Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program

Tape # 1 = Roll 8512 + Roll 8517 + Roll 8519 + Roll 8524

Public Deposited
Title
Alternative Title
  • Discovery Lecture Films
Resource Type
Permanent Link
Date Created
  • 1933 to 1935
Summary
  • Roll 8512: (Runtime: 07:38) Contains footage of various topics relating to Antarctic exploration, including travel by plane and by boat, interactions between explorers, and interactions between animals such as dogs and penguins.; Roll 8517: (Runtime: 12:04) Contains footage of Antarctic exploration by boat. Explorers are seen preparing for their voyage, on the voyage itself, and arriving at their destination.; Roll 8519: (Runtime: 09:38) Contains footage of Antarctic exploration by way of plane and the preparation of campus in Antarctica.; Roll 8524: (Runtime: 11:40) Contains footage of daily life in Antarctic camps, including preparation of meals, leisure time, maintaining health and care for animals. No footage on last two minutes of roll.
Description
  • Black and white; No sound
  • Separate 16 mm films were reformatted onto a single DigiBeta tape.
Item Identifier
  • SPEC.PA.56.0001.PA.2014.0010 Tape 1
Call Number
  • SPEC.BYRD
Collection Identifier
  • SPEC.PA.56.0001
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Source Collection
Sub Collection
Source
  • Digitized from Folder 8512, Box 363; Folder 8517, Box 364; Folder 8519, Box 365, and Folder 8524, Box 366, Admiral Richard E. Byrd Papers, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program, The Ohio State University Libraries.
Extent
  • Duration: 00:41:26
Medium
  • Digital Betacam
  • 16mm film
Time Period (Topic)
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File Format
Access Rights
  • Users may access the recordings on site in an Ohio State University Libraries’ reading room.
Rights Statement
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.
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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