Smithsonian Institution Archives

Productions, 1947-1965

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FA02-128
Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Public Information
Dates:
1947-1965
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
1.38 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 film box)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of audiovisual records created during the production of "Sikhote-Aline Meteorite" and "Smithsonian Institution Missouri River Basin Survey." Sikhote-Aline Meteorite" documents the meteorite between 1947, when it fell in Siberia, and 1950 and was produced by the Central Documentary Film Studio in Moscow in 1956. This film, or pieces of this film, were probably used to accompany an exhibition at the Smithsonian. "Smithsonian Institution Missouri River Basin Survey" was filmed by Waldo Rudolph Wedel, Archeologist, Division of Cultural Anthropology, and Warren W. Caldwell, Chief of the Missouri Basin Project, River Basin Surveys, documenting their work on the survey between 1947 and 1965. Materials include original camera rolls, duplicate negatives, and prints, all on 16 mm film.

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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-128, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Public Information, Productions
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Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Wedel, Waldo R. (Waldo Rudolph), 1908-1996 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Caldwell, Warren W. (Warren Wendell) Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Central Documentary Film Studio (U.S.S.R.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
River Basin Surveys Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sikhote-Alin Meteorite (Motion picture : 1956) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian Institution Missouri River Basin Survey (Motion picture) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sikhote-Alin meteorite Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Motion pictures -- Production and direction Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Documentary films Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Museum exhibits Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Siberia (Russia) Place Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Missouri River Place Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Motion pictures (visual works) Genre/Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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