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Alvin (Submarine)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 546 Collections and/or Records:

192 Northern ordinance division of FMC Corp Dump Division, Alvin parts, small sphere 6061-T6-welding

 Item — Shelf B1: [Barcode: 30120005041]
Scope and Contents

0:01: FMC corporation Northern Ordnance Division logo. 0:10 Northern Pump Company factory, outside view. 0:45 opening door to reveal half sphere. 1:00 half sphere being loaded onto fork truck. 1:30 people working on sphere, welding, etc. 4:20 hot spheres cooled in water, flames and steam

Dates: 1964-1975

193 Alvin components being worked on, looks like arm mechanism

 Item — Shelf E5: [Barcode: 30120005648]
Identifier: 30120005648
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: 1964-1975

194 Working on Alvin view ports, control panel, general views of Alvin, January 20, 1966

 Item — Shelf B1: [Barcode: 30120005121]
Identifier: 30120005121
Scope and Contents

Working on Alvin view ports, control panel. General views of Alvin. The runtime for this video is 08m 49. 0:06 Two people assembling viewports, George Broderson. 0:55 Five people working on control panels, Alvin in background, 1:50 People working, cleaning, assembling parts. 5:30 outer shell attached. 8:30 checking fluids. 10:28 George Broderson

Dates: January 20, 1966

195 Hahn and Clay Co. fabricating Alvin crew sphere

 Item — Shelf B1: [Barcode: 30120005078]
Identifier: 30120005078
Scope and Contents

Hahn and Clay co. fabricating Alvin crew sphere. The runtime for this video is 07m 15. 0:01 grinding/polishing/rotating sphere. 1:45 welding sphere. 5:30 people standing near and marking sphere. 6:05 outdoor view of Hahn and Clay. 6:30 testing sphere. 6:45 welding sphere

Dates: 1964-1975

198 Alvin assembly at Otis, rough cut, lots of splices, done for NBC 1968, 1968

 Item — Shelf A5: [Barcode: 30120005853]
Identifier: 30120005853
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: 1968

199 Alvin pressure hall (hull) being machined at Lukens Steel, Houston, Texas

 Item — Shelf A5: [Barcode: 30120005871]
Identifier: 30120005871
Scope and Contents Alvin Pressure hull being machined at Lukens Steel, Houston, Texas. The runtime for this video is 22m 55. Black and white. 0:01 metal plate being removed from heat, put in press, and turned to shape. 4:15 close up of machine pressing sphere in to shape. 5:00 bent plate removed from press. 6:15 people measuring/testing surface of sphere. 8:20 close up of instrumentation. 8:55 cutting torch used on plates. 12:20 person working controls. 12:50 plates loaded onto press for shaping. 16:20 sphere...
Dates: 1964-1975

200 Working on Alvin frame and crew sphere, installing sail, stem section with prop, Alvin ready to go

 Item — Shelf B1: [Barcode: 30120005103]
Identifier: 30120005103
Scope and Contents

Working on Alvin frame and crew sphere. Installing Sail, stem section with prop, Alvin ready to go. The runtime for this video is 08m 49. 0:01 working on unassembled Alvin frame. 0:30 person entering sphere. 2:05 installing instruments and wiring. 2:58 moving sphere. 3:40 loading sphere on to frame. 5:45 installing propeller. 6:05 attaching front frame section. 7:40 installing rear propeller.

Dates: 1964-1975

201 Spectrum Alvin, crew sphere, moving crew sphere, pressure test, taken as South West Research

 Item — Shelf B1: [Barcode: 30120005112]
Identifier: 30120005112
Scope and Contents Spectrum Alvin - Crew sphere, moving crew sphere, pressure test. Taken at South West Research. The runtime for this video is 12m 33. 0:01 sphere outside near crane. 1:15 interior of sphere with exposed wires. 1:40 people around and entering sphere. 2:17 sphere with crane 2:50 attaching sphere to crane and lifting 4:50 lowering sphere into pressure tank. 5:00 testing. 8:38 Southwest Research Center sign, gate and site. 9:30 sphere in tank. 9:45 removing sphere from tank. 11:00 sphere on...
Dates: 1964-1975

202 Alvin fabrication from the spectrum series

 Item — Shelf B1: [Barcode: 30120005096]
Identifier: 30120005096
Scope and Contents Alvin Fabrication from the spectrum series. The runtime for this video is 13m 27. 0:01 sphere outside near crane. 1:15 interior of sphere with exposed wires. 1:40 people around and entering sphere. 2:17 sphere with crane 2:50 attaching sphere to crane and lifting 4:50 lowering sphere into pressure tank. 5:00 testing. 8:38 Southwest Research Center sign, gate and site. 9:30 sphere in tank. 9:45 removing sphere from tank. 11:00 sphere on cart. 12:55 lowering sphere into tank. 13:17 lowering...
Dates: 1964-1975

203 Spectrum Alvin reel 22 Nassau, June 23-24, 1965

 Item — Shelf B1: [Barcode: 30120005032]
Identifier: 30120005032
Scope and Contents

0:06 Bill Rainnie, Earl Hays, and others on deck of Lulu. 0:27 small boats trailing Lulu. 1:15 unidentified people on deck. 2:20 Alvin in the water. 2:40 tying Alvin to Lulu. 3:08 people on Lulu. 4:01 Alvin on platform. 4:10 Alvin in the water, tied to Lulu. 5:00 people near Alvin on platform. 5:17 shore and dock images. 5:37 Alvin in the water near Lulu.

Dates: June 23-24, 1965