255 US Navy Dept. Project Alvin scenes: fabrication, placing crew sphere in frame, mounting props, placing outside hull panels

Item — Shelf: B1

Identifier: 30120005434

255 US Navy Dept. Project Alvin scenes: fabrication, placing crew sphere in frame, mounting props, placing outside hull panels

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Scope and Contents

0:02 Alvin frame, unidentified person using hand pump. 0:29 person entering sphere. 0:33 Alvin frame. 1:41 sphere. 2:05 sphere interior, people running cables. 2:49 people, including George Broderson and Bill Rainnie. 2:58 lifting and moving sphere. 3:30 setting sphere in frame. 5:38 installing side propellers. 6:51 attaching front section of Alvin. 8:25 installing rear propeller. 9:02 Alvin assembled. The runtime for this video is 09m 34.

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, 200 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.