Beebe, William, 1877-1962, 1877-1962

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 Various footage from the 40th expedition of the Department of Tropical Research field studies in Bermuda. The reel opens with an exterior shot of a building, the back of William Beebe, and an unknown man walking toward the stairs. Close-up shots of "hibiscus [flowers], spiders, centipedes, and an unknown insect catching its prey. [Close-up of an] antlion, various crabs, and a toad on a stick [floating] in the water. [A medium shot of two] large land crabs [climbing up a tree], [Jocelyn...