Velero IV activities, specimens, Hancock Air Field, Hancock Building, etc., 1949-1955

Activities on board Velero IV, including deployment and recovery of core sampler, benthograph, and dredge net, and using nets and azimuth compass. Captain Allan Hancock is at the hydraulic arch controls on the aft deck. Also airfield scenes including Hancock with Air Force men, and mechanics changing airplane landing gear tire, probably at Hancock Field, Santa Maria, California. Also underwater views of marine flora. Also collecting specimens from tide pool. Also the exterior of the Allan Hancock Foundation Building, 3616 University Avenue, University of Southern California. Also specimens of starfish, sea urchins, and worms[?]. Also Hancock Foundation publications. All scenes are circa 1949-1955. “Associated LAS [Letters, Arts, and Sciences] master…” – container. 18 frames per second. 103.5 feet.