Eskimo hunters

United States, 1949

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Episode of Series “Earth and it’s peoples”.
Describes the life of the Eskimos of north-western Alaska, 25,000 of whom live in scattered villages in a region in which the winters are six months long.

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Credits

director

W. Kay Norton

production company

Louis de Rochemont Associates

Duration

00:22:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1949

Appears in

The Earth and its peoples

Group of items

The Earth and its peoples

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

003363

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Alaska

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Anthropology

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Arctic regions

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Eskimos - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indigenous peoples - Social life and customs

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → Anthropology

Places → Alaska

Places → Arctic regions

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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