Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program

Tape # 2 = Roll 8526 + Roll 8527 + Roll 8529 + Roll 8533

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Resource type
Description
  • Separate 16 mm films were reformatted onto a single DigiBeta tape.
  • Black and white; No sound
Subject
Rights statement
Date created
  • 1933 to 1935
Identifier
  • SPEC.PA.56.0001.PA.2014.0010 Tape 2
Archival context
Summary
  • Roll 8526: (Runtime: 06:35) Contains footage of communication from within Antarctic camps, including radio broadcasts and typewritten messages.; Roll 8527: (Runtime: 13:25) Contains similar footage as Roll 8526, with new footage of dogs as well as explorers talking and getting their hair cut. Intermittent moments of poor quality.; Roll 8529: (Runtime: 09:24) Contains footage of various forms of transport across Antarctica, namely ski and dog sled. Depicts interactions with various animals including seals and whales.; Roll 8533: (Runtime: 05:52) Includes aerial footage of Antarctica and of the planes used to capture aerial footage. Intermittent moments of poor quality. Roll ends with about a minute of no 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.
Related finding aid
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 8526-27, Box 366; Folder 8529, Box 367; and Folder 8533, Box 367, Admiral Richard E. Byrd Papers, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program, The Ohio State University Libraries.
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Extent
  • Duration: 00:36:28
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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