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  • Michael Holman Family Home Movie #14

    Created by
    Wood, Pauline Thompson, American, born 1901
    Subject of
    Holman, Alice, American, 1927 - 2009
    Holman, Linda, American, born 1953
    Owned by
    Holman, Michael, American, born 1955
    Date
    ca. 1963
    Medium
    8mm Film (a): acetate film;
    Film Reel (b): plastic;
    Film Box (c): cardboard
    Dimensions
    Duration: 3 Minutes
    Length (Film): 50 Feet
    Title
    8mm motion picture film of Michael Holman Family Home Movie #14
    Caption
    This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop. The collection predominately contains family vacation footage shot when Holman's father, Lt. Thomas Holman, was stationed in Europe with the US Army. Most of the footage was captured by Holman's grandmother, Pauline Thompson Wood. In addition to the European vacation films, the footage shot by Pauline Wood documents her involvement with the Baha'i Faith and includes footage of Baha'i events and pilgrimages to holy sites in Israel and Palestine. There is also footage of the family at home in San Francisco and other sites in California.
    Description
    This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop.
    Consists of: 8mm Film (a), Original Film Reel (b), and Original Film Box (c).
    2016.31.3.14.1a: 8mm film. The film begins with a series of wide shots taken during the 1963 Baha'i World Congress in London. Next, a group of people pose at the entrance of an unidentified building. Linda Holman stands on the far left, wearing a beige coat with a red sweater underneath. This is followed by a shot of people entering a car parked in a spot marked, "Calais." A series of shots depicting various monuments around Paris, France follows. A middle aged man and a young girl, Linda Holman, pose in many of the shots. Linda wears a navy skirt and jacket. There are two brief shots that appear to have been taken in Nice, France and Monaco. A single shot depicts two young girls on the street of an unidentified city dressed in elaborate white gowns. This is followed by several shots of St. Peter's Square in the Vatican where Linda Holman wears a white sweater, blue skirt, and pink headband, and several shots taken most likely in Nice. A series of shots taken from a moving vehicle depict small villages surrounded by large mountains in an unidentified location. Next, there are multiple shots from a moving vehicle of a large group of West German soldiers and their armored vehicles in an unidentified location. Alice Holman waves at the camera wearing a pink hat and jacket, as she is boarding a ship. The final shot of the film is taken from the deck of ship flying a Hungarian flag.
    2016.31.3.14.1b: Original film reel.
    2016.31.3.14.1c: Original film box. Standard yellow Kodachrome 8mm film box with a brief handwritten content note.
    Place depicted
    London, Greater London, England, Europe
    Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
    Nice, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, Europe
    Monaco-Ville, Monaco, Europe
    Vatican City, Holy See, Europe
    West Germany, Europe
    Collection title
    Michael Holman Family Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    home movies
    8mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Families
    Film
    Religion
    Travel
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.31.3.14.1abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Michael Holman
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50d4da659-6c50-422a-9d51-ba3417bf3681
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