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Listen: The Bluegrass & Old-Time ProgramArt McKee in Desco mask using hydraulic dredge during work on "El Capitana" wreck - Florida Keys, Florida.
Image Number
AM0155
Photographer
Stackpole, Peter, 1913-1997.
Date
1955 (circa)
Rights
Collection
Art McKee collection
Series N2005-8
Series N2005-8
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Excavations (Archaeology)--Florida--Monroe County--Florida Keys
Dredging
Dredges
Excavating machinery
Antiquities--Collection and preservation
Underwater archaeology
Underwater photography
Shipwrecks--Florida--Monroe County--Florida Keys
Skin divers
Skin diving
Deep diving--Equipment and supplies
Underwater breathing apparatus
Deep diving
Dredging
Dredges
Excavating machinery
Antiquities--Collection and preservation
Underwater archaeology
Underwater photography
Shipwrecks--Florida--Monroe County--Florida Keys
Skin divers
Skin diving
Deep diving--Equipment and supplies
Underwater breathing apparatus
Deep diving
Personal Subjects
Corporate Subject
Physical Description
1 photonegative - b&w - 5 x 4 in.
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.
Art McKee in Desco mask using hydraulic dredge during work on "El Capitana" wreck - Florida Keys, Florida.
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