Object Details
Publisher
Underwood & Underwood
Collection Creator
Underwood & Underwood
Collection Citation
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Scope and Contents
Caption "Water glass is built into this paddleboard which is the invention of Captain Charles H Watkins, Chief of the Santa Monica California Life Guards. With the plate glass fitted into the bottom of the hollow paddleboard and an eye piece fitted to the top it can be used for locating lost anchors and cables and for any work requiring a quick search of the bottom at a depth of up to 30 or 40 feet. The new device is expected to be adopted in many quarters for individual sight seeing of submarine gardens. the inventor's son is shown demonstrating the new paddleboard with its all seeing eye." Publishers Photo Service.
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Local Numbers
RSN 19145
AC0143-0019145.tif (AC scan number)
General
Company catalog card included.
Currently stored in box 3.1.73 [220B], moved from [181].
Copy and Version Identification Note
9X21R
Place
California
Santa Monica (Calif.)
Topic
Beaches
Paddleboards
Sports -- 1920-1930
Swimmers
Publisher
Underwood & Underwood
See more items in
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 3: Underwood & Underwood glass plates / 3.1: Underwood and Underwood Negatives / RSN Numbers 19121-19203
Extent
1 Item (4" x 5")
Medium
Silver gelatin on film.
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Photographs
Collection Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Photographs -- 1920-1930 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Nitrate film
Collection Restrictions
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plates are available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Record ID
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