Underwater diver laying cables, 1916

glass negative

5x7 glass plate negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on March 21, 1916. Image of an underwater diver ascending from the water from laying cables. Visible in image: suited diver with hose to surface and metal dive helmut, climbing the ladder from the water up boat's side. There appears to be snow on boat. Handwritten on original negative sleeve: "3/21/16 / 4972-F / #19 / Box 594". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection