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Walruses, 1963

 Item — Container: Unit 8, Shelf: B
Identifier: 102962

Scope and Contents

"Walrus. 1963. Gambell, Alaska. Carlton Ray"--Note in original can. " In order to obtain Pacific walruses, Dr. Ray made a trip to Gambell, Alaska, from May 6 to May 30. Through the cooperation of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service four nursing youngsters were collected. Mr. Averill Thayer of the Service, stationed at Kenai; Dr. Francis Fay of the Arctic Research Center at Anchorage; and Mr. Winifred James, Eskimo hunter, made this difficult operation possible"--1963 NYZS Annual Report.

Dates

  • 1963

Creator

Access Information

26 films in the Unedited NYZS/WCS Footage series have been digitized by the WCS Archives; 19 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; Original Kodachrome outtakes ; 16mm

16.5 minutes

600 feet (Media Diameters: 10.5 inches)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Archives Repository

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