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  • Henry Wood Elliott: Defender of the Fur Seal (2005)
  • Short | 26 min | Short, History
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Henry Wood Elliott: Defender of the Fur Seal (2005)
Short | 26 min | Short, History

In the twenty years following the United States' acquisition of the Alaska territory (1867), revenues from the Pribilof Island fur seal harvest paid off the 7.2 million dollar purchase price. This documentary uncovers this little-known ...See moreIn the twenty years following the United States' acquisition of the Alaska territory (1867), revenues from the Pribilof Island fur seal harvest paid off the 7.2 million dollar purchase price. This documentary uncovers this little-known piece of American history told through the story of Henry Wood Elliott, an artist and naturalist who produced some of the earliest images of the Pribilof fur seal harvest, wrote the first detailed account of the northern fur seal's life history, and who many regard as the man who saved the northern fur seal from extinction. Written by Paul B. Hillman See less
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Producers
John Brooks (producer) | Brooke Buttgen (producer) | Paul B. Hillman (producer)
Cinematographer
Paul B. Hillman (director of photography)
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Dec 15, 2005 (United States)

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