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The Flood in the Fens: making the cofferdam, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Flood in the Fens: making the cofferdam, 1862. The hopes, mingled largely with fears, of the Marshland farmers are centred upon the gigantic cofferdam which Mr
A Diver Working Under Enormous Pressure, 1935A Diver Working Under Enormous Pressure, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]
Going Down at Short Notice: A British Diver Preparing To Seek a Submarine at Sea Bottom, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
The Eternal Fight Against the Sea: Armoured Casing for the Deep-Sea Diver, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
The Bathysphere, 1938. A deep sea submersible invented by Otis Barton for the naturalist William Beebe. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman
The first photograph of a diver under water, late 19th century, (c1920). Illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, Walter Hutchinson, London, c1920s
Pearl Fishery, Torres Strait, Australia, 1886. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol II, by Andrew Garran, illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B Schell