[William Beebe's diving helmet], 1925, 1927

Item — Box: Unit 7, Shelf: E

Identifier: 104766

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Scope and Contents

Reel shows footage of William Beebe diving in copper helmet and appears to be from two expeditions. From 0:00-2:57, the footage is from the Arcturus expedition to the Galapagos; the remaining footage, from 2:58-6:14 is believed to have been shot during the DTR's Haiti expedition and includes more underwater footage.

Dates

1925, 1927

Creator

Crosby, Floyd, 1899-1985 (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

5 minutes

160 feet (Media Diameter 7 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.