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CHICKERING4-704-0 ♦ CABLE ADDRESS FAMFIIM 
544 WEST 43RD STREET 
NEW YORK CITY 
MEDALLION 3-4300 
November 10, 1932. 
Mr. \faldo L. Schmitt, 
Smithsonian Institution 
U. S. National Museum, 
Yiashington, D. C. 
Dear Mr. Schmitt: 
Mr. Kellermann has asked me to answer your 
letter of October 24th. 
"vVe develooed your film as soon as it wa.s 
received, but due to the pressure of making some feature 
pictures, vacations etc., we have just been able to get 
together our entire editorial staff, and go over your 
fiLm in detail. 
After very careful consideration, we regret 
to say that we find no way to make a Pictorial story 
from this material. Your photography has shov/n a great 
improvement over the first v;ork you submitted. However, 
the detail of the subjects which we would have to build 
the story around, is not sufficient for tlieatrical dis- 
tribution. Also many of the pictures are not steady 
enough, and the negative has insufficient exposure for 
our use. 
As per our normal procedure where we advance 
negative film, if none of the material is suitable for 
our release, v/e wall deliver the negative asking you 
only to cover the cost of the film raw stock itself, 
Wnlch is ^80.00. The developing and handling charges 
which we have paid out, we vdll assume as our part of 
the loss. 
I believe that the film may more than repay you 
for scientific and lecture purposes, and I hope that this 
will be the case. 
Fred YvallerrJ. 
P :f>: uclion Manager 
SHORT FEATURE NOVELTY DEPT. 
