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246 Alvin exhibit center film, starts with turning the steel ball, Lulu, diving, Al Vine, Wilson, McCamis, Alvin maneuvering on sea floor

 Item — Shelf: B2
Identifier: 30120004845

Scope and Contents

0:01 forklift pulling steel plate out of furnace and putting it in press for shaping into sphere. 0:56 Lulu at sea, zoom in to Alvin on deck. 1:15 person in Alvin. 1:24 lowering Alvin on lift. 1:32 Alvin submerged, view from above. 1:41 Al Vine inside sphere, looking through viewport. 1:50 shark. 1:59 Marvin McCamis in sphere. 2:03 Val Wilson. 2:17 Al Vine. 2:21 Alvin descending, views from above, side and rear. 3:10 Val Wilson in sphere. 3:18 Alvin moving across sea floor. 3:31 views of Alvin underwater. 3:52 person inside sphere with instrument visible. 4:14 stingray. 4:35 Alvin moving across ocean floor. 5:03 fish. 5:10 Alvin navigating under water. 5:25 McCamis, mechanical arm control box. 5:39 hydraulic arm grasping object, seen through viewport. 5:59 Val Wilson. 6:09 Alvin descending along sea floor. 6:55 views of sea floor. 7:47 Alvin approaching camera, face visible inside viewport. The runtime for this video is 08m 00.

Dates

  • Creation: 1964-1975

Conditions Governing Access

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

Extent

1 reel : Super 8 mm, 100 ft

Language

From the Record Group: English

General

This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Repository Details

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

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