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Background for a Baby Walrus, 1960

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: B
Identifier: 104236

Scope and Contents

Film documenting the bringing of a baby walrus from Alaska to the New York Aquarium. Multiple shots of staff in Alaska, on a boat, and close-ups of tank fauna for the Aquarium. "Photographed by in Alaska by Carleton Ray and Russ Kinne. In the New York Aquarium by Carleton Ray and Sam Dunton"--Film credits.

Dates

  • 1960

Creator

Access Information

49 films in the NYZS/WCS Edited Films series have been digitized by the WCS Archives; 45 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. Items that have not been digitized are not currently accessible. Please consult the WCS Archives for further information.

Extent

1 film : Color; Silent; Positive Print; Acetate Base; 24 frames per second; Kodachrome Print ; 16mm

8.5 minutes

310 feet (Media Diameter: 7 inches)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Archives Repository

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