Right This Way Mr. Jarrett
Posted by Ross Rosenberg
J. Peress’s 1 atmosphere diving suit — referred to as Tritonia or “Jim 1″, after Peress’s chief diver Jim Jarrett — preparing to explore the wreck of the RMS Lusitania in 1935.
Tritonia, Lusitania. 1935 [vintagephoto]
Categories: 1930s, Photographs, Vintage
Posted at 11:00 am on October 28, 2008
5 Comments -
ah yes, deep-sea diving. technology has surely come a long way since then…but the old world charm of that vintage diving suit cannot be matched by modern equipment.
Comment by nephilim — October 28, 2008 @ 11:24 am
Would you kindly, Mr Bubbles?
Comment by Loz — October 28, 2008 @ 12:17 pm
There’s just something about heavy brass equipment. It looks as though you could take a nuclear blast sitting in one of those. Or at the very least, severely injure someone by giving them a high-five.
Comment by CJ — October 29, 2008 @ 7:39 pm
Tell Ro-Man somebody stole his helmet
Comment by bostonEddie — October 30, 2008 @ 12:21 pm
Mr Bubbles!
Comment by Joe Blo — November 18, 2008 @ 1:38 am