[Bathysphere, Bermuda; Kartabo, British Guiana; and Bermuda lectures], circa 1920-1934

Item — Box: Unit 7, Shelf: E

Identifier: 104786

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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 overboard. Deck shots"--Beebe film catalog circa 1940, p43. Winches. Shots of Gloria Hollister with earphones on and scribing notes. The depths of the Bathysphere being marked with chalk. Gloria Hollister with John Tee Van. William Beebe inside phoning. The Bathysphere reaching 2,200 ft. "Shots of Bathysphere coming up. Dr. Beebe and Barton getting out"--Beebe film catalog circa 1940, p66. 2) Tropical Research Station in Kartabo, British Guiana, circa 1920-1924. ""Butterflies on the beach. [Ruth Rose with] Porcupines. Red howler monkeys and feeding babies through medicine dropper. Walking in mud at San Juan River. [William Beebe] Hauling in giant catfish. Crocodile going into water. Manatee. Dr. Beebe pulled up to tree tops in chair. Various bird shots. Scenery shots with canoe in creek"--Beebe film catalog circa 1940, p60. 3) William Beebe and Gloria Hollister in Bermuda, lecture footage: "Dr. Beebe goes over the side of the boat with diving helmet on. Various underwater scenes [with William Beebe and possibly Gloria Hollister]"--Beebe film catalog circa 1940, p71. Gloria Hollister with diving helmet coming up from dive with ocean specimens. "Dr. Beebe floating around on water wings and looking through water glass. Shots of diving dogs. Shots of Bermuda from various bays"--Beebe film catalog circa 1940, p71. "Shots of monkey getting a bath. Drinks out of glass. Shot of wire terrier swimming. Miss Hollister looking through water glass. Shot of Bermuda Coast. [William Beebe and Gloria Hollister] in tide pool. Catfish specimen. Seining. Shots of sea horses and millions of babies. Shots of Miss Hollister walking underwater with diving helmet. Shots of underwater fish and plants. Loading equipment on boat [Skink] with Dr. Beebe"--Beebe film catalog circa 1940, p65.

Dates

circa 1920-1934

Creator

Tee-Van, John (Person)

Access Information

All films in this series have been digitized by the WCS Archives and are publicly available online. Links to digitized items can be found at the item level in this finding aid or at the WCS Archives Digital Collection page.

Extent

1 film : Black and White; Silent; Negative Print; Acetate Base; 18 frames per second; Dupe Negative ; 16mm

44.5 minutes

1200 feet (Media Diameter: 11 inches)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

General

Digitized through a 2023 Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from the Mellon Foundation.