Created by
Wood, Pauline Thompson, American, born 1901
Owned by
Holman, Michael, American, born 1955
Date
ca. 1957
Medium
acetate film, plastic and cardboard
Dimensions
Duration: 3 Minutes
Length (Film): 50 Feet
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. It consists of a single reel of 8mm silent acetate film with color (a), an original plastic film reel (b), and an original cardboard film box (c).
The film begins with a wide shot of the Eiffel Tower. This is followed by several shots of street scenes around Paris. Next, there are several shots of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in Lourdes, France. The subsequent shots are of street scenes in an unidentified city in Spain, including one of an unidentified cathedral. Tracking shots of an unidentified coastline follow these scenes. The next scene is a series of tracking shots of an unidentified village at the foot of a mountain. There is a quick shot of an unidentified cathedral followed by shots of rural life in an unidentified location. A shot of the Puerto de Somosierra mountain pass precedes a series of shots overlooking an unidentified city, which conclude the film.
The standard yellow Kodak 8mm film box (c) that accompanies the film has handwritten mailing addresses for processing film in Europe. It also includes some handwritten notes on its contents.
Place depicted
Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, Lourdes, Midi-Pyrénées, France, Europe
Puerto de Somosierra, Segovia, Spain, Europe
Collection title
Michael Holman Family Collection
Classification
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Type
silent films
home movies
color films (visual works)
8mm (photographic film size)
Topic
Catholicism
Families
Film
Travel
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2016.31.3.3.1abc
Restrictions & Rights
© Michael Holman
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bbaf1813-056a-4870-80c3-999b4c8fcf25

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