3. WLRI Photos, Slides, and Film Preservation

3. WLRI Photos, Slides,
and Film Preservation

The Dark Room at WLRI where most of the slides,
VHS tapes and other archival video footage is currently stored

Throughout the past six decades, Doctor Halstead had been collecting photos, slides, and video footage that documents his life's work. Some of the most valuable footage of expeditions to the Amazon or the South Pacific has been lost or stolen. Some of that tape has possibilities for getting replaced and others are lost forever. Some of the footage is from old TV appearances dating back to the 50's. Other video footage is from lectures or other public appearances. Most all of the old video footage is currently still in the old 32mm format which is subject to deterioration. All of these old videos desperatly need to be professionally transfered to digital (DVD) format so that it can be used as is, or as part of 'archival footage for making new videos on the life of Bruce W. Halstead and the World Life Research Institute.

Some of the old 32mm 'reel to reel' footage stored at WLRI

Some of the old 8mm and 32mm 'reel to reel' footage
in various size containers stored at WLRI

Some of the newer video tapes of Doctor Halstead and the work of World Life Research Institute are on VHS format. While more accessible and newer than the old 8mm and 32mm video, it too is at risk of deterioration and becomes brittle with age. Many of these videos are original with no known replacements. All of these videos need to be professionally transfered to digital (DVD) format so that it can be used as is, or as part of 'archival footage for making new videos on the life of Bruce W. Halstead and the World Life Research Institute.

Archival VHS Video Tape stored at WLRI

Archival VHS Video Tape stored at WLRI

Archival VHS Video Tape and slides stored at WLRI

Throughout his life long travels, Doctor Halstead used to keep a good Nikon or other camera with him to document his work and travel sights. He almost exclusively used slide film and kept his slides stored in the original boxes from when they were developed. Sometime he would organize them into carousels for the projector. And other times they would be organized into larger file boxes designed for that purpose. All of the thousands of slides need to be converted to digital format.

Small boxes of Slides still in their original boxes
and labeled to their content of travel and other subjects

Small boxes of Slides still in their original boxes
and labeled to their content of travel and other subjects

Metal Box Trays filled with photo slides

Other slides are documentation of various botanical, marine, or other specimens that he collected for his research and/or for his publications. Some of his slides were of scientific illustrations that he commissioned for his work. Doctor Halstead used to keep a slide projector loaded up with a slide presentation in the Board/Meeting room so that he was ready at any given moment to conduct a presentation of his work to who ever was visiting WLRI and was appropriate for such a presentation. For the last two decades of his life, the projector was constantly loaded with a carousel on his work on AIDS and immune enhancement.

Slide Projector ready to go on the shelf in the
Board/Meeting Room for a presentation as needed

Carousels filled with slides ready for
presentations on travel of his work

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