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The Blind Fishes of La Cueva Chica: The Story an Aquarium Expedition, 1943

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: G
Identifier: 104351
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

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 interest"--Film credits.

Dates

  • 1943

Creator

Access Information

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Extent

1 film : Black and White; Variable Area Optical Sound; Positive Print; Acetate Base; 24 frames per second; Projection Print ; 16mm

7.5 minutes

275 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

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