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The Elephant Seals of Guadalupe Island, 1926

 Item — Container: Unit 4, Shelf: E

Scope and Contents

Film with intertitles narrating a boat expedition to Guadalupe Island, Mexico in search for an elephant seal for the San Diego Zoo. "The Seal Elephants of Guadalupe Island. Photographed by Robert L. Barkley. Filmed through the courtesy of the U.S. Navel Reserve. Forward: an expedition was made to Guadalupe Island, Mexico in search for an elephant seal for the San Diego Zoo. The expedition was led by Lt. E.W. Dort U.S.N.R. and Dr. Harry Wegeforth president of the S.D. Zoological Society in 1926"--Film credits.

Dates

  • 1926

Creator

Extent

1 film : Black and White; Silent; Positive Print; Acetate Base; 18 frames per second; Projection Print ; 16mm

14 minutes

500 feet (Media Diameter: 10 inches)

Language of Materials

English

General

Digitized in 2023 under the WCS Archives' Shelby White and Leon Levy Film Initiative.

Repository Details

Part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Archives Repository

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