Image Number

• AM0102

Year

• 19--

Series Title

• General: Art McKee collection
• Specific: Art McKee Collection Series N2005-8

General Note

• Arthur McKee Jr., 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.

Rights

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Physical Description

• 1 photonegative - b&w - 4 x 5 in.

Subject Term

• Material culture--Florida--Monroe County--Plantation Key
• Antiquities--Collection and preservation
• Coins, Spanish
• Numismatics
• Treasure troves

Geographic Term

• Plantation Key (Fla.)
• Florida Keys (Fla.)
• Monroe County (Fla.)

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