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Accession 02-098

Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications

Productions, 1979-1980

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
Title:Productions
Dates:1979-1980
Quantity:13 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 02-098
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of audiovisual records created during the production of "A Sense of Discovery, The National Collection of Fine Arts," produced by Paul B. Johnson. The 28 minute film was completed in 1980 and was intended to encourage art appreciation. Most of the footage is of events and objects at the National Museum of American Art (now the Smithsonian American Art Museum). The film was awarded the CINE Golden Eagle for excellence and the Emmy for cinematography by the National Academy of Television Art and Sciences, Washington Chapter. Materials include original camera negatives, sync rolls, master soundtrack, color reversal internegatives, A and B rolls, release prints, and masters. Images are on 16 mm film and sound is on 16 mm magnetic tape. One master is on 1" magnetic tape and the other on 2" magnetic tape.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of audiovisual records created during the production of "A Sense of Discovery, The National Collection of Fine Arts," produced by Paul B. Johnson. The 28 minute film was completed in 1980 and was intended to encourage art appreciation. Most of the footage is of events and objects at the National Museum of American Art (now the Smithsonian American Art Museum). The film was awarded the CINE Golden Eagle for excellence and the Emmy for cinematography by the National Academy of Television Art and Sciences, Washington Chapter. Materials include original camera negatives, sync rolls, master soundtrack, color reversal internegatives, A and B rolls, release prints, and masters. Images are on 16 mm film and sound is on 16 mm magnetic tape. One master is on 1" magnetic tape and the other on 2" magnetic tape.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-098, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Productions

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Container List

Box 1

A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #1.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #1x. Filmed December 10, 1979.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #2.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #2x.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #5.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #6.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #7.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #7x. Filmed December 17, 1979.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #8. Filmed May 22, 1979.

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Box 2

A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #9.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #10.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #11.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #12.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #12x. Filmed March 14, 1980.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #13.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #13x.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #14.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #14x. Filmed March 19, 1980.

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Box 3

A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #15.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #15x.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #16.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #16x. Filmed March 19, 1980.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #17.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #18.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #18x.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #19.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #20.

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Box 4

A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #22.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #23.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #24.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #25.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #26.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #27.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #28.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #29.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #30.

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Box 5

A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #31.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #32.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #33.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #34.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #40.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #41.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #42.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #44.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #45.

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Box 6

A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #46.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #47. Filmed on August 20, 1979.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #48.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #49. Filmed on August 20, 1979.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #50.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #51.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #51A. Filmed on October 12, 1979.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #52. Filmed on August 20, 1979.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #52A.

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Box 7

A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #53. Filmed on August 31, 1979.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #53A.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #54. Filmed on August 31, 1979.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #54A. Filmed on October 12, 1979.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #55A.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #63.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #64.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #65.

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A Sense of Discovery. Original Color Negative. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #66.

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Box 8

A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #1 (Camera Roll #1-2). Set 1.

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. MOS Working Print. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #1-2. (Sound Roll #1).

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Set 1.

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #1 (Camera Roll #1-2). Set 2.

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. MOS Working Print. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #1-2. (Sound Roll #1).

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Set 2.

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #4 (Camera Roll #5-6).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. MOS Working Print. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #5-6. (Sound Roll #4).

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A Sense of Discovery. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #6-7.

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #6-7 (Camera Roll #7-8).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. MOS Working Print. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #7-8. (Sound Roll #6-7).

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Box 9

A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #8-9 (Camera Roll #10-11).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #10 (Camera Roll #12).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. MOS Working Print. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #12. (Sound Roll #10).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #12 (Camera Roll #14-15).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. MOS Working Print. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #14-15. (Sound Roll #12).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #14-15 (Camera Roll #16-17).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. MOS Working Print. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #16-17. (Sound Roll #14-15).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #16-17 (Camera Roll #18-20).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. MOS Working Print. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #18-20. (Sound Roll #16-17).

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Box 10

A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. MOS Working Print. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #21-23. (Sound Roll #18-19).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #18-19 (Camera Roll #21-23).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. MOS Working Print. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #23-24. (Sound Roll #20).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #20 (Camera Roll #23-24).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. MOS Working Print. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #30-31. (Sound Roll #23).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #23 (Camera Roll #30-31).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. MOS Working Print. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #32-33. (Sound Roll #24).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #24 (Camera Roll #32-33).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. MOS Working Print. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #33-34. (Sound Roll #25).

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Box 11

A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #25 (Camera Roll #34-35).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #40-44 (Camera Roll #40-46). Set 1.

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. MOS Working Print. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #40-46. (Sound Roll #40-44).

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Set 1.

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #40-44 (Camera Roll #40-46). Set 2.

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. MOS Working Print. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #40-46. (Sound Roll #40-44).

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Set 2.

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #45 (Camera Roll #47).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. MOS Working Print. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #47. (Sound Roll #45).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #46 (Camera Roll #49-50).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. MOS Working Print. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #49-50. (Sound Roll #46).

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Box 12

A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #47-48 (Camera Roll #51-52).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. MOS Working Print. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #51-52. (Sound Roll #47-48).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. Wild. 16 mm magnetic tape. Sound Roll #48-49 (Camera Roll #51, 53).

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A Sense of Discovery. Sync Roll. MOS Working Print. 16 mm film. Camera Roll #51, 53. (Sound Roll #48-49).

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A Sense of Discovery. B Negative Soundtrack. 16 mm magnetic tape.

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A Sense of Discovery. Master Soundtrack. 16 mm magnetic tape.

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A Sense of Discovery. B CRI. 16 mm film.

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A Sense of Discovery. CRI. 16 mm film.

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Box 13

A Sense of Discovery. Release Print. 16 mm film. (2 copies)

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A Sense of Discovery. A Roll Color Negative. 16 mm film.

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A Sense of Discovery. B Roll Color Negative. 16 mm film.

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A Sense of Discovery. Master. 1" magnetic tape.

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A Sense of Discovery. Master. 2" magnetic tape.

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