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Alvin dives 704, 706-708; LU-90;, 1977 January 17 to 1977 January 27

 File — Container: Film Vault, Shelf: FV5F2, FV5F3

Scope and Contents

From the Record Group:

This collection contains film and media related to WHOI. Materials range from at-sea footage to recordings of seminars and many other subjects.

Dates

  • Creation: 1977 January 17 to 1977 January 27

Conditions Governing Access

Original recordings are restricted for preservation reasons. Contact Institution Archivist for access options at dla@whoi.edu.

Extent

30 Reels (20 small black Sony/Scotch cases with open-reel tapes, 6 small yellow open-reel tapes, 4 large "camera original" open-reel cans)

Language

From the Record Group: English

General

20 small black Sony/Scotch cases with open-reel video tapes

all say Bahamas 77

dive 704: 4 reels

dive 706: 6 reels

dive 707: 5 reels

dive 708: 5 reels

6 small yellow open-reel video tape can-shaped cases

all say Bahamas 77

reel 1: dive 704; reel 2: dive 706; reel 3: dive 706-707; reel 4: dive 707; reel 5: dive 708; reel 6: dives 704-707 (sound)

4 large open-reel video cans

all say Bahamas '77

Reel #1: camera originals - dive 704, battery problems, dive 707

Reel #2: all port side camera originals - dive 706

Reel #3: camera originals all port side - dive 707

Reel #4: camera originals - dive 708

According to Alvin dive log, these dives were all on cruise LU-90 with chief scientist B. Heezen and purpose of geology.

dive 704 - off Cat Island on 1977 Jan 17

dive 706 - off Silver Bank on 1977 Jan 21

dive 707 - off Puerto Rico on 1977 Jan 23

dive 708 - north of St. Croix on 1977 Jan 27

Repository Details

Part of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Data Library and Archives Repository

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