Russia: Baby Seals (1969)

Unissued / Unused material - Lake Baikal, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR. Various shots of Russian seal hunters capturing seals on the frozen Lake Baikal, for show in the world’s zoos. The pick up the young seal cubs and place them in a horse drawn sleigh. MS & CU the wild seals. (Dupe. Neg.) Old record suggests material may date from around 21/07/1969. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.