Bathysphere lecture I, and Bathysphere lecture II, circa 1930-1934

Item — Box: Unit 1, Shelf: C

Identifier: 102454

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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 ceratiad. Live black pediculate. Live serrivomer (from Zaca). Live echiostoma. Bathysphere Lecture, New. II. Animation, Bathysphere descent. Pulling in twisted hose and uncoiling. Hurricane on Nonsuch [island]. Loading Bathysphere from Taifun, on to [the barge] Ready. [The] Ready going to sea in rough weather. Bathysphere brought on deck, leaking. Window leaking. Opening door. Explosion of Bathysphere. Bailing out of water. Removing imperfect window”--Beebe film catalog circa 1940, P41.

Dates

circa 1930-1934

Creator

Beebe, William, 1877-1962 (Person)

Access Information

All films in this subseries 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; 24 frames per second; Dupe Negative ; 16mm

21 minutes

750 feet (Media Diameter: 10 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.