Created by
Sorrell, Maurice, American, 1914 - 1998
Date
1961-1962
Medium
16mm Film (a): acetate film;
Dimensions
Duration: 3 Minutes
Film Length: 100 Feet
Description
Consists of: 16mm Film (a).
2016.95.3.1a: 16mm film. This home movie begins with a group of men socializing and drinking inside an unknown establishment. The men are wearing white boating outfits and white sailing caps. The camera switches to an exterior shot of that same establishment, where there are more men socializing outside. There is a slow pan (left to right) of a boat yard. One man can be seen on the deck of his boat, folding a tarp. A long shot down showing the length of the dock shows a few men, some in white sailing outfits and hats, walking towards to the camera.
Place filmed
United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Maurice Sorrell Film Collection
Classification
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Type
motion pictures (information artifacts)
16mm (photographic film size)
Topic
Film
Recreation
Transportation
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
2016.95.3.1a
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd599057b4e-e679-43e1-933e-6bc2b7651270

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