199 Alvin pressure hall (hull) being machined at Lukens Steel, Houston, Texas
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 removed from press. 17:20 sphere removed from heat. Last several minutes show sphere in heat and on press, but image is very dark.
Dates
- 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, 800 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