Home Movie: 000871 (silent)

Description: Begins with a Castle film titled 'The Road to Rome". The home movie section of this reel follows, showing an African American family touring Niagara Falls and Washington, D.C.

Note on can: "Niagara / DC"

cyan lab stamp: "Processed by Kodak Fl NOV 65"



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Subjects: 1960s, 1970s, People of African origin or descent, Tourism, Celebrations and ceremonies

Tags: intertitles; the Forum; St. Peter's; the Pope; Swiss Guards; high-angle shots of Niagara Falls with a rainbow; waterfalls; family standing on Seagram Tower overlook; Maid of the Mist in river; wild river flowing; aerial tramway over water; gardens; giant planted clock; Ontario Hydro Floral Clock; water lilies; lily ponds; New York Central Railroad; passenger trains; passengers waiting to board train; waiting for the train; Capitol Building; National Archives; National Mall; view from the observation area at the top of Washington Monument; Constitution Avenue street sign; Kann's store; night shots of downtown shopping district; Bond's Clothes; Jefferson Memorial; Pennsylvania Avenue street sign; people of color; street scenes; night scenes; neon lights; filmed from moving vehicle; Lincoln Memorial; Arlington National Cemetery; cemeteries; tombstones; funeral ceremony; John F. Kennedy gravesite; eternal flame; Tomb of the Unknown Soldier; tourists; crowds; soldiers; military

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Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Unidentified Home Movie Collection PC-0276, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date: circa 1964; circa 1965; circa 1971

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Geographical Location: USA; New York; Niagara Falls, New York; Washington, D.C.; Niagara Falls, New York-Ontario; Niagara Falls, Ontario; Ontario; Canada; Arlington, Virginia

Genre/Form: home movie, educational

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Rights: THE ROAD TO ROME COPYRIGHT MCMLX BY UNITED WORLD FILMS, INC / THEATRICAL AND TELEVISION RIGHTS RESERVED / ALL FOREIGN RIGHTS RESERVED

Film Format: 8mm film

Element: reversal, release print

Color: color

Color Process: Kodachrome

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code: square circle, triangle square, circle plus

Frame Rate: 18 fps

Length (feet): 344