Barton, Otis

Scope and Contents This reel contains three different Department of Tropical Research expeditions: 1) The Bathysphere, Bermuda [also #3]: "Animation, Bathysphere descent. Pulling in twisted hose and uncoiling. Hurricane on Nonsuch Island. Loading Bathysphere from the deck of Taifun, onto the [barge] Ready"--Beebe film catalog circa 1940, p41. "With Beebe and Barton on top. First testing of the Bathysphere - bailing out Bathysphere from water. Second testing of Bathysphere - bailing out Bathysphere from...

Scope and Contents This reel contains three groupings of footage related to two Department of Tropical Research expeditions: 1) William Beebe testing the Bathysphere in Bermuda: "Window leaking. Opening door. Explosion of Bathysphere. Bailing out of water. Removing imperfect window"--Beebe film catalog circa 1940, p41. "Loading Bathysphere with chemicals"--Beebe film catalog circa 1940, p13. "Gloria Hollister outside and William Beebe inside phoning. John Tee Van signaling on deck. Bathysphere going up. Going...

Scope and Contents “Bathysphere Lecture, New. I. Nets out from stern, wire unwinding. Engine. [Octopus shooting ink. Animation of shrimp creating defense cloud.] Animation of chiasmodon. Animation metamorphosis of Gulper eel. Bringing in net. Bringing in pressure gauge and opening. Gladisfen coming in [the tugboat that towed the Ready, the ship that the first dives the Bathysphere were conducted from]. Catch carried to laboratory. Emptying and examining catch. Live caulolipus. Live melamphaes. Live white...