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Antarctica - Weddell seals, reel 4, circa 1964-1966

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: C

Scope and Contents

Footage from Carleton Ray taken during his Antarctica studies. Reel 4 shows researchers weighing seal pups; a seal and her newborn pup; newborn seal nursing; seal mother with what appears to be dead pup under her head; aerial shots of research area; "Turtle Rock Highway" sign; additional seal footage.

Dates

  • circa 1964-1966

Creator

Extent

1 film : Color; Silent; Positive print; Acetate base; 24 frames per second; Master positive ; 16mm

22 minutes

800 feet (Media Diameter: 11 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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