Unit 2

Footage of Bronx Zoo buildings, grounds and parking lots, with no visitors. Some focus on architectural features and iron fences. "Exhibits. Rainey Gate. Fountain Circle Parking. Tractor train at Fountain Circle. Tractor train at Boston Road Gate. Crotona Gate and parking field. Stand 6"--Original can label.

Footage of Bronx Zoo exhibits, mostly wide-angle establishing shots of buildings and exteriors around the Bronx Zoo. "Sea Lion Pool. Administration Building. Heads and Horns. Monkey House. Lion House. Bird House. Flamingos. Flight Aviaries. Marsh Garden. Wild Fowl Pond. Crane Paddocks. Ostrich House. Main bird house. Bird rock. Cope Lake"--Original can label.

Footage of Bronx Zoo grounds and exhibits, most of the shots are without animals or zoo visitors. "Reptile House. Elephant House. Zebra House. Antelope House. Kangaroo House. Small Mammal House. Raccoon pit. Wolverine pit. Beaver lodge. Otter enclosure. Deer ranges. Bear dens"--Original can label.

"Various fishes, etc. Simla [Beebe?] in the tropics. Sand Tiger Shark. Zebra fish. Stone fish. Ocellated Morey Eeels. Locust lobster"--Original film can.

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

Outtakes of zoo and aquarium general interest scenes, ribbon cutting, the construction of buildings, and the opening of exhibits.

Edited black and white workprint of the Aquarium without visitors. Footage showcasing the beach location and researchers going out on boats for scuba diving.

Footage of New York Aquarium staff, possibly curatorial and/or research staff.

Olaf the walrus arriving at Aquarium, walrus being fed, tusks being capped.

"Switzer Show -Aquarium"--Written on film leader. Aquarium footage including boat on water.