Home Movie: Newhouser Collection: 011763 (silent)
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Description: A forest retreat or picnic for Black servicemen and their families, featuring Black servicemen swimming in a lake. Also includes zoo animals, street scenes, and community portraits. Location where film was shot is unknown.
note on container:
"Beach #4/pictures/July 4, 1943"
Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com.
Subjects: 1940s, Animals, People of African origin or descent, Military, Leisure and recreation, Black history and culture
Tags: young women; birds; zoos; pheasants; feathers; waterfowl; apes; monkeys; cages; bears; soldiers; two Black soldiers in uniform saluting; salutes; street scenes; children; toddlers; smiling at camera; posing for camera; elaborate hairstyles; talking on porch; Black women and girls posing on sidewalk; "Sylvester Ray and His Wife" title; "Ray and Freddie" title; Black tennis players; tennis courts; Black soldiers; servicemen; military; woods; rowing; rowboats; uniforms; swimsuits; groups swimming; sunglasses; concerts; sinking boats; lifeboats; music; musicians; still photography; smoking; servicewomen; waving at camera; dollar bills; cash; Colonial Hotel; sailors; women posing with sailors on sidewalk; mugging for camera; kisses; panning shots; shoes; portraits; shirtless; homemade titles; diving in; swimming; bathing suits; parking meters
Film Sponsor:
Creator: Newhouser Family
Credits:
Distributor:
Contributor: Prelinger Archives
Source Collection: Newhouser Collection PC-0175, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive
Production Date: 1943-07-04
Release Date:
Geographical Location: USA
Genre/Form: home movie
Language: eng
Rights:
Film Format: 8mm film
Element: reversal, original
Color: b&w
Color Process:
Sound or Silent: silent
Film Soundtrack Type: mos
Edge Code: circle
Frame Rate: 16 fps
Length (feet): 203
Complete catalog record
note on container:
"Beach #4/pictures/July 4, 1943"
Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com.
Subjects: 1940s, Animals, People of African origin or descent, Military, Leisure and recreation, Black history and culture
Tags: young women; birds; zoos; pheasants; feathers; waterfowl; apes; monkeys; cages; bears; soldiers; two Black soldiers in uniform saluting; salutes; street scenes; children; toddlers; smiling at camera; posing for camera; elaborate hairstyles; talking on porch; Black women and girls posing on sidewalk; "Sylvester Ray and His Wife" title; "Ray and Freddie" title; Black tennis players; tennis courts; Black soldiers; servicemen; military; woods; rowing; rowboats; uniforms; swimsuits; groups swimming; sunglasses; concerts; sinking boats; lifeboats; music; musicians; still photography; smoking; servicewomen; waving at camera; dollar bills; cash; Colonial Hotel; sailors; women posing with sailors on sidewalk; mugging for camera; kisses; panning shots; shoes; portraits; shirtless; homemade titles; diving in; swimming; bathing suits; parking meters
Film Sponsor:
Creator: Newhouser Family
Credits:
Distributor:
Contributor: Prelinger Archives
Source Collection: Newhouser Collection PC-0175, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive
Production Date: 1943-07-04
Release Date:
Geographical Location: USA
Genre/Form: home movie
Language: eng
Rights:
Film Format: 8mm film
Element: reversal, original
Color: b&w
Color Process:
Sound or Silent: silent
Film Soundtrack Type: mos
Edge Code: circle
Frame Rate: 16 fps
Length (feet): 203
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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