Home Movie: 098486 (silent)

Description: Semi-professional documentation of political protest at the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission in New York. Atmospheric, realité style camerawork dramatizes the tension between protesters and law enforcement, with police officers and barricades opposing the efforts of people carrying signs advocating for peace and for the poor. Four protesters, including elders, assume seated positions expressing a stance of nonviolence. Media and public attention are shown. The identity of the creator of this reel, as well as the identities of the protesters, are not yet known.

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Subjects: 1960s, Activism, Cold War, Nuclear weapons, War--Resistance to

Tags: Committee for Nonviolent Action; CNVA; protests; protesters; 1960s clothing; protest signs; police barricades; United States Atomic Energy Commission building; "Hiroshima Peace Vigil" sign; "Defend Freedom With Nonviolent Resistance" signs; "Refuse to Serve in the Armed Forces" sign; "If your conscience demands it / Refuse to Pay Taxes for War" sign; nonviolent protests; child wears sign; sandwich boards; police officers surveilling area; Ban the Bomb sit-in; 376 Hudson Street; police dogs; Police Line barricades; United Nations emblem flag; person being interviewed; press badges; children protesting; people sitting on sidewalk; Gulf station; elder protesters; warm days; New York city streets; wastebaskets; brick buildings; handbags; two categories of protesters; seated protesters; standing protesters;

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Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Craig Baldwin Collection, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

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

Production Date: 1963-08

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Geographical Location: USA; New York; New York, New York; Manhattan, New York, New York

Genre/Form: home movie, activist

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Film Format: 16mm film

Element: print

Color: b&w

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Sound or Silent: silent

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Edge Code: circle triangle

Frame Rate: 24 fps

Length (feet): 183