J. Max Bond, Sr. Home Movie #1: Afghanistan

Created by

Bond, J. Max, Sr., American, 1902 - 1991

Medium

16mm Film (a): acetate film;

Film Reel (b): metal

Dimensions

Duration: 6 Minutes

Length (Film): 160 Feet

Type

home movies

Place filmed

Afghanistan, Asia

Date

ca. 1955

Caption

This 16mm film is from a collection of home movies shot by J. Max Bond Sr. between 1930-1960. The collection features travel footage, family outings, and gatherings with family and friends.

Description

This 16mm color film is one of ten home movies shot by J. Max Bond, Sr. from 1930 to 1960. The footage mainly focuses on family, travel, and educational institutions with which J. Max Bond Sr. was associated.

Consists of: 16mm Film (a) and Original 400 foot Film Reel (b).

2016.16.1.1ab: 16mm film. The film opens with an interior shot of a little boy smiling at the camera. This is followed by various scenes of buildings, marketplaces, and men working (shoveling snow) around an unknown city in Afghanistan. There is one brief shot of a woman facing the camera and taking a photo. The film ends with a shot of an airfield and more snow covered footage of the city.

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Topic

African American

Film

International affairs

Travel

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Family of George Clement Bond

Object number

2016.16.1.1ab

Restrictions & Rights

© Alison Bond

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Collection title

J. Max Bond, Sr. Family Home Movies

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture