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Collecting

Squid catch on Gemma - net is in the process of being emptied out, water splashing and many squid caught in net. Bucket in foreground
Black and white photo of two cuttlefish on the seafloor with one cuttlefish in the background.
Man standing in MRC room with many big tanks full of water
View of the Gemma docked outside the MRC, with MRC visible in background at the time of the MRC opening
Two page spread of the supply department's biological materials catalogue no. 57, "living material" section. With photo of man and starfish dredge, as well as photo of supply department service trucks on opposite page. Specimens listed include Asterias, Mytilus, Limulus, and much more.
Man holding metal dreding net off side of boat, out on the water. He is in a suit and hat.
Woman leaning over side of collecting boat holding mop-like collecting net. She is wearing a long skirt and is turned toward the camera, smiling.
Scan of the cover of supply department's catalogue of specimens for sale. In red ink is a photo of some MBL buildings and boats, text reads "Biological Materials, established 1890, catalogue No. 57, Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole Massachusetts U.S.A.
Man bent over examining catch from trawl net on the fantail of the collecting vessel, R.V. Gemma.
Handwritten notes on a ship's log
Starfish collected on a dredging mop, students reaching up at starfish, one shirtless man in foreground, two women and a man in background.
Handwritten notes on a ship's log

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