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Contains 177 Results:

Wild Gold, 1964

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: B
Identifier: 104495
Scope and Contents "The New York Zoological Society presents Wild Gold. Narrated by Robert Montgomery. Photographed by James R. Simon and Royal Little. Edited by Peter E. Hansen. Musical Director Edward Bland. East African Music Collected by C. P. Smith. An Affiliated Film Production. Produced and Written by Irving Jacoby"--Film credits. Portrays threats to African wildlife as caused by Maasai pastoral practices compounded by increasing cattle herd populations; describes collaborative efforts between East...
Dates: 1964

Winter in Jackson Hole Wildlife Park, 1951

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: C
Identifier: 104507
Scope and Contents

"NYZS Presents Winter in Jackson Hole Wildlife Park, Photographed by James R. Simon"--Film credits.

Dates: 1951

Zoo Babies, 1944

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: E
Identifier: 104626
Scope and Contents

"Zoo Babies. Photographed in the New York Zoological Park by Claude W. Leister. Among the birds staring a family of Canadian geese. "Barney" the first young sea lion born and raised at the zoological park. Master Pigmy Hippopotamus is truly a smaller edition of his mother. A young grey kangaroo and opossum. A baby Himalayan Tahr. Young polar bears were newly received from the Arctic. A pair of lion cubs. A young llama, the South American camel. Z stands for zebras"--Film credits.

Dates: 1944

[Antarctica], 1964

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

Overexposed and darkly lit outtakes of natural holes in the sea ice and members of the Antarctica expedition.

Dates: 1964

[Antarctica], 1963

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

Researchers testing water indoors at the Antarctic research facilities.

Dates: 1963

[Bat echolocation film excerpt], 1943

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

Film excerpt from bat echolocation film, soft-focused long shot images of bats flying, no titles.

Dates: 1943

[Bears in Bronx Zoo], 1968

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

Some shots of William Conway and NYZS staff working on the following: "1968 Intro of polar bears to exhibit. 1968 Bear Den construction. 1968 Arrival of Kodiaks. 1968 Introduction of Kodiaks to exhibit. 1968 shifting polar bears"--Original can label.

Dates: 1968

[Belgian Congo, Outtakes], 1948

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

Outtakes from William Bridges' visit to the Congo. It is only landscape footage of palm trees, fields, and the outskirts of the village buildings.

Dates: 1948

[Bronx Zoo crowds], circa 1954-1963

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

Establishing shots of "Crowds. Opening day at the Reptile House. Faces at the Ape House. Crowds at the special interest"--Original can label.

Dates: circa 1954-1963

[Bronx Zoo Extinct Animal Graveyard creation], 1970

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

A shot of a man in a suit hand painting the tombstones of extinct animals.

Dates: 1970