Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program

Tape # 3 = Roll 8537 + Roll 8538

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Resource type
Description
  • Separate 16 mm films were reformatted onto a single DigiBeta tape.
  • Black and white; Roll 8537 has no sound
Subject
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Language
Date created
  • 1933 to 1935
Identifier
  • SPEC.PA.56.0001.PA.2014.0010 Tape 3
Summary
  • Roll 8537: (Runtime: 07:18) Contains footage of various activities in Antarctic exploration, including loading and unloading ships as well as interactions with penguins.; Roll 8538: (Runtime: 10:15) Contains footage of travel from America to Antarctica, and of travel to camp upon arrival in Antarctica. Some footage contains sound and is scripted as well as documentary footage.
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Source Collection
Collection identifier
  • SPEC.PA.56.0001
Repository
  • Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program
Alternative title
  • Discovery Lecture Films
File Format
Access rights
  • Users may access the recordings on site in an Ohio State University Libraries’ reading room.
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Call number
  • SPEC.BYRD
Rights note
  • This item, made available for research and educational purposes, may be protected by copyright; the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status.
Medium
  • Digital Betacam
  • 16mm film
Source
  • Digitized from Folders 8537-38, Box 368, Admiral Richard E. Byrd Papers, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program, The Ohio State University Libraries.
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Extent
  • Duration: 00:19:04
Credit line: Series 10: Films, Admiral Richard E. Byrd Papers, The Ohio State University, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program

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