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Treasure hunter Art McKee working with hydraulic dredge on "El Capitana" shipwreck - Florida Keys, Florida

Treasure hunter Art McKee working with hydraulic dredge on "El Capitana" shipwreck - Florida Keys, Florida


Image Number

  • AM0166

Year

  • Between 1955 and 1965

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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.
  • Accompanying note: "Desco mask."

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Physical Description

  • 1 photonegative - b&w - 5 x 4 in.

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Treasure hunter Art McKee working with hydraulic dredge on "El Capitana" shipwreck - Florida Keys, Florida
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Chicago Manual of Style

Stackpole, Peter, 1913-1997. Treasure hunter Art McKee working with hydraulic dredge on "El Capitana" shipwreck - 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/63404>, accessed 22 August 2017.

MLA

Stackpole, Peter, 1913-1997. Treasure hunter Art McKee working with hydraulic dredge on "El Capitana" shipwreck - Florida Keys, Florida. Between 1955 and 1965. Black & white photonegative. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 22 Aug. 2017.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/63404>.

AP Style Photo Citation

(State Archives of Florida/Stackpole)