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

black-and-white photograph

Black and white photograph 3 3/4in x 4 3/4in. No inscription. 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. Several men dramatically hoist yellowfin tuna into their vessel near the Galapagos Islands. An enlarged reproduction of 2010.11.571. Galapagos, November 1939—January 1940.