The observers
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"The land and sky of Mt. Washington, New Hampshire form a varying frame for two climatologists as they go about the solitary and steadfast work of measuring and recording the weather. Based in part on the Nathaniel Hawthorne story "The Great Carbuncle," this film features the extreme and surprising beauty of the windiest mountain in the world. Shot on 16mm film with a small crew, 'The Observers' is based on the actual work of the crew of the Mount Washington Weather Observatory -- one of the oldest weather stations in the world where staff members have taken hourly readings of the wind speed and temperature since 1932. In 1934, the staff recorded a wind speed of 231 mph --the highest wind speed ever recorded by a human being."--Http://www.observatoryfilm.com.
Credits
- Observers
- Dani Leventhal, Katya Gorker; Art Institute of Chicago. Video Data Bank; Jacqueline Goss; Leventhal (dani); Gorker (katya)
Complete catalog record
Original source: Note: This title is intended by the artist to be viewed in High Definition. While DVD format is available to enable accessibility, VDB recommends presentation on Blu-ray or HD digital file. | This disc is a recorded DVD and may fail to play on some DVD equipment. | Camera, Jesse Cain; music, Holland Hopson; edit, Jackie Goss.
Release: Chicago, IL : Video Data Bank, 2011.
Physical description: 1 videodisc (approximately 68 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | polychrome
Subjects: Meteorologists -- New Hampshire | Meteorological stations -- New Hampshire | Meteorological stations | Meteorologists | Meteorology -- Research | New Hampshire | Mount Washington Observatory
Release: Chicago, IL : Video Data Bank, 2011.
Physical description: 1 videodisc (approximately 68 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | polychrome
Subjects: Meteorologists -- New Hampshire | Meteorological stations -- New Hampshire | Meteorological stations | Meteorologists | Meteorology -- Research | New Hampshire | Mount Washington Observatory
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Sources
- UCLA Library Catalog · record ↗ — title, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
Record added 2026-11-08 20:56:10