Rescue chamber used in saving men of the American submarine, Squalus, as reported in cablegrams today. This steel shell is the latest type of diving suit. The diver shown made a 60ft. descent off New Jersey last month in it. He is holding a tank containing a mixture of oxygen and helium. This latest scientific device ensures free breathing at great depths. The outfit will resist water pressure at 2000 feet.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 May 1939, Page 7
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71Rescue chamber used in saving men of the American submarine, Squalus, as reported in cablegrams today. This steel shell is the latest type of diving suit. The diver shown made a 60ft. descent off New Jersey last month in it. He is holding a tank containing a mixture of oxygen and helium. This latest scientific device ensures free breathing at great depths. The outfit will resist water pressure at 2000 feet. Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 May 1939, Page 7
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