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Marine Explorations- De Braak

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Materials relating to the discovery and controversial salvage of the British Sloop-of-War De Braak, which sunk off the coast of Delaware in 1798. ;

DeBraak Slide, courtesy Al Bieber;

Klein Side Scan Sonar Record Showing Original find of the DeBraak (3 copies);

Contact Report 1980-09-30;

De Braak Expedition report by Barry Schatz;

DeBraak Survey/Salvage Trip Report, by Kevin McCarthy, 1984-07;

Letter to Al Bieber from M. Klein, dated 1985-04-16;

Handwritten Notes;

Letter to John Davidson from M. Klein, dated 1986-08-28 with newspaper cut out;

Letter to M. Klein from Jon Victor, dated 1987-03-04;

"The Treasure of the DeBraak," by Paul Brodeur, The New Yorker, 1988-08-15;

"Sunken Pirate Ship Found Off Delaware," by Robert Cooke, The Boston Globe 1984-07-31;

"The Debraak," by Ellsworth Boyd, Skin Diver Jan. 1986;

Lake Champlain Phenomena postcard and clipping;

Assorted Newspaper Clippings;