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Topic: Friday Finds

A painting of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ship Pathfinder on the water.

Friday Find: Antonio Jacobsen’s Pathfinder painting

June 23, 2023

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A painting of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ship Pathfinder on the water.

The flag of U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Director Rear Admiral Lee Otis Colbert. It is a blue field with a large white equilateral triangle in the center and two smaller stars on either side. The hoist has two brass grommets and is marked “DIRECTOR.FLAG. NO 2.”

Friday Find: a WWII-era director’s flag

June 9, 2023

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NOAA Administrator

NOAA leadership

The flag of U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Director Rear Admiral Lee Otis Colbert. It is a blue field with a large white equilateral triangle in the center and two smaller stars on either side. The hoist has two brass grommets and is marked “DIRECTOR.FLAG. NO 2.”

A Purple Heart medal lies on a black background. The medal features George Washington's head and Washington, DC's coat of arms and hangs from a purple ribbon with white borders.

Friday Find: Purple Heart honoring weather observers lost at sea in 1942

May 26, 2023

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A Purple Heart medal lies on a black background. The medal features George Washington's head and Washington, DC's coat of arms and hangs from a purple ribbon with white borders.

An early 20th century barocyclonometer. The dark wooden case is closed and bears a sticker with "cyclonometer" written on it.

Friday Find: The barocyclonometer, a hurricane detection relic from an age of unrest and exploration

May 12, 2023

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An early 20th century barocyclonometer. The dark wooden case is closed and bears a sticker with "cyclonometer" written on it.

A graphic with a blue backgrounds and black and white photos of six women who worked in NOAA’s Coast and Geodetic Survey, Geodesy Division in 1967. The headline reads, "The Women of NOAA's Geodesy Division, 1967". Their names are in script above or below each photo. Pictured are: Jeanne L. Hess, Catherine C. Mortenson, Jean S. Campbell, Roma W. Miller, Helen Stettner, and Maralyn Louise Vorhauer.

Friday Find: Geodesy, definitely a place for women

March 31, 2023

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A graphic with a blue backgrounds and black and white photos of six women who worked in NOAA’s Coast and Geodetic Survey, Geodesy Division in 1967. The headline reads, "The Women of NOAA's Geodesy Division, 1967". Their names are in script above or below each photo. Pictured are: Jeanne L. Hess, Catherine C. Mortenson, Jean S. Campbell, Roma W. Miller, Helen Stettner, and Maralyn Louise Vorhauer.

Photo of a small box labeled, “BALLOON TYPE ML-131-A”, COLOR: PURE GUM, QUANTITY: ONE, CONTRACT No.: W-33-042-SC-254, WEIGHT: 350 GRAM, ORDER No.: 289-DAY-44, DATE MADE: JUN 23 1944 (stamped on), Molded Latex Products, Inc., PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY"

Friday Find: What’s in the box? Answered!

March 17, 2023

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Photo of a small box labeled, “BALLOON TYPE ML-131-A”, COLOR: PURE GUM, QUANTITY: ONE, CONTRACT No.: W-33-042-SC-254, WEIGHT: 350 GRAM, ORDER No.: 289-DAY-44, DATE MADE: JUN 23 1944 (stamped on), Molded Latex Products, Inc., PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY"

The word "Friday" in a light blue block font and the word "Finds" in the style of a dark blue stamp.

March 13, 2023

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The word "Friday" in a light blue block font and the word "Finds" in the style of a dark blue stamp.

An etched copper plate used for printing maps and charts in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This one is of Anacapa Island and was etched by American artist James McNeill Whistler. It features an overhead view of the island, as well a a side view of the coast, to which he added several birds flying overhead. The image on the plate is depicted backwards for use with a printing press. The artists had to use a mirror to etch the map from a reference sketch.

Friday Find: Doodles from famous artist's time at NOAA's Coast Survey

April 14, 2023

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nautical charts and maps

An etched copper plate used for printing maps and charts in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This one is of Anacapa Island and was etched by American artist James McNeill Whistler. It features an overhead view of the island, as well a a side view of the coast, to which he added several birds flying overhead. The image on the plate is depicted backwards for use with a printing press. The artists had to use a mirror to etch the map from a reference sketch.

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