater camera (32).
Box 14 Image 32
Aqua lung (33).
Box 14 Image 33
Desco type driving dress (34).
Box 14 Image 34
Desco type driving dress plus aqua lung (35).
Box 14 Image 35
Original (number 1) Fenjohn underwater camera (36).
Box 14 Image 36
Fenjohn underwater exposure meter--master type (37).
Box 14 Image 37
Fenjohn underwater exposure meter--cadet type (38).
Box 14 Image 38
Fenjohn underwater lamp (39).
Box 14 Image 39
Fenjohn underwater range finder (40).
Box 14 Image 40
Fenjohn underwater still camera--A25 type (41).
Box 14 Image 41
Fenjohn underwater still camera--Leica type (42).
Box 14 Image 42
Fenjohn underwater motion picture camera--A Kelley type (43).
Box 14 Image 43
Fenjohn underwater motion picture camera--Eyemo type (44).
Box 14 Image 44
Fenjohn underwater motion picture camera--16mm (45-46).
Box 14 Image 45-46
Brain coral (47).
Box 14 Image 47
Angel fish (48).
Box 14 Image 48
Underwater scene (49).
Box 14 Image 49
Barracuda (50).
Box 14 Image 50
Shark (51-52).
Box 15 Image 1-2
Shark bite (53).
Box 15 Image 3
Color test (54).
Box 15 Image 4
Hog fish (55).
Box 15 Image 5
Gorgonia (56).
Box 15 Image 6
Underwater scene (57).
Box 15 Image 7
Blue head fish (58).
Box 15 Image 8
Equipment.
Box 15 Image 9-21
Underwater scenes.
Box 15 Image 22-24
Tests, sketches and diagrams.
Box 15 Image 25-31
Divers.
Box 15 Image 32-35
Fish.
Box 15 Image 36-39
Boats, boat workers and scenery.
Box 15 Image 40-46
Images including maps, aerial views, underwater scenes, divers, animals and equipment.
Box 16 Image 1-38

Negative register, 1933 February-1970 November.
Box 17
Negatives 1-3797.
Box 19 Box 20 Box 21 Box 22 Box 23 Box 18

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