Bridges, William, 1901-1984

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Footage shot in the Belgian Congo. Includes Charles Cordier and local people who appear to be presenting Cordier with animals they have collected. Other footage shows young local children, one naked, and several with unlit cigarettes in their mouths; establishing shots of a village, people in a forest around a fire, people demonstrating traps.

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Footage of local people in a village in the Belgian Congo. Similar subject matter but not the same footage as WCS Archives Reel 102582.

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Outtakes from William Bridges' visit to the Congo. It is only landscape footage of palm trees, fields, and the outskirts of the village buildings.

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William Bridges's Belgian Congo expedition to transport three elephants to the Bronx Zoo. "A photographic report of three young elephants presented as gifts to the NYZS from the government of the Republic of the Belgian Congo"--Film credits.

Abstract In the mid-to-late 20th century, audio-visual service functions at the New York Zoological Society (NYZS) were not centralized, but were instead performed by a variety of different departments, divisions, and individual staff members. NYZS's Department of Education played a significant role in the delivery of audio-visual services in the Society from the 1940s through the 1980s. By the 1940s the Department of Education's provision of audio-visual services included a visual aids service...

Abstract William Bridges (1901-1984) was appointed Editor and Curator of Publications of the New York Zoological Society in 1935 and Curator of Publications Emeritus in 1966. This collection consists of papers relating to the Department of Publications while headed by Elwin R. Sanborn (1901-1935) and William Bridges (1935-1966). The collection also contains correspondence, notes, research articles, typescripts, revisions, production notes, and page proofs pertaining to articles and books written by...

Abstract The New York Zoological Society's (NYZS) communications, marketing, publications, government affairs, community affairs, photography and media production, and other public relations functions historically have been divided among several different departments and units. In the late 20th century, these function were eventually united in the Society's Public Affairs Division, but prior to that they were performed by numerous predecessor units, including, among others, the Department of...

Scope and Contents A travelogue featuring New York Aquarium researchers traveling to Mexico to study rare blind fish. "The Blind fishes of La Cueva Chica: the story of a New York Aquarium Expedition. Photographed by Sam Dunton and William Bridges. In 1936 a new kind of blind cavefish was reported in Mexico. Little was known about it aside from the fact that it lived inside a warm water cave. We set out to learn what we could as the natural occurrence of an eyeless condition is always of considerable scientific...

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Color version of NYZS film chronicling various animals being born at the Bronx Zoo and their keepers' efforts to care for young animals. "The Animal Kindergarten. Baby Animals at the Bronx Zoo. William Bridges. Photographed by Sam Dunton"--Film credits.

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First film in the NYZS The Living Reptile Series. NYZS educational film shot at the Bronx Zoo and on location in Florida, featuring Turtles, Crocodilians, Beak-Heads, Lizards and Snakes. "Produced in the NY Zoological Park. Under the direction of James A. Oliver Curator of Reptiles. Photographed by Sam Dunton. Directed by William Bridges. Permission to photograph many scenes in the Everglades National Park and Marine Studios at Marineland Florida is gratefully acknowledged"--Film credits.