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Description
This short film includes scenes from the events at the Pit 91 opening on Asphalt Friday (June 13, 1969) and subsequent activities at the Tar Pits. Speaker addresses audience, and officials “dig” symbolically as part of the opening ceremonies. Workers dig dirt, pump, and drill, while audience watches proceedings. (This footage is excerpted from a longer film about Asphalt Friday, entitled “Pit 91 Opening Ceremony 6-13-1969.”) The film continues with additional Tar Pits activities over time: workers drilling with heavy machinery, picking out fossils from the tar, and cleaning them.
Type
moving image
Format
Original Silent Color 16mm film
Extent
1 Reel of 1
Identifier
calanhm_000014
Provenance
Natural History Museum Los Angeles County California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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