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Shipwreck cargo artifacts - Cousteau expedition, early 1950s

Major collection: Science & Technology
Named collection: Harold E. Edgerton Collection
Object type: color slide
Maker: Edgerton, Harold Eugene
Place made: United States
Materials: 35mm film; cardboard
Site location: France
Measurements: 2" x 2"

Large metal container filled with amphoras brought up from an ancient shipwreck, surrounded by CALYPSO crew members including Jacques Cousteau and Albert Falco (in scuba suit). (CC)


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thumbnail Edgerton, Harold Eugene
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1903-1990; electrical engineer; professor
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