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[[horizontally along left margin]] ^[[No word of any camera difficulties was mentioned by Amos during trip. So Cowan says also + Tom agrees. Also said movie camera went bad in explanation of why so little movie film was used, but only said this when boxes were unpacked in our shipping office here in Wash]] [[preprinted]] WILLIAM H. AMOS NOXONTOWN ROAD MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE [[/preprinted]] November 28, 1959 Dear Mr. Schmitt: The pictures left this morning, and should get to you in good time for your talk. They are roughly categorized, but still require work, numbering, and the like. I'll be happy to do this when you and Tom are finished with them. I did not send down a large number of those that were absolutely no good; perfectly bla ck or clear. This is a common situation with biophotographs, and if one in fifteen or twenty is good, luck is with me. Fortunately, the ratio was not that high this time, despite the fact all sorts of technical difficulties seemed to arise. The electronic flash suffered corrosion from the excessive salt air, and toward the end of the trip was hardly operating at all. It took a major overhaul to get it back in shape. As you may recall, I purchased quite a bit of equipment for the trip, including a new camera and several lenses. It is fortunate I did, for one of the cameras broke down completely, another got soaked, and I ended up with one operational camera! The Cine Kodak also had its troubles. I can't imagine how all these difficulties occurred in so short a time, but occur they did and I guess we are lucky to have the shots we did get. I have re-photographed many of the color shots I wish to use in black and white. I have made no prints to speak of yet, but at least the negatives are on hand for articles I'll write you about later. A few of the shots I took when with Bruce I am sending to him, also I am sending John a duplicate of his Crown Point gastropod. The few color slides I have retained are either exact duplicates of those I sent you, or a very few shots of personal interest (the Anglican cathedral where I attended a service in St. John's, the hotel I stayed at, a college friend I met at St. John's, and the like). These last I will be glad to pay for since they do not concern the expedition; they would come to something less than a roll. The few duplicates retained I shall list later; I will want copies of a number of those sent you since quite a few were single exposures. For the time being, however, the black and whites will take care of my immediate needs.
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