Record

RefNoAV/3/17/3
Previous numbersLSA/1822
6 - ARF1488
LevelItem
TitleSolomon Islands expedition offcuts
Date[1965]
DescriptionFootage from the Royal Society's expedition to the Solomon Islands.

Contents:
On board the chartered ship from Fiji. Collecting specimens; including sea urchin. Collecting specimens in the shallows. Diving. Ship setting off.
10 min: Smoking, cutting rock for fossils.
12 min: Snorkeling amongst coral. Taking coral specimens.
13 min: Tree climbing and chopping of branches.
14 min 30: Digging hole for soil sampling.
16 min: Soil specimens; men holding the legs of a scientist to stop him falling in the hole while he takes samples.
16 min 30: Mountain top view.
17 min 13: A view of the ship.
17 min 30: Taking specimens from tree trunks..
19 min: Setting sail in the ship.

21 min 36.

16mm film
Colour
Mute
Film stock: Kodak 1966
Film length: 800 feet
ExtentOne reel
Format16mm
AccessStatusOpen
AccessConditionsDigitised copy available. For more information contact library@royalsociety.org. Z:\AV archive\Digitised films
RelatedRecordEXP/5
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