David Irwin films of the Canadian Arctic
name: label: Creator
content: Irwin, David, 1910-1970
place: label: Place
content: North America
label: Place
content: Arctic regions
label: Place
content: Canada
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Received from Zachary Irwin in 1993.
creator: label: Creator
content: Irwin, David, 1910-1970
culture: label: Culture
content: Eskimo/Inuit
setName: label: See more items in
content: David Irwin films of the Canadian Arctic
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Film reels (black-and-white color silent sound; 5543 feet)
label: Extent
content: Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1935-1960
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: HSFA.1993.16
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
label: Type
content: Sound films
label: Type
content: Silent films
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Titles are supplied by the archivist for untitled films.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound films
label: Genre/Form
content: silent films
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Arctic exploration and dog sledding footage from David Irwin.  Contains dog sled rescue training and footage from the 1964 Worlds Fair's Eskimo exhibit organized by D. Irwin.  Collection includes scrapbooks, biographical materials, and maps.

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