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1967 Diver in Diving Suit at Spray Pond

Citation

“1967 Diver in Diving Suit at Spray Pond,” Madison Historical, accessed December 24, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/1491.

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Description

This is a black and white image from 1967 of a diver in a deep diving suit at Spray Pond. The diver has tubes coming off of the suit for a long term oxygen supply. The man pictured is labeled as "Adams" on back of the photograph.

Subjects

  • industry
  • culture
  • Wood River
  • refineries
  • Standard Oil Refinery

Date

April 1967

Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Black and white photographic print
  • jpg

Coverage

  • Wood River, Illinois
  • 1960s

Identifier

  • WRM-P-0130
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