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Unit 6

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Contains 163 Results:

[Elephants, including training elephant Toto], circa 1961-1967

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: B
Scope and Contents

Outtakes reel of elephant footage: half of the footage is of elephants in the wild the other half is of elephants in the Bronx Zoo, with a shot of a Bronx Zoo staff member riding an elephant. The original box label mentions footage from the New York Aquarium of a narwhal, but this appears to have been removed.

Dates: circa 1961-1967

[Endangered Species Range wild horses and signage], 1974

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: B
Scope and Contents

A group of Przewalski's horses at the Bronx Zoo's Endangered Species Range, with some footage of interpretive signs about endangered species.

Dates: 1974

[Flamingos], 1944 or 1964

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: F
Scope and Contents

"Capt. Muller - 300 - flamingoes"--Film leader. Unedited footage of flamingos on the grounds of the Bronx Zoo.

Dates: 1944 or 1964

[Great Ape House], 1958

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: G
Scope and Contents

"Primate exhibit interior and exterior of Great Apes House"--Original can label.

Dates: 1958

[Lion cubs at Bronx Zoo], 1950

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: C
Scope and Contents

A medium shot of two mature lion cubs relaxing in an outdoor exhibit at the Bronx Zoo.

Dates: 1950

[Marine mammal training], 1969

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: G
Scope and Contents

"Training marine mammals - Aquarium (dolphins). Cuts from "And meanwhile ... 1969"--Original can label.

Dates: 1969

[Monkeys at Tana River, Kenya], 1975

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: C
Scope and Contents

Monkeys at Tana River, Kenya, shot by Thomas Struthsaker.

Dates: 1975

[New York Aquarium facility], circa 1957-1970

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: G
Scope and Contents

Aerial and establishing shots of the NY Aquarium without visitors. "Aquarium facilities. Parking lot. Souvenir stand. Subway ramp to the Aquarium. Exterior to the Aquarium"--Original can label.

Dates: circa 1957-1970

[New York Aquarium fish], circa 1958-1964

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: F
Scope and Contents

Fish at the NY Aquarium: "Sargassum fish. Lungfish. Sea cucumber. Stonefish. Goldfish. Electric catfish. Cichlidae (Acaras). Mudspringer. Filefish. Centrarchidae - sunfishes and basses"--Original box label.

Dates: circa 1958-1964

[New York Aquarium], circa 1970-1975

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: B
Scope and Contents

Reel shot-list "Aquarium exhibits, aquatic scenes and islands. Apparatus at electric eel exhibit. Main exhibition hall. Background preparation. Keeper cleaning tank. Electric eel. Tank exhibits. Oceanic tank. Outdoor pool for pelican pool. Walrus exhibit. Aquatic genetic lab developments sign. Blind Mexican Cave fish sign"--Original can label.

Dates: circa 1970-1975