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As the newspapers reported itKlass Everts's 1926 walk across the bottom of Hampton Roads

1 day of original coverage, October 17, 1926, one clipping a day from the papers of 1926. Newest last, the way readers lived it.

Sunday, October 17, 1926

Klass Everts's 1926 walk across the bottom of Hampton Roads

As printed: Diver Walks Five Miles Across Bottom of Hampton Roads in 3 Hours

Evening Star, Washington, District Of Columbia: Diver Walks Five Miles Across Bottom of Hampton Roads in 3 Hours

ContextHampton Roads is the broad harbor where the James River meets Chesapeake Bay, with Old Point Comfort on one shore and the Norfolk naval base on the other. A diver of this era worked in a canvas suit with a weighted helmet, fed air by hose from a boat above.

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