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

 Item — Container: A5
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 camera and lights. 8:51 people on deck of Lulu. 9:26 oil tower and other vessel. 9:43 George Broderson with cables. 9:55 people near Alvin. 10:05 small boat in water. 10:15 divers climb on to Alvin. 11:00 Alvin lowered into water. 11:29 Alvin in water, shots of crew untying Alvin. 13:08 Alvin and divers in water with small boat nearby. 15:25 person with headphones and microphone. 15:34 shots of crew working. 16:04 Alvin platform. 16:20 Alvin and small boat in water. 17:05 Alvin dives. 17:41 people on Lulu deck getting in small boat. 18:21 people on deck of Lulu. 18:35 small boat. 18:48 pulling equipment out of the water. 19:05 Alvin surfaces near small boat. 19:23 empty platform lowers into water. 20:05 crew standing on pontoon. 20:13 Alvin and small boat approaching Lulu, divers in water, tying lines to Alvin. 21:45 Alvin pulled toward Lulu with ropes. 22:58 platform raises Alvin. 23:05 Alvin on deck of Lulu. 23:15 person exiting Alvin, crew nearby. 24:08 tow vessel and oil rig. The runtime for this video is 24m 49.

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, 700 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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