American Museum of Natural History
Organization
Found in 687 Collections and/or Records:
The Chavantes of Mato Grosso ; Field work, snakes ; Meshie
Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 38
Scope and Contents
SEGMENT 1: The Chavantes of Mato Grosso. Edward Moffat Weyer, editor of Natural History magazine and the first non-Indian to visit the Chavante (i.e. Shavante) Indians, presents rare photographic images and observations of the Chavantes who live in the Xingu River region of Brazil. Weyer also discusses his visit to the Kamaiura Indians of Mato Grosso. SEGMENT 2: Field Work: Snakes. Robert Northshield, host, observes Charles M. Bogert, chairman of the Department of Amphibians and Reptiles at...
Dates:
1953
The first anniversary show
Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 70
Scope and Contents
The first anniversary celebration of the Adventure series brought participation of more than twenty scientists from the American Museum of Natural History. Taken from kinescopes, the program rebroadcasts highlights of programs aired during the series' first year. Listed below are the dates, subject matter and scientists involved in the segments. 12/13/53 Annapurna: Maurice Herzog. 2/14/54 Origin of the Earth: Harvard University film. 12/20/53 History of Life #2: Catharine E. Barry, Thomas...
Dates:
1954
The golden age of whaling
Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 144
Scope and Contents
The last voyage of the Charles Morgan, an old whaling ship out of Mystic, Connecticut, is the topic of discussion for the program. Edouard Stackpole, curator of the Mystic Seaport Whaling Museum, traces the ship's final journey in 1921 to the south seas where viewers see sailors facing tropical storms and a frightening "Nantucket sleighride" on a whale that is eventually harpooned. The program reviews the history of whaling in America and the importance of the industry in the eighteenth and...
Dates:
1956
The Hopi Indians ; Balance of nature
Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 69
Scope and Contents
SEGMENT 1: The Hopi Indians. This documentary deals with the culture and acculturation of the Hopi who live in virtual isolation from the white man's world on a group of mesas 100 miles northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. The program was prepared with the cooperation of Oliver La Farge, President of the Association of American Indian Affairs and renowned novelist. The deep religious and intellectual beliefs of the Hopi have brought a unique form of government which has been called "beneficial...
Dates:
1954
The romance of the soil
Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 47
Scope and Contents
An in-depth presentation of the physical and chemical properties of soil and man's dependence on it is made by Richard H. Pough, chairman of the AMNH Department of Conservation and Plant Ecology. One segment of the program shows plant growth through time-lapse photography, with unusual views of underground roots drinking up water from the surrounding earth. This film was made by Irving Milgate and co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The...
Dates:
1953
The sea hunters
Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 65
Scope and Contents
This remote broadcast from the Gilgo Beach Marine Laboratory of the AMNH, surveys the techniques of marine hunters. Eugenie Clark, research associate for the museum's Department of Animal Behavior, narrates two films: an underwater sequence that shows a struggle between a moray eel and an octopus and another which includes both a polar bear hunting a seal, and a native spear fisherman battling a shark off the coast of Haiti.
Dates:
1954
The sixtieth anniversary endowment of the American Museum, 1929
Collection
Identifier: DR 160
Scope and Contents
The sixtieth annual report of the Trustees for the year 1928. Also includes three copies of the preliminary abstract from the report.
Dates:
1929
The story of cortisone
Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 86
Scope and Contents
The subject of the program is the discovery of cortisone as a treatment for arthritis. Studies indicate that symptoms of arthritis can be traced back to prehistoric dinosaurs. Dinosaur fossils from the Jurassic period of more that 150 million years ago, show signs of arthritis. A painful disease for both men and women through the ages, arthritis continues to afflict modern man. It was not until chemist Edward Calvin Kendall and physician Philip Showalter Hench discovered cortisone that...
Dates:
1954
The story of Marco Polo ; Campa ; Drums
Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 76
Scope and Contents
SEGMENT 1: The Story of Marco Polo. Eleanor Roosevelt is the honored guest on this Adventure broadcast. She narrates a documentary on Marco Polo's expeditions, and recounts her own experiences in the Orient. She also presents illustrations of what Marco Polo encountered during his travels. SEGMENT 2: Campa Indians. Harry Tschopik, assistant curator of ethnology at the American Museum of Natural History, describes the careful negotiations which take place with native people to record their...
Dates:
1954
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