Created by
Sorrell, Maurice, American, 1914 - 1998
Date
ca. 1967
Medium
8mm Film (a): acetate film;
Reel (b): plastic;
Film Can (c): metal
Dimensions
Duration: 12.5 Minutes
Film Length: 150 Feet
Caption
This 16mm film is from a collection of home movies shot by Maurice Sorrell between 1945 and 1975. The collection features travel footage, family outings, and gatherings with family and friends.
Description
Consists of: 8mm Film (a), Original film reel (b), Original film canister (c).
2016.95.10.1a: 8mm film. This home movie begins with St. Louis street signs from inside a moving car. Shots of cars driving down the street follow. The next few shots are of a few men walking down the stairs of a home and/or building in their shriners’ outfits; which includes read hats labeled “Mecca”. A woman in a dress walks down the stairs as well. The shots that follow appear to be of a small parade. Men dressed in different types of shriners’ outfits march, while some ride horses. Three women with sashes ride on the back of a convertible. The camera cuts to a a series of wide shots from a moving train. There’s a shot of a boat labeled “Atlantic City Beach Patrol” followed by women walking down the boardwalk and sitting on the beach fanning themselves. This is followed by multiple shots of people swimming, walking down the beach, and socializing under beach umbrellas.
2016.95.10.1b: Original film reel.
2016.95.10.1c: Original film can. This film canister has a yellow, masking tape label on the front. Handwritten marker on label reads: “Mecca Temple w St. Louis - 1948”. This film canister also has handwriting on the top of the can. Handwritten marker reads: “St. Louis MO Mecca Temple, Cooper at Atlantic City”. Inside, there is a pink, handwritten note. Handwritten pen reads: “[1] Mecca Temple St. Louis, [2] Atlantic CityMrs. Queen [illegible], Be a + Maurice”.
Place filmed
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Maurice Sorrell Film Collection
Classification
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Type
motion pictures (information artifacts)
8mm (photographic film size)
Topic
Amusements
Associations and institutions
Families
Film
Men
Recreation
Societies
Travel
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bonita F. Bing & The Late Blanche Beatrice Sorrell
Object number
2016.95.10.1abc
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dce408ad-09ec-4b5f-8aa6-5f05a06d904e

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