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Title
Farallones Islands
Creator
Bowman, Robert
Date Created and/or Issued
1958
Contributing Institution
California Academy of Sciences
Collection
California Revealed from California Academy of Sciences
Rights Information
Copyrighted. Rights are owned by Robert I. Bowman. Mr. Bowman has given California Academy of Sciences permission to provide access to the digitized work online. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Description
This original footage of the Farallones Islands was shot by Dr. Robert Bowman during the course of his ornithological research. Bowman was an ornithology professor at San Francisco State University and was a fellow and trustee at the California Academy of Sciences. Best known for his research on Galapagos finches, Bowman also created some of the earliest-known footage of flora and fauna of the Farallones.
Notes on label: Scenes of the Farallon Islands (June, 1958) and nesting sea-bird colonies: Western Gulls, Murres, Tufted Puffins, and Cassin Auklets (in burrows).
Type
moving image
Format
Original
Silent
Color
16mm film
Extent
1 Reel of 1
Identifier
csfa_000031
Language
English
Provenance
California Academy of Sciences
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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