Crew of BELLE OF PORTUGAL Fishing with Irving Johnson and R.A. Dillon

black-and-white photograph

Black and white photograph 2 3/4in x 2 3/4in. Reverse inscription: “302”; “R A Dillon” stamp in blue ink. Images and descriptions of this event appear in R.A. Dillon’s (1943:13) Around the World in the YACHT YANKEE. With Irving Johnson, R.A. Dillon observes and photographs the crew of the California tuna fishing vessel Belle of Portugal. A man, possibly Irving Johnson, stands on the deck surrounded by yellowfin tuna. Galapagos, November 1939—January 1940.