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- John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection
Harold "Whitey" Packman, deep sea diver
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PC-001-201
What we saw at Catalina--Harold "Whitey" Packman, deep sea diver
Divers like Packman went to the seafloor to point out interesting plants and animals and sometimes retrieve specimens for the passengers on glass-bottom boats. On the back is printed "What we saw at Catalina," and Packman's record of diving for 3 minutes and 19 seconds to a depth of 57 feet. The stampbox claims that the postage required is 2 cents, which is significant, because until 1952 all domestic postcard postage was one cent except for the years 1917-1918 and 1925-1928. The back of the postcard also has a list of animals and plants that can be seen living on the seafloor.
Harold Packman; Divers; Whitie Packman; Whitey Packman
California - Santa Catalina Island
- John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection
MS-0008
Postcard
5.5 inches X 3.5 inches
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- San Diego State University Library and Information Access, Special Collections and University Archives
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TIFF
22.11 MB
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