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Alvin (Submarine)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 546 Collections and/or Records:

244 R/V Lulu hoist test of Alvin

 Item — Shelf E5: [Barcode: 30120005666]
Identifier: 30120005666
Scope and Contents

0:03 people on deck of Lulu, views of dock, vessels, and buildings. 1:20 Val Wilson steps aboard Lulu. 1:30 crane driving toward Lulu. 1:50 aerial views of Lulu with test weight in place of Alvin on lift. 2:10 crane on dock. 2:18 Lulu aerial view. The runtime for this video is 02m 49.

Dates: 1964-1975

245 Exhibit center special film used in Alvin model

 Item — Shelf B2: [Barcode: 30120004863]
Identifier: 30120004863
Scope and Contents 0:01 metal plate being shaped into sphere. 0:09 partially-shaped sphere being removed from furnace by fork truck. 0:21 Lulu at sea, zoom in to Alvin on deck. 0:40 person in Alvin. 0:41 Alvin being lowered on lift. 0:55 Alvin under water. 1:06 Al Vine inside sphere. 1:15 shark. 1:24 Marvin McCamis in sphere. 1:27 Val Wilson. 1:42 Al Vine in sphere. 1:45 Alvin descending, view from above. 2:05 side view of Alvin descending. 2:37 Val Wilson in sphere. 2:43 Alvin near sea floor. 2:56 side...
Dates: 1964-1975

246 Alvin exhibit center film, starts with turning the steel ball, Lulu, diving, Al Vine, Wilson, McCamis, Alvin maneuvering on sea floor

 Item — Shelf B2: [Barcode: 30120004845]
Identifier: 30120004845
Scope and Contents 0:01 forklift pulling steel plate out of furnace and putting it in press for shaping into sphere. 0:56 Lulu at sea, zoom in to Alvin on deck. 1:15 person in Alvin. 1:24 lowering Alvin on lift. 1:32 Alvin submerged, view from above. 1:41 Al Vine inside sphere, looking through viewport. 1:50 shark. 1:59 Marvin McCamis in sphere. 2:03 Val Wilson. 2:17 Al Vine. 2:21 Alvin descending, views from above, side and rear. 3:10 Val Wilson in sphere. 3:18 Alvin moving across sea floor. 3:31 views of...
Dates: 1964-1975

247 Exhibit center special film used in Alvin

 Item — Shelf B2: [Barcode: 30120004872]
Identifier: 30120004872
Scope and Contents 0:01 steel plate placed on press by fork truck. 0:18 steel plate being shaped into sphere by press. 0:25 partially shaped sphere being removed from furnace. 0:38 Lulu at sea, zoom in to Alvin on deck. 0:55 person in Alvin. 1:04 Alvin lowered on lift. 1:11 Alvin submerged, view from above. 1:22 Al Vine in sphere, looking through viewport. 1:31 shark. 1:41 Marvin McCamis in sphere. 1:45 Val Wilson. 1:58 Al Vine. 2:03 Alvin descending, views from above, side, rear. 2:52 Val Wilson. 3:02 Alvin...
Dates: 1964-1975

248 Alvin commissioning ceremony held on June 5, 1964 at WHOI, June 5, 1964

 Item — Shelf B1: [Barcode: 30120005292]
Identifier: 30120005292
Scope and Contents 0:03 people on roof watching ceremony. 0:12 people seated. 0:19 speaker's platform, crowd seated in foreground. Paul Fye, Adelaide Vine, and Capt. Charles Momsen on platform with others. 0:35 Fye speaking. 0:52 Momsen speaking. 1:12 Alvin on dock. 1:22 crowd seated in front of platform and Alvin. 1:40 people standing watching ceremony. 1:58 unidentified speaker at podium. 2:26 Fye at podium. 2:33 Adelaide Vine at podium. 2:49 crowd stands. 3:05 Alvin with crowd. 3:09 closeups of Alvin. 3:31...
Dates: June 5, 1964

249 Alvin section NARAD briefing report March 1965, CNO-NARAD 3-64 for RADM John K. Leydon, 1965-03

 Item — Shelf E5: [Barcode: 30120004925]
Identifier: 30120004925
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

This collection contains film and media related to WHOI. Materials range from at-sea footage to recordings of seminars and many other subjects.

Dates: 1965-03

250 Alvin NARAD briefing report 3-72 UNCLASSIFIED

 Item — Shelf B1: [Barcode: 30120005309]
Identifier: 30120005309
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

This collection contains film and media related to WHOI. Materials range from at-sea footage to recordings of seminars and many other subjects.

Dates: 1964-1975

254 Ceremony at WHOI dock, Alvin on dock for testing, June 5, 1964

 Item — Shelf B1: [Barcode: 30120005265]
Identifier: 30120005265
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...
Dates: June 5, 1964

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

 Item — Shelf B1: [Barcode: 30120005434]
Identifier: 30120005434
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: 1964-1975

257 Alvin reel 5 Alvin and Lulu, Alvin in Spain

 Item — Shelf A5: [Barcode: 30120005229]
Identifier: 30120005229
Scope and Contents 0:03 zodiac approaching Alvin. 0:21 people standing on Alvin. 0:36 unidentified vessel. 0:53 Alvin near unidentified vessel. 1:55 preparing Alvin for dive. 2:30 Alvin in the water with zodiac. 2:58 Alvin arm with grabber attachment. Val Wilson. 3:35 Alvin on deck, Marvin McCamis exiting Alvin. 4:04 Alvin on deck, people nearby. 4:15 unidentified vessel. 4:22 Alvin on deck. 4:33 unidentified vessel. 5:17 lifting Alvin with chains. 5:51 Alvin on deck. 6:11 cleaning viewport. 6:43 attaching...
Dates: 1964-1975