Beebe, William, 1877-1962
Dates
- Existence: 1877 - 1962
Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:
[Various footage at Simla Research Station, Trinidad], 1951
Shot on DTR's forty-ninth expedition, this reel includes footage of William Beebe touring the grounds at the new Department of Tropical Research lab Simla in Trinidad, and of Jocelyn Crane working in "the Flutter Inn," a "large insectary for housing and breeding butterflies and other insects under study"--1951 NYZS Annual report, p49. There are multiple macro photography shots of butterflies, caterpillars, and other insects. "Photography: J. Crane"--Film can.
[Various footage from British Guiana], circa 1920-1924
[Various footage, likely at Caripito and Rancho Grande, Venezuela], 1942-1948
Various footage, some and likely all from Venezuela. Footage includes William Beebe and a young man on a small sailboat, exterior shot of a building and grounds. Microphotographic shots of birds, insects, crabs on the the beach. A large land crabs climbing a tree, antlions, unidentified insects, Squilla mantis, unidentified fish.
[Various footage of landscapes and butterflies in Venezuela and Trinidad], 1940-1962
Various landscapes and butterfly field studies. "Original scenery. Pedro [illegible] puddle in road, plain river shot, branch with dry leaves, green jungle shot and plants. Jungle shot, guayacan, Trinidad, purple orchid, manais garden, flowers"--Note in original can.
Various tropical fish, original, circa 1930-1940
Dark footage of tropical fish and coral reefs.
William Beebe collection of memorabilia
[William Beebe's diving helmet], 1925, 1927
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.
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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