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Box Unit 2

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Contains 13 Results:

[Department of Tropical Research staff and grounds at Simla, Trinidad], 1957

 Item — Box: Unit 2, Shelf: B
Identifier: 103872
Scope and Contents An edited reel capturing the arduous task of local Trinidadians and DTR staff moving supplies and setting up equipment for the 57th expedition of the Department of Tropical Research to Simla, Trinidad. Exterior shots of station and surrounding area. Shots of William Beebe using binoculars. Shots of a man, possibly David Snow, operating a motion picture camera. Dr. Snow has "continued the observation of manakin displays begun during 1956 and embarked on cine-photography which will help in...
Dates: 1957

[Oilbirds in Trinidad], 1966

 Item — Box: Unit 2, Shelf: F
Identifier: 104201
Scope and Contents

Unidentified researchers traveling to study oilbirds in caves near Simla station in Trinidad. Film begins with close-ups of researchers' faces. Includes footage of landscape; snakes; oilbird cave opening; oilbirds in cave, including chicks.

Dates: 1966

[Gloria Hollister expedition to British Guiana: Flying fish fishing at Bathsheba Beach, Barbados], 1936

 Item — Box: Unit 2, Shelf: F
Identifier: 104174
Scope and Contents Rare footage of the Department of Tropical Research in Bermuda and Barbados. Reel opens with Gloria Hollister inside of a lab preparing fish specimens and shows her out on location with her dog Trumps. Standing in open water, Hollister holds Trumps up to water glass in order to view content of water below the surface. Flying fish fishing at Bathsheba in Barbados viewed from boats wherein crews are shown using hook-and-line and nets to catch fish. Deep hulled sailboats seen on water from...
Dates: 1936