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Creator:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Armed Forces  Search this
Names:
Explorers' Guild  Search this
Peterson, Mendel  Search this
Extent:
4 Cubic feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1960s
Scope and Contents:
Approximately 50 reels of 16mm motion picture film in various lengths, some are in cans. Includes the negative and completed film, narrated by Mendel Peterson for the Explorers' Guild film, and two short color films show Peterson and another man doing carpentry work in an outdoor setting, then straining a liquid into a bottle.
Biographical / Historical:
Most of the film in the collection was made in the 1960s by or under Mendel Peterson, then curator of underwater archaeology in the Division of Armed Forces History. Some footage was made for a project sponsored by the Explorers' Guild, according to information supplied by Joe Young.
Provenance:
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research use.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Underwater archaeology -- 1960's  Search this
Citation:
Smithsonian Underwater Archaeology Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0262
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8bd349c01-7356-4617-be43-656cf53fec48
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0262