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Play Ball! [and various Bronx Zoo footage], 1947-1948

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: C
Identifier: 104516
A digitized copy of this item is accessible by clicking on the image.
A digitized copy of this item is accessible by clicking on the image.

Scope and Contents

Edited black-and-white film of NYZS employees playing baseball, on different baseball fields. There are insert shots of Yankee Stadium, and then various close-up shots of NYZS employees on the field. Employees include Fairfield Osborn, William Beebe, Herbert Knobloch, John Tee-Van, Lee Crandall. "Play ball!"--Film credits. Followed by color footage of Bronx Zoo tractor train, Children's Zoo, and riding animals.

Dates

  • 1947-1948

Access Information

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Extent

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

11 minutes

400 feet (Media Diameter: 7 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

Contact:
WCS Library/Archives
2300 Southern Blvd
Bronx New York 10460 United States