896 Alvin hull pressure tests
Scope and Contents
0:05 sphere outdoors near crane and pressure test tank. 1:18 wiring in interior of sphere. 1:28 view inside pressure test tank. 1:41 preparing sphere for test. 2:55 connecting sphere to crane. 3:17 crane moving sphere into test tank. 5:00 closing test tank. 6:10 lifting top of tank. 7:45 person standing on top of sphere inside tank. 8:28 removing items from test tank. 8:41 Southwest Research Center entrance and building exterior. 9:28 sphere in test tank. 10:11 lifting sphere out of tank. 11:07 sphere in flatbed. 12:53 lowering sphere into tank. The runtime for this video is 13m 25.
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, 400 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