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| Title | Richard Billings prepares plastic tubing for a study relating to ground water and plant growth, Enewetak Atoll, summer 1964 |
| Photographer | Sneddon, James O. |
| Date | 1964 |
| Notes | Images documenting the Eniwetok-Bikini Resurvey Project between July and September 1964.
Scientists were interested in the ground water on the low coral islands because of water's importance to plant growth. In this photograph, Richard Billings prepared plastic tubing for pumping water from the ground. He drove pipe into the soil, inserted the tubing into the pipe and pumped water into a jug. Tests showed that the water was brackish, but safe for plant growth. The tree in the background was Messerschmidia.9266-3.
Radiological Survey of Bikini, Eniwetok and Rongelap Atolls, Volume 2, p.22. |
| Source | Radiological Survey of Bikini, Eniwetok and Rongelap Atolls |
| Album/Page | 4.22 |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Scientists--Marshall Islands--Enewetak Atoll
Plants--Marshall Islands--Enewetak Atoll
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Billings, Richard
Tubes--Marshall Islands--Enewetak Atoll
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| Location Depicted | Marshall Islands - Enewetak Atoll |
| Digital Collection | Lauren R. Donaldson Collection
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| Order Number | DON0329 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info Please cite the Order Number when ordering. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Lauren R. Donaldson Papers. Accession No. 2932-007, Box 23 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL at 100-250 dpi in JPEG format, saved at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2007. |
