Home Movie: Edward C. Denny Collection: 098471 (silent)

Description: Description: Home movie of a trip to Williamsburg, Virginia is developed into an amateur effort at glorifying the antebellum era of enslavement, with racist commentary expressing that white tourists need not fear the pillory. Viewers are advised. Information on can label: “When Dreams Come True / Edward C. Denny / 385 La Salle Ave / Buffalo - N.Y.” Note in can: “Part II of Taking a Trip”" Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com. Subjects: 1930s, History, Tourism, 18th century, Racism , Settler colonialism Tags: homemade titles; colonial historic buildings; colonial architecture; Grecian revival architecture; lawns; walking towards camera; African American caretaker; Black worker; Black landscape professional; pillories; cats; "Richard Bland Overnight Guest" sign; horse-drawn carriages; Black labor; Governor's Palace; Virginia Colony; American Revolution; plantation system; history of slavery; enslavement; homecomings; home movies; returning to wife; woman on steps; "The End" title; reversed title; Film Sponsor: Creator: E. C. Denny Credits: Distributor: Contributor: Prelinger Archives Source Collection: Edward C. Denny Collection PC-0365, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive Production Date: circa 1938 Release Date: Geographical Location: USA; New York; Buffalo, New York; Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia Genre/Form: home movie, amateur Language: eng Rights: Film Format: 16mm film Element: positive, reversal Color: color Color Process: tinted, Kodachrome Sound or Silent: silent Film Soundtrack Type: mos Edge Code: triangle Frame Rate: 16 fps Length (feet): 126

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