Unit 3

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"Around the year in the zoo. Interesting animals and events in the New York Zoological Park. Photographed by Sam Dunton. Directed and Narrated by William Bridges Curator of Publications. Production Associate Herbert J. Knobloch Assistant Curator of Education"--Film credits.

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The WCS Archives holds no additional information about this film at this time.

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The WCS Archives holds no additional information about this film at this time.

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"Adventure in the Bronx is a 1941 American short documentary film directed by Joseph Krumgold and produced for the New York Zoological Society. It tells the story of a boy exploring a zoo. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. It was later reissued by Warner Bros. under the name Sweeney Steps Out in the Hollywood Novelties series. Joseph Krumgold later wrote the book Sweeney's Adventure based on the film"--Wikipedia.

Scope and Contents "A variety of African wildlife photographed in Africa by Saul and Lillian Blickman. Adapted and narrated by William Bridges. Producer for Zoological Society Evan J. Anton"--Film credits. Profile of various east African wildlife. Also includes footage of people, including Blickmans traveling with local guides in Ker and Downey safari jeep, local peoples in traditional garments dancing, and local peoples preparing food. Mentions government program to encourage eating of fish by local...

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"An Adventure with Andy. Publisher: New York Zoological Society, Released by McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1959. A story about a day in the life of a baby orangutan at the Bronx Zoo in New York"--Worldcat. See WCS Archives Collection 2008 for script.

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Picturesque shots of deer, bison, birds, multiple nests in the wild with eggs, people with fawns, and the landscape of the Jackson Hole Wildlife Park. Original box label notes that this is a different film from 1949 film with same title.

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Well-composed footage of deer, bison, birds, multiple nests in the wild with eggs, people with fawns, and the landscape of the Jackson Hole Wildlife Park. Original box label notes that this is a different film from 1948 film with same title. "Photographed by James R. Simon"--Film credits.

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The WCS Archives holds no additional information about this film at this time.

Scope and Contents

The WCS Archives holds no additional information about this film at this time.