Beebe, William, 1877-1962
Dates
- Existence: 1877 - 1962
Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:
[Various animals at Caripito and Rancho Grande, Venezuela I], 1942-1948
Exterior of Rancho Grande field station, various animals, William Beebe and Henry Fleming climbing a tree to collect specimens. Shots of bottles of various acids. Sequence of marionette appearing to do something with bottle of acid. "Assorted flowers, birds, small animals, fulgurites (includes Mung, red howler monkey and arum sequences)"--Note in original can.
[Various animals at Caripito and Rancho Grande, Venezuela II], 1942-1948
A compilation reel with macro photography footage subjects including insects, amphibians, and reptiles on various flora; also footage highlighting the pupa and chrysalis stages of the development of a butterflies.
[Various animals at Caripito and Rancho Grande, Venezuela III], 1942-1948
[Various animals at Caripito and Rancho Grande, Venezuela IV], 1942-1948
William Beebe walking with bush dog; footage of snakes, insects, squid, and fish; lizard eating insects, antlion, fish, and crabs in front of a sunset.
[Various animals at Caripito and Rancho Grande, Venezuela VI], 1942-1948
"Frogs, coral snake, caterpillar (sphinx). Moths at light, [...], ends with Macaw"--Note in original can. Henry Fleming's field experiments in attracting moths and butterflies. Contains some duplicate material from reel 104247 and 103945.
[Various animals at Caripito and Rancho Grande, Venezuela VII], 1942-1948
[Various footage at Caripito, Venezuela I], 1942
Footage taken during the 43rd expedition of the Department of Tropical Research, headquartered at Caripito, Venezuela. "Children in forest, finding [ocelot], boy in hammock scrap, good unused mudhole collect, fighting beetle"--Note in original can. Also shows William Beebe and Henry Fleming collecting various animals. Much of the footage is reproduced in the film Curioseando en la Selva.
[Various footage at Caripito, Venezuela II], 1942
Footage taken during the 43rd expedition of the Department of Tropical Research, headquartered at Caripito, Venezuela. Includes landscapes and shots of local people. Shows the process of a building being constructed with local plant materials. Much of the footage is reproduced in the film Curioseando en la Selva.
[Various footage at Caripito, Venezuela III], 1942
Footage from the DTR's 43rd expedition, headquartered at Caripito, Venezuela. A compilation reel showing local children, Chiriqui (the DTR's pet monkey), and various wild animals engaged in eating, climbing, and cleaning themselves. Much of the footage is reproduced in the film Curioseando en la Selva.
[Various footage at Caripito, Venezuela IV], 1942-1948
Footage of various animals, including armadillo, lizard, sloth. Also shows William Beebe and Henry Fleming collecting specimens in the mud. Various scenery, insects, and birds. William Beebe feeding and petting an anteater; unidentified local man, who likely worked with the DTR, cuddling an ocelot cub.
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- Type
- Archival Object 41
- Collection 16
- Subject
- Zoological specimens -- Collection and preservation 5
- Bathysphere 4
- Scientific expeditions -- Bermuda Islands 3
- Scientific expeditions -- Trinidad and Tobago 3
- Scientific expeditions -- Tropics 3
- Wildlife conservation 3
- Fishes -- Catalogs and collections 2
- Invertebrates -- Catalogs and collections 2
- Scientific expeditions -- California, Gulf of (Mexico) 2
- Scientific expeditions -- Galapagos Islands 2
- Submersibles 2
- Zoo animals 2
- Amphibians -- Trinidad 1
- Amphibians -- Venezuela 1
- Animal dealers 1
- Arima (Trinidad and Tobago) 1
- Bats -- Venezuela 1
- Biological illustration 1
- Birds -- Bermuda Islands 1
- Birds -- New York State -- Bronx County 1
- Birds -- Trinidad 1
- Birds -- Venezuela 1
- Butterflies -- Venezuela 1
- Explorers 1
- Fishes -- Bermuda Islands 1
- Fishes -- Trinidad 1
- Fishes -- West Indies 1
- Giant panda 1
- Ichthyologists 1
- Insects -- Trinidad 1
- Insects -- Venezuela 1
- Invertebrates -- Identification 1
- Mammals -- Trinidad 1
- Mammals -- Venezuela 1
- Marine animals -- Bermuda Islands 1
- Meteorology -- Observations -- Trinidad 1
- Moths -- Venezuela 1
- Naturalists 1
- Oceanographic submersibles 1
- Parque Nacional Henri Pittier (Venezuela) 1
- Reptiles -- Trinidad 1
- Reptiles -- Venezuela 1
- Scientific expeditions 1
- Scientific expeditions -- Guyana 1
- Scientific expeditions -- Haiti 1
- Scientific expeditions -- Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) 1
- Scientific expeditions -- Pacific Ocean 1
- Scientific expeditions -- Peru Current 1
- Scientific expeditions -- Sargasso Sea 1
- Scientific expeditions -- Venezuela 1
- Scientific expeditions -- West Indies 1
- Syrinx (Bird anatomy) 1
- Tropics -- Research 1
- Underwater exploration 1
- Vertebrates -- Catalogs and collections 1
- Vertebrates -- Identification 1
- Wildlife art 1
- Zoo directors 1
- Zoo exhibits 1
- Zoo veterinarians 1
- Zoo visitors 1
- Zoos -- Administration 1
- Zoos -- Design and construction 1
- Zoos -- Administration 1 ∧ less