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Carpenter's Gibbon, circa 1945-1955

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: D
Identifier: 104315B

Scope and Contents

Research study of gibbons behavior. "Photographed and edited by C. R. Carpenter PhD Department of Psychology. Recorded by Penn State University. Sponsored by the New York Zoological Society and the American Film Fund. A study of postures, grasping and locomotion in an Anthropoid ape, the gibbon, Hylobatidae"--Film credits.

Dates

  • circa 1945-1955

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 : Black and White; Variable Area Optical Sound; Positive Print; Acetate Base; 24 frames per second; Projection Print ; 16mm

11 minutes

400 feet (Media Diameter: 7 inches)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Archives Repository

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