![New [illegible] Toms River, N.J.- Cadets of [illegible] Academy watch as new diving suit is [illegible] the feasibility of using a mixture of [illegible] oxygen for deep sea diving. The experiment was made by Cyril Von Baumann, traveler, writer and explorer, before students and faculty members of the Naval Academy. Mr. Von Baumann used a new 1100-pound diving suit in which the diver alone controls the amount of air by manipulation of the valves of the tanks he carries with his. The suit is the invention of Capt. Tom Connely.](https://bpldcassets.blob.core.windows.net/derivatives/images/commonwealth:0v83c7654/image_access_800.jpg)
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New [illegible] Toms River, N.J.- Cadets of [illegible] Academy watch as new diving suit is [illegible] the feasibility of using a mixture of [illegible] oxygen for deep sea diving. The experiment was made by Cyril Von Baumann, traveler, writer and explorer, before students and faculty members of the Naval Academy. Mr. Von Baumann used a new 1100-pound diving suit in which the diver alone controls the amount of air by manipulation of the valves of the tanks he carries with his. The suit is the invention of Capt. Tom Connely.
Wide World Photos, Inc. · [ca. March 1939]
[Information from item housing] Diving: Devices
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