Birds of Grenfelland, circa 1931 (35 mm, 4 reels)
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Series Description
Birds of Grenfelland (circa 1931) comprises four reels of 35 mm, silent, black and white, film (total 30:41minutes) recorded during a 1931 research trip by Alfred Gross, his son William Gross, and Thornton Burgess to study bird colonies in the coastal regions of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Newfoundland, and southern Labrador. Among the locations Gross filmed was the Isle Sainte-Marie Migratory Bird Sanctuary, which was established by the Canadian government in 1925. The expedition footage also includes scenes of the Inuit in coastal communities, glimpses of Sir Wilfred Grenfell on board his medical missionary ship, the Strathcona II, and salmon fishing on the Matamek River in Quebec. The films are documented with intertitles and were used by Alfred Gross for illustrated lectures.
Dates
- Creation: 1883-1970
Creator
- From the Collection: Gross, Alfred O. (Alfred Otto) (Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Extent
From the Collection: 45 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository