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[Various footage at Caripito, Venezuela II], 1942

 Item — Box: Unit 4, Shelf: A
Identifier: 103763

Scope and Contents

Footage taken during the 43rd expedition of the Department of Tropical Research, headquartered at Caripito, Venezuela. Includes landscapes and shots of local people. Shows the process of a building being constructed with local plant materials. Much of the footage is reproduced in the film Curioseando en la Selva.

Dates

  • 1942

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This item has been restricted because it includes sensitive footage of children. Please contact the WCS Archives for more information.

Extent

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

11 minutes

400 feet

Language of Materials

English

General

Digitized through a 2023 Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from the Mellon Foundation.

Repository Details

Part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Archives Repository

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