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The Flight of a Drone Fly, 1955

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: C

Scope and Contents

High-speed macro-photographic study of a drone fly filmed at 3,000 frames per second. Directed by Henry M. Lester." Supervised by Dr. C.H. Curran The American Museum of Natural History. The Sperry Gyroscope Co. Inc. Study of drone fly wing action"--Film credits.

Dates

  • 1955

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; Negative print; Acetate base; 24 frames per second; Fine Grain master ; 35mm

6 minutes

580 feet (Media Diameter: 12 inches)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Archives Repository

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