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Arctic expedition, circa 1910

 Item — Container: Unit 5, Shelf: E
Identifier: 102442
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

Film by Paul J. Rainey, believed to be taken during his 1910 Arctic expedition. Shots include a polar bear running on the ice from an approaching boat, close up shots of hunting boats sailing through ice floes, spearing walruses in the water, shots of musk oxen on a priarie with herding dogs, women skinning animals on the deck of a boat.

Dates

  • circa 1910

Creator

Access Information

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Extent

1 film : Black and White; Silent; Negative Print; Acetate Base; 18 frames per second; Dupe Negative ; 16mm

11.5 minutes

400 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

Contact:
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