
41 Items in This Collection
1) By Map and Compass
Educational/instructional film on how to teach basic map and compass use. // Print has severe perf damage throughout. // 1959 date code on print. // Further repair needed.
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2) Tip Up
A-wind print. Spoked, edgewave, heavy emulsion scratches, moderate edge damage. // Kodachrome color is still good. // Print has 1953 and 1954 date codes, but 1958 processing date. // Fu...
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3) [Caribou Caravan #1]
Title from label on reel - no title on film. // Importation of a small herd of caribou from Newfoundland in December 1963. Animals brought to Maine by truck and ferry and released in Ba...
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4) Beaver, The
'Encyclopedia Britannica Films Inc. Presents 'The Beaver.'' // Educational film about beavers. // Faded, edgewave, heavy scratching, some perf damage. // Further repair needed.
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5) Michigan Deer Story, The
Presented by the 'Michigan Department of Conservation.' // 1954 copyright date on film. // Scratches throughout, moderate perf damage. // Further repair needed.
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6) Pipeline to the Clouds
'A General Electric Picture.' // Covers the importance of water. // A-wind with variable density soundtrack. Edgewave, scratching throughout, slight edge damage, nice Kodachrome color....
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7) [Marsh Film Orig. Rejects Pres. Is. Boy Scouts]
Can label: 'Marsh Film Orig. Rejects/Pres. Is./Boy Scouts - Not to be Used.' // Kodachrome, raw footage/outtakes paper taped together, moderate scratching. // May be related to 0858.002...
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8) [Goose]
Label on can: 'Goose.' // Tears and perf damage first five feet. // Further repair needed.
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9) [Wildlife]
Label on can: 'Wildlife.' No title on print. // Consists of raw footage/outtakes. // Date from edge codes on film. // Slight perf damage at tail. // Further repair needed.
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10) Spying on New Hampshire Wildlife
Animals including birds, moose and beaver. // Label on can: 'Spying on New Hampshire Wildlife.' // Scratching throughout. // Further repair needed.
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11) Maine Tackle-Busters
Produced by the Information-Education Division, Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Game. // Faded to red, scratches throughout, moderate perf damage. // Further repair needed.
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12) Great Adventure, The
Swedish farm children save a wild otter from a hunter, then attempt to tame the animal. When spring comes, the children realize without remorse that the otter will be happier roaming fr...
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13) White-Tailed Deer
Label on reel: 'White Tail Deer - Incomplete Do Not Use.' // Date from edge code on film. // Faded, perf and edge damage throughout, scratching throughout, edge damage on soundtrack.
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14) Trigger Happy Harry
Heavy perf damage throughout, continuous scratches throughout. // Transfer is jumpy at head as a result. // Vinegar syndrome detected during 12/1991 inspection; no vinegar syndrome foun...
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15) [Dedication of Palermo Hatchery + Fish Plantings in Maine by Plane]
VINEGAR SYNDROME. // Label on can: 'Dedication of Palermo Hatchery + Fish Plantings in Maine by Plane.' // Can notes: 'Department of Inland Fisheries & Game; photographed by A.G. Rogers...
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16) Mission Muskie
Title credits: 'Mission Muskie' 'This Film Produced for the Entertainment of Sportsmen in the United States & Canada & Presented by The Travelers Insurance Companies and your Neighborho...
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17) Warden Training Film Number One
Label on can: 'Warden Workprint 1958.' // Title on film: 'Warden Training Film Number One.' // Ansco stock. // Heavy scratches. // Further repair needed.
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18) Sportsman's Dollar, The
Shows how the divisions of the Maine Fish and Game Deptartment (Deptartment of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife) carry out the overall conservation program in Maine. // A-wind print. // Fu...
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19) [TV Hatchery Film Soundtrack Negative]
Optical soundtrack negative. // Can label: 'TV Hatchery Film.' // Label on original leader: 'Tip Up.' // May be related to 0858.0002. // Date from edge code on film.
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20) Marsh Adventure
Importance of the marsh to wildlife and interrelationships of plants and animals. // A-wind print. Slight edge damage, scratches throughout. // Further repair needed. // May be related...
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21) [Shore Birds]
Label on can: 'Shore Birds.' // Date from edge code on film. // Kodachrome color. // Scratches throughout, slight edge damage. // Further repair needed.
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22) [Marsh Work Print]
Label on original leader: 'Marsh Work Print.' // Kodachrome, scratching throughout, moderate perf damage. // May be related to 0858.0007 and 0858.0020. //Further repair needed.
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23) [Beaver Stripping Fish]
Label on can: 'Beaver Stripping Fish.' // Heavy scratching and perf damage throughout. // Kodachrome. // Further repair needed.
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24) Want More Ducks
Shows work being done in New York State on creation of small marshlands for waterfowl. // Date from edge code on film. // A-wind print with scratches throughout, minor perf damage. // F...
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25) Warden's School, The
Label on can: 'The Warden's School - Dupe.' // Likely related to 0858.0017. // Kodachrome, heavy scratching throughout.
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26) [Ice Fishing]
Label on can: 'Ice Fishing.' // No title on print. // Kodachrome, slight perf damage, intermittent scratching. // Further repair needed. // Item 0858.0027 is likely related to this reel...
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27) [Ice Fishing Leftovers]
Label on can: 'Ice Fishing Leftovers.' // No title on print. // Kodachrome. // Further repair may be needed. // Item 0858.0026 is likely related to this reel. // Date from edge code on...
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28) To Conserve our Heritage
Scenes of nature and wildlife depicting abundance of natural resources in the United States. History of (Native American) Indians, scenes of cities; discusses the overuse of resources s...
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29) Woodcock, The
A-wind print with heavy perf damage throughout. // Further repair needed. // Date from edge code on film.
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30) Black Salmon of the Narraguagus
Date from edge code on film. // Kodachrome color, heavy scratching throughout. // Further repair needed.
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31) [Allagash 1]
Box label: 'Allagash 1.' // 1962 date code on film. // Ektachrome. // Notes date item: '07/20/1964.' // One of six 100 ft. reels that are likely related.
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32) [Allagash 2]
Box label: 'Allagash 2.' // 1962 date code on film. // Ektachrome. // Notes date item: '07/20/1964.' // One of six 100 ft. reels that are likely related.
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33) [Allagash 3]
Box label: 'Allagash 3.' // 1962 date code on film. // Ektachrome. // Notes date item: '07/20/1964.' // One of six 100 ft. reels that are likely related.
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34) [Allagash 4]
Box label: 'Allagash 4.' // 1962 date code on film. // Ektachrome. // Notes date item: '07/20/1964.' // One of six 100 ft. reels that are likely related.
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35) [Allagash 5]
Box label: 'Allagash 5.' // 1962 date code on film. // Ektachrome. // Notes date item: '07/20/1964.' // One of six 100 ft. reels that are likely related.
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36) [Allagash 6]
Box label: 'Allagash 6.' // 1962 date code on film. // Ektachrome. // Notes date item: '07/20/1964.' // One of six 100 ft. reels that are likely related.
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37) [Doc Cooper Moosehead Lake Survey 1938]
Label on can: 'Doc. Cooper Moosehead Lake Survey, 1938.' // This print is a dupe with 1942 date code - original 1938 date code is visible as print-through. // Scratches throughout. // F...
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38) Wings Abounding
Credits: 'Filmed at Onandaga Sportsman's Club, a Regulated Shooting Area.' // Further repair may be needed.
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39) [Fishing Footage]
Unidentified film, no label. // Fishing footage. // Date from edge code on film.
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40) Great Adventure, The [Incomplete]
Reel label: 'Great Adventure, Part 1.' // Reel consists of 2 700 ft. pieces spliced together, but going in different directions (heads are spliced together). Likely an incomplete print...
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41) Eagle: Rebirth in Maine
Video documentary that follows the rehabilitation of the North American bald eagle in Maine from the 1970s through the early 1990s. Discusses attempts to identify and track movements of...
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Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Collection


Primary Format and Extent
film (44,775 ft.) : si. and sd., b&w and col. ; 16 mm. print.

Collection Date Range
1951 – 1991

Summary
Collection contains educational works such as: "Marsh Adventure" (1954) emphasizing the importance of marshlands in ecosystems; "To Conserve Our Heritage" about wildlife and nature conservation; and, "Eagle: Rebirth in Maine" (1991) about an eagle preservation program. Other topics include environmental conservation and protecting black salmon, white tail deer and other wildlife. Collection also contains an instructional film titled "By Map and Compass." See also Paul Fournier Collection.

Biographical/Historical Notes
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is a state agency.

Subject(s)
Birds, Cities and towns, Community Life, Ecology, Fairs, Fisheries, Forests and forestry, Holidays, Hunting, Lakes, Logging, Manners and customs, Mountains, National parks and reserves, Outdoor Life, Rivers, Wildlife 
Place(s)
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