Bernheim, Danielle
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
The Bernheim-Conant Expedition
Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 14
Scope and Contents
Filmed during the AMNH Bernheim-Conant Expedition to northern Africa, 1953-1954. This film is a good overall record of an expedition which covered 16,000 miles in northern Africa, showing Moslem architecture and the great variations in people and terrain of the region. Given the size of the Sahara Desert (roughly the size of the continental United States) and the people inhabiting it, attention is not focused on any one group. The expedition film was made partially due to the urging of Harry...
Dates:
1953-1954
