Harvard African Expedition

Item Information

Title:
Harvard African Expedition
Title (alt.):
Files formerly disseminated as Strong_1.flv, Strong_2.flv, Strong_3a.flv, Strong_3b.flv, and Strong_4.flv
Description:
Between 1913 and 1934, Richard P. Strong made several expeditions to afflicted areas in South and Central America and in Africa to investigate diseases and obtain material for his laboratory and teaching work. This film, divided in to five files, is from the Harvard African Expedition of 1934 and serves to recreate the original 54 inch reel without sound. Footage of the 1934 Harvard African Expedition, as filmed by Guido Kluxen.
Creator:
Kluxen, Guido
Date:
1934
Format:
Film/Video
Genre:
Digital video
Location:
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection (local):
Strong, Richard P. (Richard Pearson) papers, 1911-2004 (inclusive), 1911-1945 (bulk), GA 82
Richard P. (Richard Pearson) Strong papers, 1872-1948 (inclusive), 1911-1945 (bulk), GA 62
Series:
Strong, Richard P. (Richard Pearson) papers, 1911-2004 (inclusive), 1911-1945 (bulk), GA 82
Subjects:
Strong, Richard P. (Richard Pearson), 1872-1948
Kluxen, Guido (recordist)
Tropical medicine--Research
Scientific expeditions
Tropical medicine--Africa
Digital video
Nonfiction films
Silent films
Harvard School of Public Health. Dept. of Tropical Medicine
Public health
Extent:
5 videorecordings (177.9 MB total)
Link to Item:
http://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6157
Terms of Use:
The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all materials in this collection. For use information, consult Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu
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Identifier:
http://vimeo.com/63580381 [embedded in this record, above]
LINK to: Harvard African Expedition (Film 2)
LINK to: Harvard African Expedition (Film 3)
LINK to:Harvard African Expedition (Film 4)
LINK to: Harvard African Expedition (Film 5)