Salim Ali films
odd: label: Local Number
content: HSFA 1985.7.1
name: label: Creator
content: Ali, Sálim, 1896-1987
place: label: Place
content: South Asia
label: Place
content: India
topic: label: Topic
content: Ornithology
label: Topic
content: Tiger
label: Topic
content: Wildlife watching
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Received from Bombay Natural History Society and Salim Ali in 1985.
creator: label: Creator
content: Ali, Sálim, 1896-1987
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Film reels (color silent; 15,000 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1947-1980
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Previously titled "Salim Ali's Ornithological Field Footage ca. 1947-1980."
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: HSFA.1985.07
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
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: silent films
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Footage shot of, primarily, bird migration and other subject matter of ornithological interest throughout India. Footage also includes a tiger hunt and wildlife in Assam and an ornithological expedition to Sikkim.

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