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[[Left letterhead]] WM. H. CROCKER,
President Board of Trustees
SUSIE M. PEERS,
Secretary Board of Trustees [[/Left letterhead]]

[[Center letterhead]] California Academy of Sciences
GOLDEN GATE PARK
San Francisco, California
Telephone BAyview 5100 [[/Center letterhead]]

[[Right letterhead]] F. M. MAC FARLAND,
President of the Academy and Acting Director of the Museum and of the Steinhart Aquarium. [[/Right letterhead]]

I trust that all the pictures I sent to the American Museum will be published. It was my intention, when I tried the National Geographic, to make a big splurge with Hancock's photos. as I thought that magazine would be the only one that could afford to print so many. However, I did not have a sufficient stock on hand and Mr. Swett said I would have to go down to Los Angeles to choose them. Of course, I did not want to stand the expense of a trip down there if the article was not accepted, so sent as many sampls as I had and told them the supply was practically unlimited. The arrangement I made with Captain Hancock was to pay for the prints off of his films and to present him with an oil painting of a Galapagos Land Iguana for the privilege of having the use of his pictures. Mr. Tose, our Chief of Exhibits, agreed to paint two pictures,or four if necessary, to illustrate the article.The Land Iguana, was sent with the photographs as a sample, but the thing did not seem to appeal to the Geographic. Mr. Tose touched the oil painting up to make more of a picture of it than an illustration,and I am sending it to Captain Hancock to fill my part of the bargain, despite the fact that it will not be published. I did not try any color pictures on the American Museum. Maybe the Captain will hang the picture in the dining room of the VELERO and you will see it when you make the next cruise. It would not pay the Department of Herpetology to make another trip to the Galapagos, and besides, though I would not care to have it repeated as I think Captain Hancock is the best ever, I would be very much opposed to making a trip on the VELERO. It is too stylish to suit my blood.

There is another landing on Indefatigable that is not too bad and that is directly opposite Duncan Island. Anchorage may be found most anywhere along the coast and it was from this landing that a party went inland and found where the remains of the old settlement are located. From this anchorage it is only a short run over to Duncan( four or five miles),and if I remember correctly around the rocks at Duncan we usedto get plenty of barcaleau and fishing in general was not bad. The signs of the settlement we saw were agaves and banana  trees.

You might let me know if you get started for the Galapagos so the tortoise pictures will not lay around during your absence and possibly get lost. If there are any questions you want to ask about our experiences just shoot them along.

Very sincerely,

[[Handwritten]] Joseph R. Slevin [[/Handwritten]]