The Blind Fishes of La Cueva Chica: The Story an Aquarium Expedition, 1943
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
- Bridges, William, 1901-1984 (Person)
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.
Creator
- Bridges, William, 1901-1984 (Person)
- Dunton, Sam C. (Person)
Source
- Wildlife Conservation Society (New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Archives Repository