Original 1947 AP Wire Photo showing deep sea diver Jack Conner, wearing a plaid jacket, being assisted up the gangway of the submarine tender Pelias at Mare Island Navy Yard in Vallejo, California. According to the caption printed directly on the photograph, Conner had been flown from San Luis Obispo after suffering from the bends while diving for abalone. Navy doctor Lt. (jg) William Scott is shown assisting him. The caption notes that the Coast Guard, Army Air Forces and Navy combined efforts to transport Conner to a decompression chamber for treatment. Measures approximately 6⅛x8⅜ inches. Typical newsroom/archive handling wear is present. This photo came from the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
