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Mountain gorillas, reel 1, 1959 - 1960

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: E
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

Footage from George Schaller's studies of mountain gorillas in Central Africa. Majority of reel is shots of mountain gorillas, also includes shots of Kay Schaller at the Schallers' camp, landscape footage, Kay Schaller observing a volcano through binoculars; local peoples at homes and farms; additional sweeping landscape views. Original source footage for The Mountain Gorilla.

Dates

  • 1959 - 1960

Creator

Access Information

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Extent

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

30 minutes

1100 feet (Media Diameter: 15 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
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Bronx New York 10460 United States