858 Galapagos Tape - Red Sail Alvin, underwater scenes, vents

Item — Shelf: A5

Identifier: 30120004792

Scope and Contents

0:01 close-up of camera on Alvin. 0:22 Alvin in the water with divers and pilot. 1:00 Alvin submerging, divers swim away. 1:22 still images of Alvin near sea floor. 1:55 tube worms and crabs, closeups. 7:17 crabs and other animals. 11:50 clams. 12:13 mechanical arm grabbing tubeworms and clams. 14:11 crab. 14:56 clams. 16:16 arm grasps clam. 16:38 crabs. 17:36 arm places container with crabs in basket and closes lid. 19:20 fish. 19:57 Alvin at surface. 20:24 diver jumps in water and swims to Alvin. 20:37 divers and pilot on Alvin at surface, Lulu in background. The runtime for this video is 21m 11.

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, 800 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.