| THE SEAL HUNTERS Seals are hunted down in the Arctic. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7282 |
| Catalog #: | 191316 | |
| Clip Number: | 191316-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 108 | |
| Timecode: | 01:06:27 - 01:08:23 | |
| Location: | Artic | |
| Year Shot: | 1932 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HUNTING: Seal LOCATIONS/POLAR REGIONS: Arctic (North Pole) | |
| Description: | THE SEAL HUNTERS - Captain Bob Bartlett, Peary's companion on North Pole dash, takes you through the perils of hunting hair seal in the Arctic wastes. M/S's of Captain Bartlett introducing the story. L/S's of sailing ships leaving a very icy looking Newfoundland coast. L/S's of the hunters turning the wheel on the deck of a ship. L/S's of the Arctic wastes. Several shots of the hunters preparing their equipment on the deck of the ship. Good L/S's of the ship ploughing through the ice so as to get as close as possible to the seals. L/S's of the hunters walking and sliding across the ice to the hunting grounds. L/S's of seal moving as fast as possible in an attempt to get away from the hunters. M/S and C/U of a white baby seal in the snow (it looks really cute !). Various shots of the hunters dragging dead seals along the ice. M/S of seal being skinned. The hunters celebrated their blood thirsty days work by dancing and having play fights in the snow. | |
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