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Publication Information
| Creator | Taylor, J. Robert |
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| Date Created | 1937 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 14 x 9 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | J. Robert Taylor photographs, 1898-1930 |
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| Call Number | PH 2676 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | IN COPYRIGHT |
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Man in Diving Suit
1937
Man in diving suit being helped out of the water by three men in a rowboat.
Newly Designed Dive Suit
1937
A revolutionary dive suit that solved the problems of breathing air at depth by using a mixture of helium and oxygen rather than nitrogen and oxygen. The suit allowed the diver to can the air suppl...
Divers Testing New Breathing Mixture in a Revolutionary Dive Suit
1937
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Lowering Diver Max Nohl into Lake Michigan in Preparation for a Record Deep Dive
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On April 10th, 1937, Max Nohl (shown in the dive suit) along with John Craig made a dive on the shipwreck Norland in order to perform another early test of the newly designed diving suit in conjunc...
Men Talking at Bridge
Two men standing on a wooden bridge holding rifles, with a horse-drawn carriage in the background.
Two People Diving
People diving from a pier into the water. On the right, a third diver is standing on the wooden pier.
