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Divers unjamming hydraulic dredge during work on "El Capitana" wreck - Florida Keys, Florida

Divers unjamming hydraulic dredge during work on "El Capitana" wreck - Florida Keys, Florida


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  • AM0051

Year

  • Between 1955 and 1965

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General Note

  • Arthur McKee Jr. (at left), known as Art "Silver Bar" McKee, was a noted Florida treasure diver for many years and is often referred to as "the father of modern treasure diving." Sometimes called "The Treasure Hunter's Treasure Hunter," McKee pioneered salvage work on historic shipwrecks in the days before scuba diving became popular.

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  • 1 photonegative - b&w - 5 x 4 in.

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Divers unjamming hydraulic dredge during work on "El Capitana" wreck - Florida Keys, Florida
Divers unjamming hydraulic dredge during work on "El Capitana" wreck - Florida Keys, Florida

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Chicago Manual of Style

Stackpole, Peter, 1913-1997. Divers unjamming hydraulic dredge during work on "El Capitana" wreck - Florida Keys, Florida. Between 1955 and 1965. Black & white photonegative, 5 x 4 in. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/63299>, accessed 30 September 2016.

MLA

Stackpole, Peter, 1913-1997. Divers unjamming hydraulic dredge during work on "El Capitana" wreck - Florida Keys, Florida. Between 1955 and 1965. Black & white photonegative. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 30 Sep. 2016.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/63299>.

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(State Archives of Florida/Stackpole)