254 Ceremony at WHOI dock, Alvin on dock for testing, June 5, 1964
Scope and Contents
0:03 store shelves. 0:04 Alvin on WHOI dock with rows of chairs and crowd. 0:22 people on roof watching ceremony. 0:31 crowd watching ceremony. 0:39 people on podium, including Paul Fye, Adelaide Vine, Capt. Momsen. 0:53 Fye speaking. 1:07 unidentified person speaking. 1:11 Momsen speaking. 1:23 unidentified person speaking. 1:31 Alvin on dock. 1:41 crowd watching ceremony. 2:18 unidentified speaker. 2:45 Fye speaking. 2:51 Adelaide Vine christens Alvin. 3:10 Vine speaking on podium. 3:24 Fye speaking. 3:33 crowd. 3:49 Alvin closeups. 4:13 crowd examining Alvin. 5:14 chains from crane attached to Alvin. 5:21 lifting batteries into Alvin. 6:21 testing propellers. 7:11 Bill Rainnie. 7:21 working underneath Alvin. 7:45 lifting Alvin with crane. 8:03 moving Alvin on truck. 8:28 Alvin in water near dock. 9:20 making adjustments to equipment from rowboat. 9:48 person looking through viewport. 10:05 Val Wilson and Marvin McCamis standing on sides of Alvin while Alvin is lifted by a crane. 10:21 divers on dock. 10:29 Alvin in the water, cables still attached. 10:55 separation test, top section surfaces, divers in water. The runtime for this video is 12m 46.
Dates
- Creation: June 5, 1964
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, 600 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