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Wildlife Conservation Society (New York, N.Y.)

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Found in 998 Collections and/or Records:

Frog Pregnancy Test, 1941

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: D
Identifier: 103921
Scope and Contents Short film illustrating laboratory experiments with the "frog test"--ie. using frogs to test for pregnancy in humans. "Produced by A. L. Weisman MD from the Jewish Memorial Hospital. C.W. Coates NY Aquarium. Photography by Murray Spago New York Aquarium." "Over 3,000 tests on 11,000 animals by twelve groups of workers show that this test for early pregnancy is as accurate as the A-Z or Friedman tests but is much more rapid." "The 'frogs' are stored at the Aquarium after their arrival from...
Dates: 1941

Frog Pregnancy Test (Outtakes), 1941

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: D
Identifier: 103922
Scope and Contents

Outtakes from Frog Pregnancy Test film.

Dates: 1941

[Frogs], 1951

 Item — Container: Unit 4, Shelf: D
Scope and Contents

Close-up footage of frogs. Shot list: "Tree frog. Bufo blombergi. Spotted yellow frog Brazil"--Original can label.

Dates: 1951

From the Pampas to Patagonia (English language version), 1965

 Item — Container: Unit 7, Shelf: D
Identifier: 104743
Scope and Contents

English language version of film by William G. Conway and Robert Goelet, celebrating Argentina's wildlife and wild places and urging their preservation. Includes footage of torrent ducks, Magellanic woodpeckers, and elephant seals.

Dates: 1965

From the Pampas to Patagonia (Silent), 1964

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: A
Identifier: 103566
Scope and Contents

Silent version of film by William G. Conway and Robert Goelet, celebrating Argentina's wildlife and wild places and urging their preservation. Includes footage of torrent ducks, Magellanic woodpeckers, and elephant seals.

Dates: 1964

From the Pampas to Patagonia (Spanish language version), 1965

 Item — Container: Unit 7, Shelf: D
Identifier: 104745
Scope and Contents

Spanish language version of film by William G. Conway and Robert Goelet, celebrating Argentina's wildlife and wild places and urging their preservation. Includes footage of torrent ducks, Magellanic woodpeckers, and elephant seals.

Dates: 1965

Future Generations "Celebrate", 1996

 Item — Container: Unit 4, Shelf: C
Identifier: 104426
Scope and Contents

Possibly related to NYZS Centennial in 1995.

Dates: 1996

Future Generations "Celebrate" (Soundtrack), 1996

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: B
Identifier: 104243
Scope and Contents

Possibly related to NYZS Centennial in 1995.

Dates: 1996

Galapagos [Segment from NBC-TV Today Show series], 1961

 Item — Container: Unit 4, Shelf: C
Scope and Contents

Footage from Galapagos of tortoises, birds, elephant seals, and iguanas. Connection to WCS unidentified.

Dates: 1961

Galliformes, 1948 - 1952

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: F
Scope and Contents

Reel shot list: "Galliformes - turkeys, guineafowl, pheasants, peafowl. Congo peacock - Afropavo congensis. Turkey-Meleagris sp. sandgrouse. E. Africa footage. Guinea fowl (E. Africa footage). Red-necked or yellow-necked Spurfowl. E. Africa. Rooster and hen feet. peacock"--Original can label.

Dates: 1948 - 1952

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Archival Object 959
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Subject
Wildlife conservation 17
Zoos -- Administration 14
Zoo animals 11
Public aquariums 8
Aquarists 6
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Public aquariums -- Design and construction 6
Aquarium animals 5
Aquatic animals 5
Zoo directors 5
Zoo exhibits 5
Zoos -- Employees 5
Marine laboratories 4
Scientific expeditions 4
Wildlife conservation -- Law and legislation 4
Wildlife research 4
Animal dealers 3
Herpetology 3
Marine biologists 3
Wildlife conservation -- Fieldwork 3
Wildlife management 3
Zoo veterinarians 3
Zoo visitors 3
Birds -- Conservation 2
Endangered species 2
Herpetologists 2
Ichthyologists 2
Marine ecology 2
New York Zoological Society -- History 2
Public aquariums -- Administration 2
Scientific expeditions -- Trinidad and Tobago 2
Wildlife art 2
Wildlife conservation -- Africa 2
Wildlife conservationists 2
Zoos -- Design and construction 2
Zoos -- Administration 2
Zoos -- Educational aspects 2
American bison 1
Aquarium visitors 1
Bathysphere 1
Birds -- New York State -- Bronx County 1
Birds of paradise (Birds) 1
Electrophorus (Fish) 1
Endangered species -- Law and legislation -- United States 1
Giant panda 1
Mammalogists 1
Mammalogy 1
Mammals -- Research 1
Marine natural products 1
Motion picture film collections 1
Museum exhibits 1
National parks and reserves 1
New York Zoological Park -- History 1
Ornithologists 1
Primates -- Africa 1
Protected areas 1
Public aquariums -- Educational aspects 1
Public aquariums -- Employees 1
Reptiles 1
Rodents -- Canada 1
Scientific expeditions -- Bermuda Islands 1
Scientific expeditions -- Costa Rica 1
Scientific expeditions -- Guyana 1
Scientific expeditions -- Labrador (N.L.) 1
Scientific expeditions -- Papua New Guinea 1
Scientific expeditions--Asia 1
Snakebites 1
Snakes 1
Veterinary medicine 1
Veterinary medicine -- Research 1
Whale sounds 1
Whales 1
Wild animal collecting 1
Wildlife conservation -- Madagascar 1
Wildlife conservation -- Sudan 1
Wildlife management -- Madagascar 1
Xiphophorus 1
Zoological specimens -- Collection and preservation 1
Zoos 1
Zoos -- Administration -- Economic aspects 1
Zoos -- Public relations 1
Zoos -- Publicity 1
Zoos in motion pictures 1
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