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Alvin (Submarine)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 546 Collections and/or Records:

234 Alvin underwater, some good scenes showing maneuvers, congratulations on trials

 Item — Shelf A5: [Barcode: 30120005372]
Identifier: 30120005372
Scope and Contents 0:01 Alvin maneuvering in shallow water with divers nearby. 0:05 Alvin moving near sea floor. 2:05 screen mostly black except for bar of light on right. 2:55 camera being raised from water, brief scene of deck. 3:10 Alvin touching sea floor. 3:42 divers removing equipment and inspecting underside of Alvin. 4:50 divers tying rope to removed equipment, Alvin near surface. 6:22 Alvin at sea floor with divers. 6:38 divers following Alvin. 7:32 dropping equipment from underside of Alvin, divers...
Dates: 1964-1975

235 Trims N Ordinance Litten Burke, Bermuda September 1965, SW research E Alvin on Lulu, September 1965

 Item — Shelf A5: [Barcode: 30120005522]
Identifier: 30120005522
Scope and Contents 0:01 Alvin in water with divers, tied to Lulu. 0:13 working on Alvin, not fully assembled, in warehouse. 0:30 crew eating on deck. 1:01 person holding control for hydraulic arm. 1:10 person looking at controls in sphere. 2:03 Alvin and divers return to Lulu, tied and raised on platform. 2:53 divers on Alvin putting on fins. 3:02 Alvin in water with pilot and divers, tied to Lulu. 3:33 Alvin raised on platform. 3:52 people on Alvin. 4:25 pulling cables to Alvin. 4:39 George Broderson and Val...
Dates: September 1965

236 Alvin in the water with swimmers nearby, general deck, underwater scenes, lowering, manipulation arm working

 Item — Shelf A5: [Barcode: 30120005256]
Identifier: 30120005256
Scope and Contents 0:01 Alvin and divers in the water with small boat nearby. 1:09 tow vessel, Junaluska, throwing rope to Lulu. 2:04 Junaluska begins towing Lulu, views of other vessels at docks and buildings. 2:54 Alvin, on deck of Lulu, moving hydraulic arm, grasping ropes, and manipulating equipment. 5:37 Alvin on deck of Lulu. 5:55 Marvin McCamis and unidentified person enter Alvin. 6:09 Alvin on platform, being lowered into water. In water with small boat. 7:49 view from deck of Lulu. 8:28 views of sea...
Dates: 1964-1975

237 Underwater sound laboratory, filmed by US Navy, Alvin and Lulu prep for dive

 Item — A5: [Barcode: 30120006013]
Identifier: 30120006013
Scope and Contents 0:01 title card: "U.S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory" w/ logo. 0:07 title card: "photographed by U.S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory Field Photographic Unit". 0:15 Lulu at sea. 0:31 unidentified person and telescope. 1:07 Lulu at sea, including views of other vessel and oil rig in background. 4:58 Alvin on deck of Lulu. 5:10 person working underneath Alvin. 5:22 loading tank into Alvin. 5:41 Alvin on deck of Lulu. 6:14 scenes of people performing maintenance on Alvin. 6:48 Alvin's...
Dates: 1964-1975

238 General deck scenes, Alvin being sent to sea, in water with swimmers, return to Lulu

 Item — Shelf B1: [Barcode: 30120004943]
Identifier: 30120004943
Scope and Contents 0:04 Alvin on deck of Lulu, dark/glare from sun. 0:26 people working on deck, pulling ropes and laying them on deck. 1:31 rope running to small boat near Lulu. 1:37 people on deck pulling line, Bill Rainnie left foreground. 1:51 lines being pulled on deck. 2:20 Alvin with divers and small boat in the water. 3:03 Alvin and divers in the water, Lulu in background. 3:30 Alvin and divers. 4:39 Alvin tied to Lulu. 4:56 Alvin on deck of Lulu. 5:20 crew pulling ropes and tying them to Alvin. 5:59...
Dates: 1964-1975

239 Alvin and Lulu scenes

 Item — Shelf A5: [Barcode: 30120004989]
Identifier: 30120004989
Scope and Contents 0:03 title card, "US Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory" with logo. 0:09 title card, "Photographed by US Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory Field Photographic Unit". 0:17 Lulu at sea. 0:34 unidentified person on deck with telescope. 1:10 Lulu at sea, oil rig and small boat in background. 5:00 Alvin on deck. 5:13 people working underneath Alvin. 5:25 Alvin on deck. 5:59 people cleaning and doing maintenance on Alvin. 6:25 Alvin's cameras and lights. 7:25 people on deck of Lulu, pulling rope...
Dates: 1964-1975

240 Scenes of Alvin taken from above, launch from Lulu

 Item — Shelf A5: [Barcode: 30120004998]
Identifier: 30120004998
Scope and Contents 0:01 Alvin on the Lulu, partially disassembled, with top section being lifted by winch. 1:15 replacing top section of Alvin. 2:04 view water flowing between Lulu's pontoons. 2:50 people on deck. 2:59 Alvin, reassembled on deck. 3:15 view of water from Lulu. 3:31 view of water between pontoons. 4:01 people on deck near Alvin. 4:10 pulling rope on deck. 4:36 Lulu being towed. 5:21 tow vessel and Lulu. 6:22 Lulu and tow vessel at dock, people on dock. 6:41 Bill Rainnie. 6:47 Lulu and tow vessel...
Dates: 1964-1975

241 Scene between Lulu pontoons, Alvin scenes, June 30, 1974

 Item — Shelf A6: [Barcode: 30120004658]
Identifier: 30120004658
Scope and Contents The film includes footage from Project FAMOUS, including Alvin dive 518. 0:01 Lulu. 0:15 sound starts. Lulu with Alvin on platform, crew lowering Alvin into the water. 1:20 people climbing in and on Alvin. 1:52 Alvin lowered into the water. 3:30 divers jump into the water, Alvin untied and moving away from Lulu. 4:50 Alvin with divers, Lulu in background. 5:38 view of water from deck of Lulu. 6:25 pontoon in the water. 8:05 Alvin on deck of Lulu. 8:52 pontoon in the water. 9:09 deck of Lulu....
Dates: June 30, 1974

242 Lulu under tow, Lulu first sonar tower and how the operation tracked Alvin by hand, Bermuda, July 1966

 Item — Shelf E5: [Barcode: 30120005611]
Identifier: 30120005611
Scope and Contents

0:01 Lulu being towed, Alvin on deck. 0:22 people on deck working with equipment. 0:43 platform raising out of water. 1:55 people tying rope on deck. 2:19 people working with oscilloscope on deck. The runtime for this video is 02m 50.

Dates: July 1966

243 Alvin maneuvering in Woods Hole Harbor and Alvin being lifted into Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution dock

 Item — Shelf E5: [Barcode: 30120005620]
Identifier: 30120005620
Scope and Contents

0:01 Alvin in the water, with pilot and diver. 0:53 throwing rope to diver to tie Alvin up. 1:02 people on deck, attaching chains to lift Alvin. 1:10 Al Vine walking at right of frame. 1:19 crane lifts Alvin from water. 2:10 lowering Alvin to the dock. 2:27 Alvin on dock with people and crane. 2:39 Al Vine and Bill Rainnie. 2:44 detaching lifting chains from Alvin. The runtime for this video is 02m 49.

Dates: 1964-1975