. C. Hart Merriam papers : including correspondence, papers relating to career with the United States Biological Survey, 1798-1972 (bulk 1871-1942). United States. Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy; United States. Division of Biological Survey; United States. Biological Survey; United States. Bureau of Biological Survey; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U. S. ); Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899); Bering Sea controversy; Bears; Biogeography; Natural history; Ornithology; Botany; Life zones; Wildlife conservation. ^c PnoToGRAPnE-R DOWNS BLOCK 7««> SECOND AVENUE SEATT
. C. Hart Merriam papers : including correspondence, papers relating to career with the United States Biological Survey, 1798-1972 (bulk 1871-1942). United States. Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy; United States. Division of Biological Survey; United States. Biological Survey; United States. Bureau of Biological Survey; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U. S. ); Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899); Bering Sea controversy; Bears; Biogeography; Natural history; Ornithology; Botany; Life zones; Wildlife conservation. ^c PnoToGRAPnE-R DOWNS BLOCK 7««> SECOND AVENUE SEATTLH. WASHINGT(.) Uay 31st« Dr* C. Hart Utrriam, Washington, D» dm D«ar Uerrian:- I an stndins th© positives to-day by taqprtss to Mr* I^arrinan* Kow about water lints etc* being straight in thes«» many of the negatives are on the plates crooked and that sort of thing and of course in making the positives I have had to make them the same posi- tion on the plate as the original negative, as there was no arrangcnent in the camera for turning the plates one side or the otherfroa the perpendicular at the time of exposure, however I"think the base lines are straight* #571 is possibly not as good a positive as it might be, after look- ing at this one I started to make a second one and dropped the negative on the floor consequently will make no more positives from that nega- tive» I will enclose bill for the positives, THe platinotypes are fin- ished and I will mail them direct to you, certainly I think I have the shadows light enough in these. They are practically outlines and not much more« I fail to see any of these that are not straight as to water line if they are not straight to your eye you can simply draw another base line according as you see it* As I said in one of ray former letters if you stand quartering a square block and make a picture the base line will not,can not run directly straight across the picture so you see there can be a great difference of op
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