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A Naturalist in the Arctic : [incomplete]

Item number (ISN):

160782

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1933

Item number (ISN):

160782

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA / OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA: NON NFB FILMS

Accession:

1982-0220

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 2

Production date:

1933

Production company:

National Museums of Canada

Production credit:

photography, Richard Finnie; Percy A. Taverner

Description:

Documentary on one of the Department of the Interior's annual expeditions to the Canadian Arctic. Opening scenes are taken as the S.S. Beothic crosses the Davis Strait in the midst of innumerable icebergs. Greenlanders are seen coming ashore in colourful holiday attire. At the next port of call, on Baffin Island, myriads of dovekies are seen nesting. Views of musk-oxen on North Devon Island, photographed under exceptional conditions, and polar bears roaming the icy wilderness, are among the other glimpses of Arctic life shown. Naturalists preparing specimens for study and shots of polar bear cubs, as well as several shots of sandpipers hopping about the deck, are among the more unusual sequences. <11mn>

Language:

Silent with English intertitles

Notes:

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1. Richard Finnie, Department of the Interior, and P.A. Taverner, National Museums of Canada, photographed this documentary. Taverner shot reel 2.~2. Description from the National Museums of Canada Catalogue (1933) and documentation provided by the donor.~3. This is a Crown work over 50 years and is, therefore, in the public domain,. However, the deposit agreement requires the permission of National Museums of Canada (Canadian Museum of History) for reproduction.~4. Based on the National Museums of Canada catalogue date, the film production date field was changed from 1923 to 1933.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

93422

Format:

FILM

Location number:

2009-02-0034
2009-02-0035

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

2009-01-0026
2009-01-0027

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

152930

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8210-0042

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

POS

Max. shrinkage:

0.5%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

387935

Format:

FILM

Location number:

2009-01-0026
2009-01-0027

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

8210-0042
7301-3685

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

412258

Format:

FILM

Location number:

2009-04-0022
2009-04-0023

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

2009-01-0026
2009-01-0027

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

937133

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

160782-001
160782-002

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

SIL

Duration:

33:55

Made from:

2009-01-0026
2009-01-0027

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

937134

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

160782.MOV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Duration:

33:55

Made from:

2009-01-0026
2009-01-0027

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

937135

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

160782.MP4

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Duration:

33:55

Made from:

2009-01-0026
2009-01-0027

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

937136

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

160782-003

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Duration:

11:00

Made from:

8210-0042

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD579

Restrictions on consultation:

Open

Donor restrictions:

No donor restrictions.

Copyright status:

Copyright expired.

Copyright owner:

National Museums of Canada

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of responsible agencies : no donor restrictions

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