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Going Down: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 12:01pm.
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Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, circa 1908. "Diver repairing a lock gate." Detroit Publishing Company glass negative. View full size.
It's Coming Back
Submitted by bryharms on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 8:27am.
Helmet diving, or "Surface Supplied Diving", is making a come back! Proponents say it's easier and safer for amateurs to use helmets for shallow dives than scuba tanks (the old canvas full body suits are gone though). Tourist resorts throughout the Caribbean and the Bahamas offer helmet dives - no PADI certification needed.
It's a great way to take an underwater walk on the reef, and you can hold a conversation with your buddies while you're down!
It's Simply The Way It MUST Be
Submitted by Robin on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 2:53am.
Even the diver is wearing a hat.
The Original Leadfoot
Submitted by Berean on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 10:29pm.
Wonder if he wore those shoes driving his new auto home?
Those Were The Days
Submitted by landtuna on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 12:41pm.
"Hardhat" divers had it rough. Tough to see and work in that outfit and, heavy as the diving suit was, he still needed a huge lead weight on his chest to stay down. I can't figure out why all the guys in suits surrounding the diver but it must have been an important dive. If it had been me though I would have opted for a younger man at the wheel of my air pump (on the left of the photo).
Claustrophobia galore
Submitted by noelani on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 12:38pm.
I think I'd die of heart failure before I even got into the water!
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