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Walking birds

 Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 287

Scope and Contents

Filmed during the AMNH Gregory-Hellman Transvall Expedition, 1938. Shot at the Johannesburg Zoological Park by William King Gregory, curator in the AMNH Department of Comparative and Human Anatomy, and Milo Hellman, AMNH anthropologist, Walking Birds has the feel of a home movie. Some of the walking birds seen are emus, wattled cranes, ostriches, marabou storks, secretary birds, and crowned cranes. The making of this film was unrelated to Gregory and Hellman's purpose for visiting South Africa, which was to study fossil hominids during the AMNH Gregory-Hellman Transvaal Expedition.

Dates

  • 1938

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Not available through interlibrary loan. Contact AMNH Library Special Collections for terms of access.

Extent

1 Film Reel (5 minutes) : silent, black and white ; 16 mm.

1 Videocassette (U-Matic (5 minutes)) : silent, black and white ; 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

3/4 in., U-Matic, viewing copy

General

Original format: 16 mm. print.

General

http://libcat1.amnh.org/record=b1140448

General

William King Gregory, photographer.

Title
Walking birds, 1938
Author
Iris Lee
Date
2018
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository

Contact:
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