cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30398
title: Visual Education Panel, Hancock building dedication, USC, Los Angeles, 1941

description: Hancock building dedication events, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA: Visual Education Panel, Room 145 [?] [Hancock Auditorium], Hancock Hall [Allan Hancock Foundation Building], 3616 University Avenue, 1941 January 4, 10:30 [?] am. Hancock Hall dedication convocation, Bovard Auditorium, Bovard Administration Building, 3551 University Avenue, 1941 January 3, 10:00 am. Panel members include: Marion Israel (course of study assistant, Los Angeles County Schools), Warren Scott (head, Department of Cinema, USC; Director, Cinema Workshop, USC), 5 unidentified women (who may include: Margaret Divizia (visual education section, Los Angeles public schools), Marian Evans, visual education director, San Diego city schools), Alice E. Field (community service division, Hollywood office, Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America), Elizabeth Goudy (director of radio, Los Angeles county schools), A.C. Love (editor, National Broadcasting company, Hollywood), Francis Noel (director, visual education department, Santa Barbara schools), Rose Stelter (curriculum division, Los Angeles city schools), Mrs. Frances Wilder (director of education, Pacific network, Columbia Broadcasting system), Pauline Winner (radio coordinator, Los Angeles city schools)), 5 unidentified men (who may include: Bruce Findlay (director, visual education section, Los Angeles city schools), Paul A. LaGue (assistant supervisor, visual education department, Los Angeles city schools), Richard Huddleston (director of radio, USC). Dignitaries at convocation include: Captain Allan Hancock, John C. Merriam (president emeritus, Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C.), Robert J. Taylor (acting dean, Graduate School of Religion), Rufus B. von KleinSmid (president, USC). [no sound] “Visual Education Panel” – container.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1993561/2165810
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1991130/2165811
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30453
title: Aerial views of Santa Barbara County coast & farmland; also SS Iowan run aground, 1941

description: Coastal aerial views along the Pacific Ocean, probably Santa Barbara County, California, USA. Includes aerial views of the American-Hawaiian freighter, SS Iowan, run aground on a reef south of Point Conception, Santa Barbara County, California, USA, 1941 June 12-28. Also aerial views of farmland in the Santa Maria Valley, Santa Barbara County, USA. “Scenic Santa Maria” – container. Two copies of digital transfer.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1988549/2165812
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30556
title: Potato harvest, Peru?, 1935? or 1938

description: Bosses oversee Indian workers harvesting potatoes, plowing field, and sorting potatoes, Peru, 1935 January or 1938 February (possibly Ecuador, 1931-1935 or 1938). “Peruvian farmers?” – container. 16 frames per second.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1993017/2165813
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30615
title: Velero III men climb down mountain, 1936; microorganism

description: Emory Johnson, Alex Hill, and two other men from the Velero III carry photographic equipment down a rocky cliff face, Baja California peninsula or Gulf of California, Mexico, 1936 February 14 – March 26. Also a moving microorganism viewed through a microscope. “Mexico” – container. 16 frames per second.
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30532
title: Birds of an inland lake, 1941

description: Short educational documentary, "Birds of an inland lake" (Harrison-Roberts Wild Life Films, 1941). “An attractive color film showing the avocet, the cinnamon teal, a family of Canadian geese, the American egret, the magpie, California gulls and terns.” – Educational film catalog (1943) p. 161. “Birds of an inland lake” – container. 16 frames per second.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1990633/2165814
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30573
title: Octopus specimen on board Velero III, 1931-1941

description: Small octopus specimen moving about and being manipulated on canvas surface, probably a boat cover on Velero III, 1931-1941. “Octopus, small” – container. 18 frames per second.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1994595/2165815
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30649
title: Capturing seals, Guadalupe Island, Mexico, 1933

description: Men from Velero III capturing and examining seals on the beach, transporting them onto rowboat, probably Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico, 1933 June. Crewman Kalle “Karl” Hallikainen is one of the men. The taxidemists are Julius Friesser and Frank Wonder from the Field Museum in Chicago. “Seals” – container. 16 frames per second.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1994856/2165816
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30633
title: Quetzal quest, 1941

description: Short educational documentary, "Quetzal quest" (Bell & Howell: Filmosound Library series “Our colorful world”, 1941). Produced by Victor Wolfgang Von Hagen. Edited by William F. Kruse. "This film was made by Victor Wolfgang Von Hagen who with Quail Hawkins has also written a book of the same title. 'Shows the capturing of the Quetzal, a very rare and beautiful bird found in the central jungle region of Mexico. The photography appears dark in spots and in other places it is rather hazy. The color is beautiful, but fades in places. Too much irrelevant material. California. The color in this beautiful film... is outstanding... Highly recommended for nature groups and science groups studying birds.' -- Committee on Classroom Films" -- Educational Film Catalog (1943) p. 163. Locales include: Teotihuacan (near Mexico City), jungle, on board ship. People present include: Arnulfo Arias, Augusto Samuel Boyd. "Quetzal quest" -- container. 18 frames per second.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1994462/2165817
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30371
title: Village life, Panama, 1930s

description: Village life, Panama, [1931-1935 or 1938-1939]. Includes scenes of dwellings, food preparation, whittling, cleaning, playing music, and cooking. Present is Captain Allan Hancock and others. “Panama print” – container. 18 frames per second. Two copies of digital transfer.
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30484
title: Velero III men climb down mountain, 1936

description: Emory Johnson, Alex Hill, and two other men from the Velero III carry photographic equipment down a rocky cliff face, Baja California peninsula or Gulf of California, Mexico, 1936 February 14 – March 26. “Mountains / men climbing / water….” – container.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1994927/2165818
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30343
title: Lobster fishing, Velero III, Marchena Island, Galápagos Islands, 1931-1941

description: Lobster fishing, Velero III, possibly near Isla Marchena (Bindloe Island), Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, [1931-1941]. Present is Captain Allan Hancock, W. Charles Swett, et al. “Fish lobster” – container.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1990052/2165819
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30425
title: Children dive/swim in pool, 1931-1941; Hancock & Chaffey hike, 1936

description: Children dive and swim in swimming pool (“Balboa tank”), possibly in San Diego, California, USA, 1931-1941. Also Captain Allan Hancock and Andrew Chaffey hike near Agua Verde Bay, Gulf of California, Mexico, 1936 March 27. “Balboa tank” -- container.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1991694/2165820
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30363
title: Brick making, field plowing, Inca ruins, Peru, 1935 or 1938

description: Brick making, Inca ruins, and oxen plowing field, near Lima, Peru, 1935 January 10-17 or 1938 February 4-16. “Inca ruins, Lima, Peru” -- container. 18 frames per second. Two copies of digital transfer.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1994484/2165821
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30464
title: Velero III in Panama Canal; birds; local life in Trinidad, [1939]

description: Velero III passes through the Panama Canal, [1939 April 1]. Birds. Local life in Panama and on Trinidad Island, [1939 April 3-26]. Captain Allan Hancock is present. “Trinada” -- container. 24 frames per second, various outs spliced together, different orientations, fixed digitally. Two copies of digital transfer. The copies differ from each other in the order and orientation of some footage.
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30476
title: Harpooning & chasing down a manta ray, Velero III, 1931-1941

description: Harpooning and chasing down a manta ray, Velero III, 1931-1941. One of the men is Kalle “Karl” Hallikainen (Velero III boatman) who is the primary fisherman in the film. The other man, usually rowing, is unidentified. At least two films are intercut together. The unidentified man may be two different men. 18 frames per second. Two copies of digital transfer.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1994851/2165822
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30451
title: Aerial views of Santa Barbara County coast & farmland; also SS Iowan run aground, 1941

description: Coastal aerial views along the Pacific Ocean, probably Santa Barbara County, California, USA. Includes aerial views of the American-Hawaiian freighter, SS Iowan, run aground on a reef south of Point Conception, Santa Barbara County, California, USA, 1941 June 12-28. Also aerial views of farmland in the Santa Maria Valley, Santa Barbara County, USA. “Scenic Santa Maria” – container. Two copies of digital transfer.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1995000/2165823
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30518
title: Ray Elliott explores pumice landscape, 1932-1935

description: Ray Elliott explores the pumice-covered landscape from dormant volcano cooled lava flow, 1932-1935. “Lava and Ray Elliott” – container. 16 frames per second.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1992640/2165824
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30519
title: Hancock Films
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1988470/2165825
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30317
title: Collecting coral samples, San Gabriel Bay, Mexico, 1936-1937, 1940

description: Three men in rowboat from Velero III use water glass and grab iron to collect large coral samples just off shore in San Gabriel Bay, Espiritu Santo Island, Baja California Sur, Gulf of California, Mexico, 1936 February 20-22 or 1936 March 20 or 1937 March 6-8 or 1940 February 13-14. “Coral bed, San Gabriel Bay” -- container.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1992289/2165826
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30404
title: Island birds, penguin rescue, Velero III, Galápagos Islands, 1931-1941

description: Island birds, penguin rescue, Velero III, unknown locations, also Charles Island (Isla Santa Maria) (Floreana Island) and Isla Santa Cruz (Indefatigable Island), [1931-1941].
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30167
title: Bird islands, Peru, 1935

description: Bird islands (Ballestas Islands), Peru, 1935 January 10-17. Men from Velero III visit the island where they photograph millions of Guanay cormorants that make the guano industry possible. Present are: Ray Elliott, Louis Filley, et al. “Man on beach, Bird island” -- container. “Rancho La Brea, new dupe #1”. 18 frames per second. Two copies of digital transfer.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1992086/2165827
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30410
title: Nansen bottle operations & microorganisms, 1933-1934

description: Nansen bottle operation and microorganisms in ocean water samples, Velero III, 1933 December 30 – 1934 March 14. Present are Captain Allan Hancock, Halle “Karl” Hallikainen, Dr. Waldo Schmitt, First officer W. Charles Swett.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1994436/2165828
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30219
title: Velero III in the Caribbean, 1939

description: Coastal views of the Caribbean Sea. Harry Wegeforth comes aboard Velero III. Captain Allan Hancock and his new wife Helen Leaf Morgan in Island of Trinidad [?], Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, UK, 1939 April 3-26. Views of flowers.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1992639/2165829
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30462
title: Velero III in Panama Canal; birds; local life in Trinidad, [1939]

description: Velero III passes through the Panama Canal, [1939 April 1]. Birds. Local life in Panama and on Trinidad Island, [1939 April 3-26]. Captain Allan Hancock is present. “Trinada” -- container. 24 frames per second, various outs spliced together, different orientations, fixed digitally. Two copies of digital transfer. The copies differ from each other in the order and orientation of some footage.
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30365
title: Brick making, field plowing, Inca ruins, Peru, 1935 or 1938

description: Brick making, Inca ruins, and oxen plowing field, near Lima, Peru, 1935 January 10-17 or 1938 February 4-16. “Inca ruins, Lima, Peru” -- container. 18 frames per second. Two copies of digital transfer.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1993128/2165830
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30326
title: Wrangling harpooned porpoise, 1931-1941

description: Wrangling a harpooned porpoise, Velero III, 1931-1941. One of the men is Kalle “Karl” Hallikainen (Velero III boatman) who is the primary fisherman in the film. The other man, usually rowing, is unidentified. At least three films are intercut together. The unidentified man may be two different men and the launch is two different launches. “Fish – part of porpoise sequence.” – container.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1994444/2165831
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30526
title: Southern Cross events in Los Angeles, Oakland, Honolulu, Brisbane, San Francisco, 1928

description: The Southern Cross makes the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States mainland to Australia, 31 May – 9 June 1928. On the airplane were Captain Charles Kingsford-Smith (pilot), Charles Ulm, Harry Lyon (navigator), and James Warner (radio operator). Allan Hancock, who owned the airplane and loaned it for the flight (later gifting it to Kingsford-Smith), was co-pilot on the first leg from Los Angeles to Oakland, California. The Southern Cross’ first stop after leaving Oakland was Honolulu, Hawaii. The celebratory parade celebrating the return of Lyon and Warner to San Francisco took place on 11 July 1928. Also present: Captain Allan Hancock, Leila Lyon (Harry Lyon’s mother), James Rolph (mayor, San Francisco). “Southern Cross” – container. 16 frames per second.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1992481/2165832
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30547
title: Small dredge collects sea floor mud sample, Velero III, 1931-1941

description: Captain Allan Hancock, first officer W. Charles Swett, and other men on board Velero III in small dredge recovery operation, 1931-1941. “Aboard Velero, mud sample” – container. 16 frames per second.
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30657
title: Orangutang, elephants, seals, San Diego Zoo, Calif., 1930s

description: Zookeepers interact with orangutang, elephants, and seals (including elephant seals), San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California, USA, 1930s. Captain Allan Hancock shakes hand of orangutang. “Animals, San Diego Zoo” – container. 16 frames per second.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1994400/2165833
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30295
title: Velero III; Allan Hancock; birds; land- & sea scapes, 1934 & 1939

description: Views of Velero III at sea and in port (Los Angeles, California, USA). Captain Allan Hancock with monkey on Velero III. Birds (chickens, boobies, and others). Coast and landscape views (Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico; may also include Clarión Island, Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico and Chimborazo Mountain, Ecuador). “Clarion to Chimborazo” – container. 1934 January or June, or 1939 March. 24 frames per second, part of footage was vertically inverted, fixed digitally.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1994179/2165834
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30253
title: Explorers trek across land along Pacific Coast of the Americas, 1931-1941

description: Various men from Velero III hike over rough island[?] terrain carrying photographic equipment, [1931-1941]. Present are: Ray Elliott, Captain Allan Hancock, Emory Johnson, Charles Swett. Also a woman[?] approaches a seal and a man carries an iguana. “Men walking on land” – container. “Org. sea diver - iguanas - down trail - rock r… - getting manta into skiff” [sic]. 18 frames-per-second, part of footage was digitally flipped. Two copies of digital transfer.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1994243/2165835
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30549
title: Wild elephant roundup, Africa, 1941

description: Short educational documentary, "Wild elephant round-up" (Castle Films, 1941). Eugene W. Castle, editor. Filmed in Africa at the "Service de domestication des elephants" station, Léopoldville, Belgian Congo. “A band of twenty natives under the leadership of one white man sight and stalk a herd of 800 elephants into African wastelands. Armed only with ropes they succeed in capturing a number of the frightened beasts who put up a tremendous struggle, uprooting trees in their frenzy. The captured elephants are taken off among older tamed elephants.” – Educational film catalog (1943) p. 147. “Wild elephant roundup” – container. An earlier? (1930s?) version of the film exists -- silent with intertitles. 24 frames per second.
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30230
title: Training on board TS California State, California, 1930s

description: Training in the 1930s on board the TS California State, the training vessel of the California Nautical School (established 1929). San Francisco harbor is one of the locations. Training taking place is: azimuth compass use, long boat launching, maneuvering, and rowing, guard duty, manual of arms drill, mustering, boarding and disembarking from ship, and docking. People present: Captain Emile Topp, executive officer M.E. Crossman, and chief engineer R.C. Dwyer. Also included is footage of a coati (and a dog) on deck; also footage of the cadets on board Velero III. People present: Captain Allan Hancock, first officer W. Charles Swett, et al. “California State school ship” -- container. Parts of the film are left-right reversed.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1994582/2165836
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30603
title: The hummingbird, 1940

description: Short educational documentary, "The hummingbird" (Bell & Howell: Filmosound Library series “Our colorful world”, 1940). “Life history of the broad-tailed hummingbird. Shows the complete nesting cycle of the broad-tailed hummer, including the nest building, egg hatching, feeding of the young, practice flight and the final take off of the fledglings.” – Hancock film database. “The hummingbird” – container. 18 frames per second.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1990609/2165837
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-30646
title: Friesser & Wonder prepare elephant seal carcass, Guadalupe Island, Mexico, 1933

description: Taxidermists Julius Friesser and Frank Wonder skin and prepare plaster cast of elephant seal on the beach of Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico, 1933 June, for creation of seal habitat group for Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Members of the crew of Velero III assist in raising tent, transporting seals bones back to the ship, and loading a live elephant seal specimen on the ship. Oarsman Kalle “Karl” Hallikainen is one of the crewmen. “Skinning elephant seals” – container. 16 frames per second.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1990058/2165838
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-27886
title: Wash on Angel de la Guardia Island into Puerto Refugio, Mexico, 1936

description: Great wash coming down toward the west arm of Puerto Refugio (Refugio Bay) on Angel de la Guardia Island, Baja California, Gulf of California, Mexico, 1936 March 3-4.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1994533/2165839
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-28769
title: White Canyon, Angel de la Guardia Island, Mexico, 1936

description: Main range of summit of White Canyon near Puerto Refugio (Refugio Bay), Angel de la Guardia Island, Baja California, Gulf of California, Mexico, 1936 March 3-4.
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-25861
title: Seagulls swimming, flying, landing, 1948-1965

description: Seagulls [?] swimming, flying, and landing, between 1948-1965. "Birds, Velero IV."
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1988534/2165840
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-28922
title: Southwest end of Tiburón Island, Mexico, 1936

description: Southwest end of Tiburón Island, Sonora, Gulf of California, Mexico, 1936 March 10-11.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1992345/2165841
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-25867
title: Views of mountainous island coast & Velero IV, 1948-1965

description: Views of mountainous island coast and Velero IV, between 1948-1965.
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-25858
title: Waterfowl eggs, bird taking off, small tree, 1948-1965

description: Waterfowl eggs, bird taking off, small tree, between 1948-1965. "Birds, Velero IV."
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1993926/2165842
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-25842
title: Crabs, 1948-1965

description: Crabs on rocks, between 1948-1965.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-06.1995158/2165843
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from June 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-26010
title: Scientists on Velero IV & specimens, ca. 1950s-1960s

description: Scientists gather and examine marine specimens, Velero IV, possibly off of Santa Catalina Island, California, USC, 1950s-1960s [?]. Specimens include: starfish, sunflower starfish [?], coral, sea slugs, octopus, crabs, cerith snail [?], conch [?], sea urchin [?], mollusk [?], fish (for eating). People include: Captain Allan Hancock, Fred C. Ziesenhenne.
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1989654/2165844
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020
DOI: 10.25549/hancock-c82-29659
title: Hancock Photographs
DOI: 10.25582/data.2020-05.1990572/2165845
title: Data for EMSL Project 51287 from May 2020