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Duck-billed platypus, 1922

 Item — Container: Unit 4, Shelf: A

Scope and Contents

"Duck-billed platypus (around 1922)"--Original can label. "Producer: Pathe. Various shots of the duck-billed platybus. Platybus brought to Bronx Zoo. Unloaded. Placed in cage. Swimming in water. Feeding. Being handled by keeper. Being washed. Creeping around. This is rather interesting material and is marked property of Pathe"--1942 NYZS Film Inventory.

Dates

  • 1922

Creator

Access Information

16 films in the Films, Programs, and Footage not Created by NYZS/WCS series have been digitized by the WCS Archives; 7 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 : Black and White; Silent; Positive Print; Acetate Base; Dupe ; 16mm

5 minutes

150 feet (Media Diameters: 7 inches)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Archives Repository

Contact:
WCS Library/Archives
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Bronx New York 10460 United States