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Scope and Contents ALVIN 791-793 DOS 2 dives 791, 792 DOS 1 dive 793. The runtime for this video is 32m 47s. Alvin dive 791 took place on September 24, 1977 during voyage LU-96. The Chief Scientist was F. Grassle in the operating area of Dos#2. The HOV reached a depth of 791 meters. The purpose was described as 'BIOLOGY' and the sponsor as 'J.A.', or Joint Agreement of National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration....

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

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.

Scope and Contents Film 256. 0:01 unassembled parts of Alvin in warehouse. 0:53 lifting sphere with chain and moving it to frame. 2:31 several scenes of people working on various parts and systems. 4:38 section of outer hull. 5:04 person working on hatch. 5:20 two people making molds of small spheres. 7:10 several scenes of people working on various parts and systems. 7:44 open box showing unidentified system. 8:10 continuing to make molds of small spheres. 8:35 half-sphere molds. 8:49 Alvin partially...

Scope and Contents Film 259. 0:01 store shelves. 0:03 Alvin on WHOI dock, people in chairs and standing for commissioning ceremony. 0:26 people on roof. 0:31 crowd at ceremony. 0:39 people on platform, Paul Fye, Adelaide Vine, Capt. Momsen, others. 0:51 Fye at podium. 1:11 Momsen at podium. 1:31 Alvin on dock. 1:50 crowd watching ceremony. 2:19 people on platform. 2:44 Fye at podium, walking Adelaide Vine down steps. 2:59 Vine breaks bottle on Alvin. 3:09 people back on platform, Adelaide Vine at podium. 3:47...

Scope and Contents Film 258. 0:06 testing surface of sphere. 2:17 oscilloscope. 2:52 torch cutting metal plate. 6:13 person at controls, Lukens Steel. 6:43 heated half-sphere loaded onto a press by fork truck. Sphere rotated and shaped on press. 10:09 half-sphere removed from press. 11:06 fork truck removes metal plate from furnace. 12:50 turning sphere on press. 13:03 sphere in furnace. 13:18 turning sphere on press. 13:59 sphere in furnace. 16:44 forks removing metal plate from furnace and placing it on...

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0:01 Alvin moving along sea floor. 0:20 Marvin McCamis looking through viewport. 0:27 Alvin moving along sea floor. 0:41 Lulu at sea. 0:52 Alvin on deck of Lulu. 0:57 lowering Alvin on platform. 1:03 Alvin submerged with diver standing on top. 1:!2 underwater view of Alvin and diver. 1:18 diver swims back to small boat. 1:25 McCamis looking through viewport. 1:41 Alvin moving along sea floor. 2:16 side propellers moving. Runtime is 2 minutes 33 seconds. Film 298A.

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0:01 lowering Alvin on platform. 0:26 diver steps on to Alvin from lower deck of Lulu. 1:18 divers in water untying Alvin. 1:54 Alvin in water with small boat. 1:58 Marvin McCamis enters sphere and closes hatch. 2:24 Alvin in water with divers. 2:40 underwater view of diver with Alvin. 2:56 Alvin with diver. 3:07 McCamis on transmitter in sphere. 3:19 Bill Rainnie on transmitter in Lulu bridge. 3:25 Val Wilson. Film 298B.

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.

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Film 260 Runtime 28 minutes 36 seconds