Berlin, Germany: c. 1932 Photographer and photojopurnalist Willie Ruge and his partner prepare to take the first underwater photographs outside of a diving bell. Their shoes weigh 36 pounds and the combined gear for this venture below the surface of the Elbe River weighed in at 320 pounds. Here the final adjustments are made to their diving suits.

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