Josh Harris describes the rediscovery in the National Geographic Society’s archives of 12,000 feet of film shot by Howell Walker during the 1948 expedition, and the in-depth steps that were taken to preserve and bring the footage back to life.
Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium 18 Nov 2009
Hidden for 60 years: The motion picture films of the American–Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land
Josh Harris describes the rediscovery in the National Geographic Society’s archives of 12,000 feet of film shot by Howell Walker during the 1948 expedition, and the in-depth steps that were taken to preserve and bring the footage back to life.
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Presenters:
Josh Harris (paper read by Mark Jenkins)