Gorilla (Casey) on Airplane and Arrival

The footage of this silent film documents the transfer of a gorilla named Casey from the airport to the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo. A large crowd watches as a heavily sedated Casey is removed from a small airplane to a cargo van displaying the homemade sign, "CASEY'S CARAVAN, ZOO or BUST, M'FAYDENS FORD." After delivery to the Zoo, Casey is briefly seen isolated while still heavily sedated. In the remaining footage, we see Casey interacting with other gorillas at his new home in both the indoor and the outdoor gorilla exclosures. Very briefly, Dr. Lee Simmons can be seen speaking to and informally examining a gorilla (Casey?) in one of the interior enclosures, presumably for injuries., The original film reel was digitized by Universal Information Services in 2015., UNO Libraries' Archives & Special Collections, 00:10:29
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Abstract/Description: The footage of this silent film documents the transfer of a gorilla named Casey from the airport to the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo. A large crowd watches as a heavily sedated Casey is removed from a small airplane to a cargo van displaying the homemade sign, "CASEY'S CARAVAN, ZOO or BUST, M'FAYDENS FORD." After delivery to the Zoo, Casey is briefly seen isolated while still heavily sedated. In the remaining footage, we see Casey interacting with other gorillas at his new home in both the indoor and the outdoor gorilla exclosures. Very briefly, Dr. Lee Simmons can be seen speaking to and informally examining a gorilla (Casey?) in one of the interior enclosures, presumably for injuries.
Subject(s): Nebraska
Omaha (Neb.)
Zoos
Animals
Motion pictures
Visual works
Films
Videos
Digital moving image formats
Date Created: 1968
Title: Gorilla (Casey) on Airplane and Arrival.
View this Object: https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/MSS0046_00X_m_vi_000062.html
Name(s): Henry Doorly Zoo, creator
Omaha Zoo Foundation, creator
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 1968
Physical Form: Film reel
Language: English
Abstract/Description: The footage of this silent film documents the transfer of a gorilla named Casey from the airport to the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo. A large crowd watches as a heavily sedated Casey is removed from a small airplane to a cargo van displaying the homemade sign, "CASEY'S CARAVAN, ZOO or BUST, M'FAYDENS FORD." After delivery to the Zoo, Casey is briefly seen isolated while still heavily sedated. In the remaining footage, we see Casey interacting with other gorillas at his new home in both the indoor and the outdoor gorilla exclosures. Very briefly, Dr. Lee Simmons can be seen speaking to and informally examining a gorilla (Casey?) in one of the interior enclosures, presumably for injuries.
Identifier(s): MSS0046_000X_vi_000062 (UNO digital object identifier)
Note(s):

Digitized and published online by: The original film reel was digitized by Universal Information Services in 2015.

Digitized and published online by: UNO Libraries' Archives & Special Collections

Run Time: 00:10:29
Subject(s): Nebraska
Omaha (Neb.)
Zoos
Animals
Motion pictures
Visual works
Films
Videos
Digital moving image formats
Held by: UNO Libraries' Archives & Special Collections
Is Part Of: Omaha Zoo Foundation Films.
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