A People's Convention

Owned by

Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931

Created by

Union Films, 1946 - 1953

Produced by

Marzani, Carl, 1912 - 1994

Directed by

Glandbard, Max, American, 1915 - 1987

Subject of

Progressive Party, American, 1948 - 1955

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Henry Wallace, American, 1888 - 1965

Composed by

Hovey, Serge, American, 1920 - 1989

Date

1948

Medium

acetate film

Dimensions

Duration: 15 Minutes

Length (Film): 600 Feet

Title

16mm motion picture film of A People's Convention

Caption

"This fifteen-minute documentary provides an invaluable record of the Progressive Party’s gathering even as it combines “people’s songs” with film in an innovative, almost experimental manner. As with several earlier Union Films productions, there is some effort to theatricalize events. A People’s Convention has a protagonist, “Joe,” who is attending the convention and is shown in both the introductory and final shot, while making several appearances over the course of the picture. His presence, however, is quickly subsumed by the desire to document the convention, which was all the more urgent given the distortions that were being generated by the news media."

Musser, Charles. "A People’s Convention (Union Films, 1948)." Charles Musser. Accessed May 12, 2016. http://www.charlesmusser.com/?page_id=1672.

Description

16mm film. This documentary film covers the 1948 Progressive Party Convention in Philadelphia, PA. Produced by Union Films.

Place filmed

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Collection title

Pearl Bowser Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Type

black-and-white films (visual works)

short subjects

16mm (photographic film size)

Topic

Film

Folk (Music)

Mass media

Politics (Practical)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser

Object number

2012.79.1.1.1a

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

Usage

Not determined

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52d70b541-e540-4d19-8a59-812b9cfeb89d

Hunts Point home movie

Created by

Unidentified

Owned by

Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931

Date

ca.1949

Medium

acetate film and metal

Dimensions

Duration: 4 Minutes

Length (Film): 150 Feet

Title

16mm motion picture film of Hunts Point home movie

Caption

This 16mm film is a home movie shot circa 1949 in the Hunts Point neighborhood in Bronx, New York. It features footage of street scenes, local businesses, and regional transportation methods.

Description

16mm, silent, black-and-white film of the Hunts Point neighborhood in the Bronx, New York. The footage includes storefronts, street scenes, and cars.The film begins with a street scene. A police car is driving towards the camera, and the camera follows the car as it passes by. The next scene shows two street signs at an intersection. One of the street signs reads Washington St. The next scene shows a storefront window advertising the Beaird Produce Co. and Beaird Seafoods, Ltd. The next scene shows cars driving down the street away from the camera. Also in the footage is an elevated segment of the New York Central Railroad, and several restaurant and bar signs on the side of the buildings. The next scene includes a close-up of the elevated railroad with the New York Central name painted on the side. The camera pans the side of a building that the railroad passes through. The next scene shows another advertisement on a window, and this one reads Boneless Meat. The remaining scenes appear to be filmed from a moving fishing boat. The footage shows other fishing boats in the water and a brief shot of the boat captain.

Place filmed

Hunts Point, New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Collection title

Pearl Bowser Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Type

silent films

home movies

black-and-white films (visual works)

16mm (photographic film size)

Topic

Business

Communities

Film

Transportation

Urban life

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser

Object number

2012.79.1.15.1a

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd517c16758-d6d7-4cf7-aa64-582c9643d4db

Ages of Time

Created by

MPO Television Films, American, 1950 - 1970

Commissioned by

Hamilton Watch Company, American, founded 1892

Edited by

Beveridge, Tee, American, 1923 - 1993

Narrated by

Meredith, Burgess, American, 1907 - 1997

Owned by

Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931

Date

1959

Medium

acetate film

Dimensions

Length (film): 700Feet

Duration (digital file): 00:17:59

Title

16mm motion picture film of Ages of Time

Caption

"Ages of Time" is a corporate film produced by the Hamilton Watch Company in 1959. it chronicles the history of time and timekeeping, and is narrated by Burgess Meredith.

Description

A corporate documentary film chronicling the history of timekeeping, edited by African American film editor Hortense Beveridge. "Ages of Time" was produced in 1959 by the Hamilton Watch Company of Lancaster, Pennsylvania and is narrated by renowned actor Burgess Meredith.

Place made

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Egypt, Africa

Italy, Europe

Collection title

Pearl Bowser Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Type

color films (visual works)

16mm (photographic film size)

Topic

Advertising

Business

Film

Mass media

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser

Object number

2012.79.1.3.1a

Restrictions & Rights

Public Domain

Usage

Not determined

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58dab8ae0-33c0-4df8-8d88-37795f7e5114

The Nation of Common Sense (Black Journal segment)

Produced by

Bourne, St. Clair, American, 1943 - 2007

Subject of

Muhammad, Elijah, American, 1897 - 1975

Owned by

Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931

Date

ca. 1970

Medium

acetate film

Dimensions

Duration: 24 Minutes

Length (Film): 850 Feet

Title

16mm motion picture film of Nation of Common Sense

Caption

"Nation of Common Sense" is a documentary produced by St. Clair Bourne for the WNET program, "Black Journal." It focuses on the Nation of Islam and its goals of total economic self-sufficiency and separation from white people. Various enterprises are are shown, such as the Muhammad Speaks newspaper and Shabazz Bakery, and a number of prominent NOI members, including Elijah Muhammad, are interviewed.

Description

The film begins with tracking shots from a moving vehicle as it moves through an unidentified neighborhood. In voiceover, an unidentified woman describes her search for spiritual meaning, how Christianity failed her, and how she came to the Nation of Islam. Shots of a storefront church are shown in addition to the tracking shots. The next segment begins with shots of men selling the "Muhammad Speaks" newspaper on street corners. As a shot of a rotating crescent and star is shown, a narrator (St. Clair Bourne) begins discussing the economic enterprises of the Nation of Islam. A montage of various NOI businesses plays as he speaks. The film then focuses on the publishing of "Muhammad Speaks." The paper's editor, John Woodford, explains the focus of the paper and highlights its wide circulation. Woodford continues on to say that the paper is attacked for printing the truth and that Elijah Muhammad does not have an undue influence over its content. As shots of the newspaper's production are shown, the narrator explains the high quality of the infrastructure to which the paper has access. Eugene Majeed, art director for the paper is then interviewed about his artwork. As Majeed explains his approach, images of his pieces are shown. The narrator concludes the segment with an explanation of the paper's future plan for expanded distribution over images of the printing facilities. The next segment focuses on NOI schools and begins with an interview of Beverly X who heads an NOI school in Chicago. She explains the NOI approach to education and how it differs from traditional public school. A classroom at the school is shown as students learn how to tell time. The segment concludes with Beverly X excoriating black teachers at public schools for failing their students. The segment begins with an interview of John Ali, the NOI National Secretary. He explains that the goal of the various NOI enterprises is to be totally self-sufficient. Shots of an NOI grocery store illustrate the point. The narrator then takes over to futher explain how the nation encourages black communities to spend their money at NOI businesses, such as grocery stores and bakeries, and how their businesses are vertically integrated. The narration and the images shown transition to how the NOI buys farm land to supply all of their businesses. The narrator introduces a farm in Cassopolis, MI managed by Cornelius X. Williams. Williams explains the origins of the farm and how it faced local resistance when it was founded. The narrator lists the many activities of the farm as they are shown in montage. The segment concludes with Williams explaining his satisfaction with working on a farm built with a larger purpose in mind. The film then abruptly shifts subjects to the NOI's opinion of Malcolm X. John Ali explains that Malcolm X never should have left the nation and lost his way when he did. The next segement is an interview with Elijah Muhammad in his home conducted by St. Clair Bourne. The first question concerns the origins of the NOI and Muhammad answers in turn. In a follow up, Muhammad declares that Islam is the true religion, "The very nature," of black people and that all black people are brothers regardless of geography. The next question focuses on NOI participation in politics. Muhammad explains that Muslims have politics, but it is based upon on the teachings of the Koran. He further explains that the NOI are seeking to have a separate land of their own away from white people. At the end of the interview, the narration continues and explains that the NOI is a way of life for its members. The film concludes with a final shot of a man selling copies of "Muhammad Speaks" on a street corner.

Place filmed

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Cassopolis, Cass county, Michigan, United States, North and Central America

Collection title

Pearl Bowser Collection

Portfolio/Series

Black Journal segment

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Type

color films (visual works)

16mm (photographic film size)

Topic

Agriculture

Business

Education

Film

Religion

Religious groups

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser

Object number

2012.79.1.42.1a

Restrictions & Rights

© National Educational Television

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5095f0d6e-d87d-417a-8838-80d80e80d9fc

Malcolm X Liberation University (Black Journal segment)

Produced by

Bourne, St. Clair, American, 1943 - 2007

National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970

Greaves, William, American, 1926 - 2014

Owned by

Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931

Subject of

Dr. Shabazz, Betty, American, 1934 - 1997

X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965

Interview of

Fuller, Howard, American, born 1941

Subject of

Harambee Singers, American, founded 1966

Reagon, Bernice Johnson, American, born 1942

Date

1969

On View

Concourse, C X06

Exhibition

A Century in the Making

Medium

acetate film and metal

Dimensions

Duration: 10 Minutes

Length (Film): 320 Feet

Title

16mm motion picture of Malcolm X Liberation University [Black Journal segment]

Caption

This 16mm film is a short documentary made for National Educational Television's Black Journal television program. Producer St. Clair Bourne chronicles the opening of Malcolm X Liberation University in Durham, North Carolina on October 25, 1969.

Description

This 16mm color film is a short documentary subject made for National Educational Television's Black Journal television program. Producer St. Clair Bourne chronicles the opening of Malcolm X Liberation University in North Carolina. It consists of: a 16mm film (a), original 400 foot film reel (b), and original 400 foot film canister (c).

2012.79.1.68.1a: The film opens with a student meeting/rally at Duke University, in which one unidentified student speaker (male) states why they longer wish to participate in a system they don't believe speaks to the needs of African American college students. A male narrator begins to speak, explaining what the Black Student Movement at Duke University was and how it originated and morphed into a separate institution. An interview with Howard Fuller begins to play, and he expresses why he doesn't believe in institutionalized black studies programs. Footage of him announcing the opening of Malcolm X Liberation University begins to play, and is followed by clips of the opening celebratory parade and rally. The narrator describes the new university's proposed curriculum and study abroad program in Africa. Howard Fuller addressed the crowd by reading a statement from Stokely Carmichael, and introduced guest speaker Betty Shabazz. During her speech, white train workers in a nearby train yard rang a train car bell to interrupt her speech. A visiting professor who was in attendance climbed on top of the train car and silenced the bell so Betty Shabazz could finish her speech. A small group of women sing "The Black Magician" onstage. Courtland Cox, a representative from Malcolm X Liberation University's sister school in Washington, DC, closed the ceremony. The film ends with an interview with Howard Fuller speaking on the role of Malcolm X Liberation University can and hopes to play in the black liberation struggle.

2012.79.1.68.1b: Original 400 foot film reel.

2012.79.1.68.1c: Original 400 foot film canister. The metal can has a sticker label from a film distribution company with the name of film.

Place filmed

Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Collection title

Pearl Bowser Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Type

sound films

color films (visual works)

short subjects

16mm (photographic film size)

Topic

Civil Rights

Education

Film

Race discrimination

Race relations

Television

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser

Object number

2012.79.1.68.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

© National Educational Television

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ff49a8a3-10f3-473a-8719-85e8e5f89db0

South Africa Uncensored

Edited by

Beveridge, Tee, American, 1923 - 1993

Narrated by

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Distributed by

Council on African Affairs, American, 1942 - 1955

Owned by

Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931

Date

1951

Medium

acetate film

Dimensions

Duration: 22 Minutes

Length (Film): 775 Feet

Title

16mm motion picture film print of South Africa Uncensored

Caption

"South Africa Uncensored" is an anti-apartheid film highlighting the African National Congress's struggle against the Union of South Africa government and its implementation of racial apartheid.

Description

16mm black and white film: this 16mm black and white film is an anti-apartheid film distributed by the Council on African Affairs. Edited by Hortense Beveridge and narrated by Paul Robeson.

Place filmed

South Africa, Africa

Place made

Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Collection title

Pearl Bowser Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Movement

Anti-apartheid movements

Type

motion pictures (information artifacts)

16mm (photographic film size)

Topic

Activism

Africa

Film

Race discrimination

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser

Object number

2012.79.1.5.1a

Restrictions & Rights

Public Domain

Usage

Not determined

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5409dce50-09d0-4705-9ff3-7653b6ab4dee

Michael Holman Family Home Movie #1

Created by

Wood, Pauline Thompson, American, born 1901

Subject of

Holman, Michael, American, born 1955

Lewis, Dorothy, American

Holman, Alice, American, 1927 - 2009

Holman, Keith, American, born 1959

Holman, Linda, American, born 1953

Owned by

Holman, Michael, American, born 1955

Date

ca. 1960-1961

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 #1

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).

2016.31.3.1.1a: 8mm film. The film begins with a shot of a man and two women standing in front of a dentist's office talking with one another, smiling, and walking towards the camera. This is followed by several shots of different groups of people posing for the camera and walking towards it at different locations in New Haven, Connecticut. Dorothy Lewis stands on the left of a group of three women and a man in front of a Tailor Shop and wears a navy coat and a white hat with a feather. Next, there are extended segments of small groups of people taking turns walking towards the camera. One group is a set of adults in front of someone's home and the other is a group of children at a playground. A section of overexposed film follows this segment. The subsequent shots were taken at an outdoor event at a playground. There are portraits of various people and in the background a chorus can be seen performing. The banner for the chorus states "Rock-Hontas Chorus of Elks New Haven, Conn." A young toddler is prominently featured in many of these shots. Next is another set of portraits of people around town and then switches to people in Ft. Dix, New Jersey. This is followed by multiple shots which feature Michael Holman as a young boy in a red sweater playing with Keith Holman in a playpen, Linda Holman wearing a dark blue dress and white collared shirt, Alice Holman wearing a light blue dress, and Pauline Wood wearing a white striped shirt and grey skirt.

2016.31.3.1.1b: Original film reel.

2016.31.3.1.1c: Original film box. Cardboard Technicolor 8mm film box with notes on content written by hand and mailing address for processing.

Place depicted

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America

Place filmed

Fort Dix, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Collection title

Michael Holman Family Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Type

home movies

8mm (photographic film size)

Topic

Children

Families

Film

Military

Recreation

Travel

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2016.31.3.1.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

© Michael Holman

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53f865859-440d-4e7f-8112-2c69746887d6

Michael Holman Family Home Movie #10

Created by

Wood, Pauline Thompson, American, born 1901

Owned by

Holman, Michael, American, born 1955

Date

ca. 1957

Medium

8mm Film (a): acetate film;

Film Reel (b): plastic;

Film Box (c): cardboard

Dimensions

Duration: 5 Minutes

Length (Film): 50 Feet

Title

8mm motion picture film of Michael Holman Family Home Movie #10

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 (c), and Original Film Box (c).

2016.31.3.10.1a: 8mm film. The film begins with a series of shots of street scenes and landmarks around Madrid, Spain. Included are the Arco de la Victoria and the Spanish Air Force Headquarters. Next is a series of shots taken from a moving vehicle and include images of people along the side of the road, as well as a Spanish soldier. This is followed by a wide shot overlooking Avila, Spain. This is followed by more shots of street scenes, many of which focus on local children in an unidentified city interacting with the camera operator. Another series of street scenes and shots of landmarks follows, possibly in and around Plaza Mayor in Madrid. Further shots from a moving vehicle follow this series and includes an extended shot of women performing road construction. Next, there is a brief series of shots of an unidentified church and surrounding plaza followed by a wide shot of windmills spinning in the distance. This is followed by a series of shots taken in and around the Praça do Comércio in Lisbon, Portugal. The film ends with a series of shots from a moving vehicle that depict unidentified locations.

2016.31.3.10.1b: Original film reel. Standard yellow Kodak 8mm film box with handwritten mailing addresses for processing film. Includes a brief handwritten content note.

2016.31.3.10.1c: Original film box.

Place depicted

Madrid, Spain, Europe

Avila, Spain, Europe

Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal, Europe

Collection title

Michael Holman Family Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Type

home movies

8mm (photographic film size)

Topic

Families

Film

Travel

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2016.31.3.10.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

© Michael Holman

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57eabf46d-1a2e-4a16-9ea9-cafa5577d2c8

Michael Holman Family Home Movie #11

Created by

Wood, Pauline Thompson, American, born 1901

Subject of

Holman, Linda, American, born 1953

Owned by

Holman, Michael, American, born 1955

Date

1962-1963

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 #11

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 (c), and Original Film Box (c).

2016.31.3.11.1a: 8mm film. The film begins with a series of shots of a group of people in Paris filling a car to capacity with luggage. This is followed by a shot of a group of people posed in front of the Eiffel Tower. Next, the film depicts people gathering and greeting one another outside Royal Albert Hall in London for the Baha'i World Faith Congress. Linda Holman stands in the center of a group of people wearing a headscarf tied around her chin and a jacket with a fur collar. Linda Holman then appears in another shot wearing a white jacket and a light colored headband. Among those in the crowd are people clothed in Mexican charro suits and South Asian saris. The film concludes with a wide shot of the proceedings of the congress within the concert hall.

2016.31.3.11.1b: Original film reel.

2016.31.3.11.1c: Original film box. Standard yellow Kodachrome 8mm film box with handwritten mailing addresses for processing film. Includes a brief handwritten content note.

Place depicted

Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe

London, Greater London, England, 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

2016.31.3.11.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

© Michael Holman

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bffe6491-acbc-4318-9bf0-c5eee8521ffe

Michael Holman Family Home Movie #12

Created by

Wood, Pauline Thompson, American, born 1901

Owned by

Holman, Michael, American, born 1955

Subject of

Baha'i House of Worship, founded 1912

Created by

Montgomery, David Gaylord, American, 1947 - 2002

Date

1961-1962

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 #12

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).

2016.31.3.12.1a: 8mm film. The film begins with images of the Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The various shots capture the main structure itself, as well as the surrounding grounds. In one shot, a group of people descend a set of stairs in front of the temple. Next, an older woman, possibly Pauline Woods, stares into the lens not realizing that the camera is recording. This is followed by a series of shots depicting a teenage boy, David Gaylord Montgomery, wearing a navy suit and white shirt and interacting with and posing for the camera. He emerges from the front door of a home, poses in front of the home, and then poses in front of a car. The final series of shots show an older woman posing in the yard of a home in an unidentified location. The series also includes images of plants in the home's garden.

2016.31.3.12.1b: Original film reel.

2016.31.3.12.1c: Original film box. Standard yellow Kodachrome 8mm film box with a brief handwritten content note.

Place depicted

Wilmette, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Collection title

Michael Holman Family Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Type

home movies

8mm (photographic film size)

Topic

Families

Film

Religion

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2016.31.3.12.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

© Michael Holman

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd563ca3cf2-a84d-4858-a47b-b805f17ae583

Michael Holman Family Home Movie #13

Created by

Wood, Pauline Thompson, American, born 1901

Owned by

Holman, Michael, American, born 1955

Subject of

Holman, Alice, American, 1927 - 2009

Holman, Linda, American, born 1953

Date

1961-1962

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 #13

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).

2016.31.3.13.1a: 8mm film. The film begins with wide shots of a group of people gathered outdoors in an unidentified location in Arizona. Several people are dressed in the traditionalthe traditional clothing of an unidentified Native American tribe. In one shot, two men hug and greet one another and in others various groups of people pose together for the camera. Alice Holman appears in a group of four people on the far right. She is holding a large purse and wearing plaid pants, a white shirt, a blue hairband, and sunglasses. In a later shot, all of the people present assemble for a group photo with a Baha'i Faith banner. Several people then speak at a microphone to the gathering of people. The film then changes to a series of shots taken on a cruise ship, the S.S. Rotterdam. Included are images of people relaxing on deck and posing for the camera. Linda Holman reclines on a deck chair and waves, while wearing a red and white checked sweater and gray skirt. She then talks to another child in front of the camera.

2016.31.3.13.1b: Original film reel.

2016.31.3.13.1c: Original film box. Standard yellow Kodachrome 8mm film box with brief handwritten content notes.

Place depicted

Arizona, United States, North and Central America

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

2016.31.3.13.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

© Michael Holman

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a384aa2d-cb6f-4108-bb05-8585a191b26f

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

Michael Holman Family Home Movie #15

Created by

Wood, Pauline Thompson, American, born 1901

Owned by

Holman, Michael, American, born 1955

Subject of

United Nations Office at Geneva, Swiss, founded 1929

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 #15

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).

2016.31.3.15.1a: 8mm film. The film begins with a series of shots depicting tourist sites around Barcelona, Spain. Included are many shots of the Sagrada Familia. Next is a series of shots taken on an unidentified beach, though several signs are in French. Many of the shots contain a young girl in a bathing suit and conical sun hat. This is followed by shots of the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland and shots of Lake Geneva and its famous Jet d'Eau. The film ends with multiple shots depicting street life from a balcony in an unidentified location.

2016.31.3.15.1b: Original film reel.

2016.31.3.15.1c: Original film box. Standard yellow Kodachrome 8mm film box with handwritten mailing addresses for processing film. Includes a brief handwritten content note.

Place depicted

Barcelona, Spain, Europe

Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Collection title

Michael Holman Family Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Type

home movies

8mm (photographic film size)

Topic

Families

Film

Recreation

Travel

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2016.31.3.15.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

© Michael Holman

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5871ca9e9-b6a1-49a1-a4ea-a16e3e4c0b2b

Michael Holman Family Home Movie #16

Created by

Wood, Pauline Thompson, American, born 1901

Owned by

Holman, Michael, American, born 1955

Date

ca. 1968

Medium

Super 8mm Film (a): acetate film;

Film Reel (b): plastic;

Film Box (c): cardboard

Dimensions

Duration: 3 Minutes

Length (Film): 50 Feet

Title

Super 8mm motion picture film of Michael Holman Family Home Movie #16

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: Super 8mm Film (a), Original Film Reel (b), and Original Film Box (c).

2016.31.3.16.1a: Super 8mm film. The film contains a series of shots depicting various tourist sites in Rome, Italy and Vatican City. Included are the Trevi Fountain and St. Peter's Square and Basilica. Additionally, there are multiple shots depicting street life from a balcony in an unidentified location.

2016.31.3.16.1b: Original film reel.

2016.31.3.16.1c: Original film box. Standard yellow Kodachrome Super 8mm film box with brief handwritten content notes.

Place depicted

Rome, Italy, Europe

Vatican City, Holy See, Europe

Collection title

Michael Holman Family Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Type

home movies

8mm (photographic film size)

Topic

Families

Film

Travel

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2016.31.3.16.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

© Michael Holman

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5104066c6-4f64-4098-85d1-7537ab2916ee

Michael Holman Family Home Movie #17

Created by

Wood, Pauline Thompson, American, born 1901

Owned by

Holman, Michael, American, born 1955

Date

ca. 1968

Medium

Super 8mm Film (a): acetate film;

Film Reel (b): plastic;

Film Box (c): cardboard

Dimensions

Duration: 3 Minutes

Length (Film): 50 Feet

Title

Super 8mm motion picture film of Michael Holman Family Home Movie #17

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).

2016.31.3.17.1a: Super 8mm film. The film begins with a shot taken from a bus of a man by the side of a road standing with a camel in an unidentified location in Israel or the West Bank. Next, a series of shots depict a market street with vendors wearing keffiyehs lined up along a road. One of the shots is from a very fast moving vehicle. This is followed by a shot of people gathered in front of the Church of The Nativity in Bethlehem and a shot looking out of an airplane window as it flies along an unidentified coastline. The next series of shots depict tourist sites, primarily the Altaria della Patria, and street life in Rome, Italy primarily taken from a bus. After this series are several shots overlooking Rome from high vantage point. The film concludes with several shots taken at the Piazzale Giuseppe Garibaldi.

2016.31.3.17.1b: Original film reel. White plastic with a brief content note.

Place depicted

Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine, Asia

Rome, Italy, Europe

Collection title

Michael Holman Family Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Type

home movies

8mm (photographic film size)

Topic

Families

Film

Travel

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2016.31.3.17.1ab

Restrictions & Rights

© Michael Holman

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd599efa955-497a-4bc2-b0d4-83e25524d716

Michael Holman Family Home Movie #18

Created by

Wood, Pauline Thompson, American, born 1901

Owned by

Holman, Michael, American, born 1955

Date

ca. 1968

Medium

Super 8mm Film (a): acetate film;

Film Reel (b): plastic;

Film Container (c): plastic

Dimensions

Duration: 3 Minutes

Length (Film): 50 Feet

Title

Super 8mm motion picture film of Michael Holman Family Home Movie #18

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: Super 8mm Film (a), Original Film Reel (b), Original Film Container (c).

2016.31.3.18.1a: Super 8mm film. The film begins with a series of shots taken as the cameraperson arrives at the airport of an unidentified destination. The first shot is taken from the plane's window as it lands and the next few are of people exiting a Canadian Pacific Airlines plane and of people looking for their luggage. The next series of shots depicts a large gathering of people in an unidentified location. The presence of Cinzano advertisements indicates that it could be Italy. The film ends with multiple shots of people in a large convention hall participating in a Baha'i Faith event.

2016.31.3.18.1b: Original film reel. White plastic with a brief content note.

2016.31.3.18.1c: Original film container. Blue plastic with Technicolor markings.

Place depicted

Italy, 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

2016.31.3.18.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

© Michael Holman

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59e8f4643-8308-4a03-9abc-68027c8b5963

Michael Holman Family Home Movie #19

Created by

Wood, Pauline Thompson, American, born 1901

Owned by

Holman, Michael, American, born 1955

Subject of

Baha'i World Centre, founded 1909

Date

ca. 1968

Medium

8mm Film (a): acetate film;

Film Reel (b): plastic;

Film Container (c): plastic

Dimensions

Duration: 3 Minutes

Length (Film): 50 Feet

Title

Super 8mm motion picture film of Michael Holman Family Home Movie #19

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: Super 8mm Film (a), Original Film Reel (b), and Original Film Container (c).

2016.31.3.19.1a: Super 8mm film. The film begins with a series of shots of a group of people visiting the Garden of Ridvan, a Baha'i holy site, in Acre, Israel. Many of the shots depict the lush foliage of the garden. Next is a panning shot overlooking modern buildings in Haifa, Israel. This is followed by several shots of Ancient Roman ruins in an unidentified location. Several shots overlooking the Jerusalem skyline, a shot of some construction workers, and a shot of an unknown mosque follow. These are succeeded by multiple shot of the Russian Orthodox Convent and Church of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem and a wide shot of the West Bank landscape. The film concludes with several shots overlooking the Dome of the Rock and the Jerusalem skyline.

2016.31.3.19.1b: Original film reel. White plastic with a brief content note.

2016.31.3.19.1c: Original film container. Blue plastic with Technicolor markings.

Place depicted

Acre, Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia

Haifa, Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia

Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel, Middle East, Asia

West Bank, Palestine, Asia

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

2016.31.3.19.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

© Michael Holman

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53a033d49-a009-47a3-aeef-2821b121a88a