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255 US Navy Dept. Project Alvin scenes: fabrication, placing crew sphere in frame, mounting props, placing outside hull panels

 Item — Shelf: B1
Identifier: 30120005434

Scope and Contents

0:02 Alvin frame, unidentified person using hand pump. 0:29 person entering sphere. 0:33 Alvin frame. 1:41 sphere. 2:05 sphere interior, people running cables. 2:49 people, including George Broderson and Bill Rainnie. 2:58 lifting and moving sphere. 3:30 setting sphere in frame. 5:38 installing side propellers. 6:51 attaching front section of Alvin. 8:25 installing rear propeller. 9:02 Alvin assembled. The runtime for this video is 09m 34.

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 : 16 mm, 200 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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