May Day Celebrations at John L. Berkeley Elementary School (Danville, Virginia)-1955

Item Description
Title
May Day Celebrations at John L. Berkeley Elementary School (Danville, Virginia)-1955

Date
1955

Date Note
Circa 1955.

Subjects
May Day--United States--History.
May Day.
May celebrations.
Children--United States.
Elementary schools.
Festivals.


Content Description
This color (Kodachrome) film shows a May Day event at the John L. Berkeley Elementary School in Danville, Virginia. Likely shot around 1955. Scenes of the children dressed up for the May Day festivities and participating in outdoor events. The building, completed in 1910, served as Danville High School until fall 1927, when it became John L. Berkeley Elementary School. It remained in service from 1927 until its demolition in 1973.

Contributing Institution
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Rights
Content may be protected by copyright. For further information please contact University of South Carolina, Moving Image Research Collections, Columbia, SC 29208.

Geographical Location
Danville (Va.)


Digital Collection
Home Movies from Moving Image Research Collections


Collection Name
Danville Virginia Film Collection


Item Title
DNV #2

Citation
May Day Celebrations at John L. Berkeley Elementary School (Danville, Virginia)-1955. (DNV #2.) Danville Virginia Film Collection. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

Type
Moving Image

Format
video/H264

Media Type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Run Time
2:47

Digitization Specifications
This standard definition .h264 video is an access copy derived from a captured videotape master of a film original.

Date Digital
2022-04-06

Decade
1950


Time Period
Civil Rights Era (1955-1969)


Physical Notes
Film: 16mm
Color
Positive
1.37:1 (Academy)
Silent
Acetate.


Website
https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/home-movies-from-uscs-moving-image-research-collections/