Dunton, Sam C.

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Film with intertitles of young gorillas playing in their enclosures at the Bronx Zoo. This reel is an incomplete excerpt from the film "Gorillas at Play and Maylasia at the Bronx. Photographed by Sam Dunton"--Film titles.

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NYZS film showcasing the animals at the aquarium, multiple shots of humans interacting with penguins and other animals. "A variety show of new and curious creatures of the New York Aquarium. Photographed by Sam Dunton"--Film credits.

Scope and Contents "High speed photography of a rattlesnake strike. Photographed in the Bronx Zoo by Henry M. Lester. Photographic consultant Sam Dunton New York Zoological Society Staff Photographer. With Herman "the toughest Texan of them all." Directed by Dr. James A. Oliver Curator of Reptiles. A timber rattlesnake is a fairly fast striker. Here he is photographed at normal speed"--Film credits. "This year it was our attempt to obtain a motion picture in full color, at ultra slow speed, of a rattlesnake's...

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A behind-the-scenes glimpse at the workers and animals at the aquarium. A lot of close-up shots of fish and their environment in aquarium tanks. "Lively Days at the Aquarium - 1958. Photographed by Sam Dunton"--Film credits.

Abstract In the mid-to-late 20th century, audio-visual service functions at the New York Zoological Society (NYZS) were not centralized, but were instead performed by a variety of different departments, divisions, and individual staff members. NYZS's Department of Education played a significant role in the delivery of audio-visual services in the Society from the 1940s through the 1980s. By the 1940s the Department of Education's provision of audio-visual services included a visual aids service...

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Film featuring bears, tigers, and monkeys, and footage of wall of photos showing animals cared for by Helen Martini. "Rare, strange and beautiful animals from all over the world are at home at the NY Zoological Park. Photographed by Sam Dunton"--Film credits.

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Close-up of surgery on parakeets. "Surgery of subcutaneous tumor in parakeets. Techniques employed in the NY Zoological Park. Charles P. Gandal Veterinarian New York Zoological Park. Photographed by Sam Dunton"--Film credits.

Scope and Contents A travelogue featuring New York Aquarium researchers traveling to Mexico to study rare blind fish. "The Blind fishes of La Cueva Chica: the story of a New York Aquarium Expedition. Photographed by Sam Dunton and William Bridges. In 1936 a new kind of blind cavefish was reported in Mexico. Little was known about it aside from the fact that it lived inside a warm water cave. We set out to learn what we could as the natural occurrence of an eyeless condition is always of considerable scientific...

Scope and Contents "The Flying White Whales. The story of two expeditions to Bristol Bay, Alaska with the cooperation of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Photography by Carleton Ray. Additional scenes in Canada and New York by Sam Dunton"--Film credits. "From August 5 to 27 [1961] Dr. Ray led an expedition to Bristol Bay where a male and two female Belugas were captured and subsequently transported to New York non-stop on a special plane. Accompanying this expedition were Seward Johnson, a member of...

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Color version of NYZS film chronicling various animals being born at the Bronx Zoo and their keepers' efforts to care for young animals. "The Animal Kindergarten. Baby Animals at the Bronx Zoo. William Bridges. Photographed by Sam Dunton"--Film credits.