Beebe, William, 1877-1962
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1877 - 1962
Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:
[Various footage from British Guiana], circa 1920-1924
Item — Box: Unit 2, Shelf: A
Identifier: 103601D
Scope and Contents
Fledgling hoatzin walking on a tree limb. "Gold boats. River. Canje Creek. Potaro Rapids. [Department of Tropical Research staff standing with local and possibly Indigenous people in front of post office.] [Indigenous people walking and] running on trail"--Beebe film catalog circa 1940, p37. "William Beebe cutting bromeliads. Pouring out golden frogs. Tadpoles on hand. Kaieteur Falls. [William Beebe] capturing a thirty [probably closer to 10] foot boa. William Beebe holding it for Isabel...
Dates:
circa 1920-1924
[Various footage, likely at Caripito and Rancho Grande, Venezuela], 1942-1948
Item — Box: Unit 2, Shelf: D
Identifier: 103935
Scope and Contents
Various footage, some and likely all from Venezuela. Footage includes William Beebe and a young man on a small sailboat, exterior shot of a building and grounds. Microphotographic shots of birds, insects, crabs on the the beach. A large land crabs climbing a tree, antlions, unidentified insects, Squilla mantis, unidentified fish.
Dates:
1942-1948
[Various footage of landscapes and butterflies in Venezuela and Trinidad], 1940-1962
Item — Box: Unit 4, Shelf: A
Identifier: 103781
Scope and Contents
Various landscapes and butterfly field studies. "Original scenery. Pedro [illegible] puddle in road, plain river shot, branch with dry leaves, green jungle shot and plants. Jungle shot, guayacan, Trinidad, purple orchid, manais garden, flowers"--Note in original can.
Dates:
1940-1962
[Various Gloria Hollister footage II], circa 1930-1940
Item — Box: Unit 2, Shelf: F
Identifier: 104174
Scope and Contents
Rare footage of the Department of Tropical Research in Bermuda and Barbados. Reel opens with Gloria Hollister inside of a lab preparing fish specimens and shows her out on location with her dog Trumps. Standing in open water, Hollister holds Trumps up to water glass in order to view content of water below the surface. Flying fish fishing at Bathsheba in Barbados viewed from boats wherein crews are shown using hook-and-line and nets to catch fish. Deep hulled sailboats seen on water from...
Dates:
circa 1930-1940
Various tropical fish, original, circa 1930-1940
Item — Box: Unit 4, Shelf: B
Identifier: 104382
Scope and Contents
Dark footage of tropical fish and coral reefs.
Dates:
circa 1930-1940
William Beebe collection of memorabilia
Fonds
Identifier: 1017
Abstract
This collection consists of illustrations, photographs, artifacts, and other visual materials collected by New York Zoological Society Curator of Ornithology and Department of Tropical Research Director William Beebe. Although the items date from around 1749 to 1960, the bulk date from between the 1920s and 1940s and were likely collected by Beebe during this time. The materials feature a wide range of subjects, from animals to Beebe’s acquaintances and his own fame. This collection does...
Dates:
circa 1749-1960; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1949
[William Beebe's diving helmet], 1925, 1927
Item — Box: Unit 7, Shelf: E
Identifier: 104766
Scope and Contents
Reel shows footage of William Beebe diving in copper helmet and appears to be from two expeditions. From 0:00-2:57, the footage is from the Arcturus expedition to the Galapagos; the remaining footage, from 2:58-6:14 is believed to have been shot during the DTR's Haiti expedition and includes more underwater footage.
Dates:
1925, 1927
Additional filters:
- Type
- Archival Object 41
- Collection 16
- Subject
- Zoological specimens -- Collection and preservation 5
- Bathysphere 4
- Scientific expeditions -- Bermuda Islands 3
- Scientific expeditions -- Trinidad and Tobago 3
- Scientific expeditions -- Tropics 3
- Wildlife conservation 3
- Fishes -- Catalogs and collections 2
- Invertebrates -- Catalogs and collections 2
- Scientific expeditions -- California, Gulf of (Mexico) 2
- Scientific expeditions -- Galapagos Islands 2
- Submersibles 2
- Zoo animals 2
- Amphibians -- Trinidad 1
- Amphibians -- Venezuela 1
- Animal dealers 1
- Arima (Trinidad and Tobago) 1
- Bats -- Venezuela 1
- Biological illustration 1
- Birds -- Bermuda Islands 1
- Birds -- New York State -- Bronx County 1
- Birds -- Trinidad 1
- Birds -- Venezuela 1
- Butterflies -- Venezuela 1
- Explorers 1
- Fishes -- Bermuda Islands 1
- Fishes -- Trinidad 1
- Fishes -- West Indies 1
- Giant panda 1
- Ichthyologists 1
- Insects -- Trinidad 1
- Insects -- Venezuela 1
- Invertebrates -- Identification 1
- Mammals -- Trinidad 1
- Mammals -- Venezuela 1
- Marine animals -- Bermuda Islands 1
- Meteorology -- Observations -- Trinidad 1
- Moths -- Venezuela 1
- Naturalists 1
- Oceanographic submersibles 1
- Parque Nacional Henri Pittier (Venezuela) 1
- Reptiles -- Trinidad 1
- Reptiles -- Venezuela 1
- Scientific expeditions 1
- Scientific expeditions -- Guyana 1
- Scientific expeditions -- Haiti 1
- Scientific expeditions -- Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) 1
- Scientific expeditions -- Pacific Ocean 1
- Scientific expeditions -- Peru Current 1
- Scientific expeditions -- Sargasso Sea 1
- Scientific expeditions -- Venezuela 1
- Scientific expeditions -- West Indies 1
- Syrinx (Bird anatomy) 1
- Tropics -- Research 1
- Underwater exploration 1
- Vertebrates -- Catalogs and collections 1
- Vertebrates -- Identification 1
- Wildlife art 1
- Zoo directors 1
- Zoo exhibits 1
- Zoo veterinarians 1
- Zoo visitors 1
- Zoos -- Administration 1
- Zoos -- Design and construction 1
- Zoos -- Administration 1 ∧ less
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