The Peruvian hall
Scope and Contents
The AMNH Hall of Men of the Montaña was installed in 1951 and was supposed to be a temporary exhibition. Twenty-two years later it was dismantled, its success due in part to the innovative use of sound effects. In the old AMNH sound booth a technician explains the purpose of the two recordings used in the hall: one emits the sounds one would expect to hear on a rainy day and the other, the sounds heard on a dry day. In the hall an instructor discusses the various sounds with visiting children. The sounds of bellbirds, toucans, parrots, crickets, and rain fill the hall.
Dates
- 1951
Conditions Governing Access
Not available through interlibrary loan. Contact AMNH Library Special Collections for terms of access.
Extent
1 Film Reel (5 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm.
1 Videocassette (U-Matic (5 minutes)) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
3/4 in., U-Matic, viewing copy
General
Original format: 16 mm. print; incomplete.
- Title
- The Peruvian hall, 1951
- 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
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
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