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Found in 134 Collections and/or Records:
Weavers of the Andean highlands
Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 288
Scope and Contents
Filmed during the AMNH Myron I. Granger Archaeological Expedition to Peru and Ecuador, 1930. This film was made by Ronald L. Olson, AMNH archaeologist during the Myron I. Granger Archaeological Expedition to Peru and Ecuador. Granger sponsored the expedition for the AMNH. The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago (disbanded in 1951) approached Clark Wissler, an AMNH anthropologist, about securing motion pictures representing weaving, pottery making, and other such activities, and...
Dates:
1930, 1986
Who rules the world? Insects ; Bird islands of the Pacific
Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 36
Scope and Contents
SEGMENT 1: Who Rules the World? Insects. In this first segment, Mont Adelbert Cazier hypothesizes that someday insects might dominate the earth. His comments on the earth's insect population are illustrated with films of insect activity. The credits and the first part of this segment are missing. A discussion of insect destruction and close-up views of live beetles brought into the studio are also included. SEGMENT 2: Bird Islands of the Pacific. Robert Cushman Murphy, AMNH ornithologist,...
Dates:
1953
Wild birds and man ; Male fish incubation ; Bullfighting
Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 73
Scope and Contents
SEGMENT 1: Wild Birds and Man. Robert Cushman Murphy, AMNH ornithologist, discusses the useful relationships between wild birds and men, as illustrated by the honeyguide bird used by the Wandorobo (i.e. Dorobo) to track down wild beehives in the east African forest. Portions of Edgar Monsanto Queeny's film, Wandorobo, are shown, in which the birds are seen locating and guiding hunters to the hive. They are rewarded with the honey, wax, and grubs left behind after the Wandorobo have opened...
Dates:
1954
Young wild animals ; Antibiotics ; Whaling industry
Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 75
Scope and Contents
SEGMENT 1: Young Wild Animals. In a take-off on Edward R. Murrow's "Person to Person" program, Charles Collingwood, narrator of the Adventure series, "interviews" a young bear and shows films of bears interacting with a fox, skunk, raccoon, porcupine, otters, and other animals in upstate New York. SEGMENT 2: Antibiotics. In a remote broadcast from the largest manufacturer of antibiotics in the world, Pfizer and Company in Brooklyn, Jasper King, vice-president in charge of research, allows...
Dates:
1954
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