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New York Zoo Trustees film, 1941

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: F

Scope and Contents

The reel opens up a shipment of turtles arriving, zookeepers transporting animals, a crowded parking lot, crowds of visitors at the zoo, birthday balloons and a celebration for a chimpanzee. The second half of the film starts with divers in the ocean, sharks at the New York Aquarium and jellyfish.

Dates

  • 1941

Access Information

26 films in the Unedited NYZS/WCS Footage series have been digitized by the WCS Archives; 19 are publicly available online. Links to digitized items can be found at the item level in this finding aid or at the WCS Archives Digital Collection page. Items that have not been digitized are not currently accessible. Please consult the WCS Archives for further information.

Extent

1 film : Color; Silent; Positive Print; Acetate Base; 24 frames per second; Kodachrome Master Positive ; 16mm

15 minutes

550 feet (Media Diameter: 11 inches)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Archives Repository

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