Color slides document work completed by Waldo L. Schmitt during the Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expedition, 1960 [Smithsonian-Bredin Expedition to Yucatan, 1960]. Some slides are labeled with number, date, location and sometimes description. Names are usually included for individuals pictured. Subject matter includes Mayan ruins; participants working aboard ship; beaches, reefs and other coastlines; participants collecting; anemones. Locations in Mexico include the vicinity of Península de Yucatán, Isla de Cozumel, Isla Mujeres, and Progreso.
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