The Elephant Seals of Guadalupe Island, 1926
Scope and Contents
Film with intertitles narrating a boat expedition to Guadalupe Island, Mexico in search for an elephant seal for the San Diego Zoo. "The Seal Elephants of Guadalupe Island. Photographed by Robert L. Barkley. Filmed through the courtesy of the U.S. Navel Reserve. Forward: an expedition was made to Guadalupe Island, Mexico in search for an elephant seal for the San Diego Zoo. The expedition was led by Lt. E.W. Dort U.S.N.R. and Dr. Harry Wegeforth president of the S.D. Zoological Society in 1926"--Film credits.
Dates
- Creation: 1926
Creator
- Barkley, Robert O. (Person)
- Wegeforth, Harry (Person)
- Zoological Society of San Diego (Organization)
Partial Extent
1 film : Black and White; Silent; Positive Print; Acetate Base; 18 frames per second; Projection Print ; 16mm
Partial Extent
14 minutes
Partial Extent
500 feet (Media Diameter: 10 inches)
Language of Materials
English
General
Digitized in 2023 under the WCS Archives' Shelby White and Leon Levy Film Initiative.
Source
- Wildlife Conservation Society (New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Archives Repository