Unit 2

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Footage from Carleton Ray taken during his Antarctica studies. Reel 1A has footage of seals, and penguins, and research scientists, diving and with audio equipment. Includes underwater footage of seals and human diver.

Scope and Contents Footage from Peter Gimbel and Carleton Ray taken during Ray's Antarctica studies. Reel 2A includes footage of researchers in scuba gear and on the ice, underwater footage of seals and jellyfish and human divers, researchers on the snow with a seal and a newly born pup [note the presence of blood presumably from the birth], researchers cutting into the snow, United States Antarctic Program equipment, scuba divers putting gear on, penguins in the snow, researchers in a lab, researcher...

Scope and Contents "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. Year-in-review film for 1961. Footage includes Great Apes House, baby orangutans at Animal Hospital, keeper Steve Spencook wtih a crocodilian, iguanas and other reptiles, Bird House exhibits, Members Day activities; the...

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Unedited whale footage taken by Roger Payne. "Dead whale on beach, elephant seals, driving in truck, some underwater whales"--Note in original film can.

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Edited montage footage of a zookeeper tranquilizing an elk at the Bronx Zoo for NBC 6PM news.

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"Head New York Zoo FTGE - Inter Neg Reel (2)" --Written on film leader. Various shots of animals and fish in the wild.

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Footage of antelopes and cranes in the wild, with some indoor zoo exhibit footage.

Scope and Contents Closeup and macro-photographic footage of various animals at the New York Aquarium, Osborn Laboratory of Marine Sciences, and Bronx Zoo. "Sponge. Cerianthus. Young sunbittern. Octopus. Stripey. Long-nosed butterfly. Flamming coral. Goatfish. Black-finned colo. Flathead Catfish. Loggerhead and green turtles. Silvery Bonefish. Tarpon. Nassau and Black groupers. Hogfish. Kissing Gourami. Fancy Goldfish. Alligator Gar. Arrow Crab. Misc small fish in holding tanks. Osborn Marine Laboratory....

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Various species of birds in the wild. "[William] Eddy film"--Original film can.

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Footage of the opening party for the Bronx Zoo's World of Birds exhibit. Most of the reel is shots of people at a party and touring the new building.