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LL/32226
Kurt Hutton
1939, 2 September
Photographic Diver

Gelatin silver print
LIFE
Kurt Hutton/Getty Images, 3311037
 
A portrait of the diver, Lawson Smith, who photographed the submarine Thetis after it sunk during tests. A Leica camera was tied inside his helmet so that the trigger came between his teeth, the film was wound on using his lips. Original Publication: Picture Post - 203 - Thetis - pub. 1939
 
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