Original 1947 AP Wire Photo showing 28-year-old deep sea diver Jack Conner seated inside a decompression chamber aboard the submarine tender Pelias at Vallejo, California. According to the caption printed directly on the photograph, Conner was flown from San Luis Obispo by the Army Air Forces for treatment after suffering from the bends while abalone fishing. Navy doctor Lt. (jg) William Scott is seated beside him. The caption states that Conner was required to spend 38 hours in the chamber. Measures approximately 6¼x8¼ inches. AP stamp on the back. Note the aged tape on the corners, visible emulsion loss on the image, and typical newsroom/archive handling wear. This photo came from the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
