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

Item — Shelf: B1

Identifier: 30120005112

201 Spectrum Alvin - Crew sphere, moving crew sphere, pressure test. Taken at South West Research

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 cart. 12:00 lowering sphere into tank. 12:30 lowering equipment into sphere

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, 400 ft

Language

From the Record Group: English

Additional Description

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.