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The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

(1971), Stan Brakhage's detailed exploration of a city morgue (Anthology Film Archives).

Arcadia, Florida

(1926), town portrait (Florida Moving Image Archives).

The Bargain

(1914), W.S. Hart's first feature, filmed on location at Grand Canyon and preserved on 35mm from paper prints deposited for copyright protection (Library of Congress).

Bermuda to Baltimore

(1937), short celebrating the inaugural flight of PanAm's Bermuda Clipper seaplane (Maryland Historical Society).

Bernstein Home Movies

(1947), footage on board the Exodus as it smuggled Jewish refugees to British-held Palestine (National Center for Jewish Film).

Buna and Bertha

(1973), traditional ballads sung and discussed by two North Carolina mountain women (East Tennessee State University, Archives of Appalachia). Play film

The Call of Her People

(1917), melodrama starring Ethel Barrymore (George Eastman Museum).

Children Who Labor

(1912), dramatized expose made by the Edison Company for the National Child Labor Committee (Museum of Modern Art).

Cibernetik 5.3

(1960–65), film by John Stehura using computer-generated imagery and color gels (iotaCenter).

Coe College

(1940), promotional film for a midwest liberal arts college (Coe College).

The Country Doctor

(1909), D.W. Griffith's one-reel tragedy about a dedicated doctor and his daughter (Museum of Modern Art).

Dance for Walt Whitman

(1965), Ben Vereen's performance as a student of the High School of the Performing Arts (New York Public Library).

Dawson, N.M.

(1937–38), home movies of the company-owned mining town made by the local schoolteacher (New Mexico State Records Center and Archives).

Deus Ex

(1971), Stan Brakhage's study of the West Pennsylvania Hospital of Pittsburgh (Anthology Film Archives).

Digging Up the Dead in Madagascar

(1963), Sarajane Archdeacon's documentary on the Famadihana, the exhumation ceremony honoring ancestors (National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution).

Edd Presnell: Dulcimer Maker

(1973), film of the noted craftsman at work (East Tennessee State University, Archives of Appalachia). Play film

Eyes

(1971), Pittsburgh police at night, as seen by Stan Brakhage (Anthology Film Archives).

Florida Home Movies

(1926), amateur films of an all-girl school and the construction of U.S. Route 41 (Florida Moving Image Archives).

Fukuzaki Family Collection

(1942), home movies of Los Angeles' Terminal Island before the Japanese American fishing community was forced into World War II detention camps (Japanese American National Museum). Play film

Goodall Home Movies

(1920s–1930s), intimate look at the Maine textile family at home and on outings with mill workers (Northeast Historic Film).

Goodall Summertime: The Story of Warm Weather Profits

(1932), film explaining how to sell Palm Beach suits (Northeast Historic Film).

The Great Perham Jewel Robbery

(1926), short amateur narrative, featuring locals in cameos, about a husband who tries to teach his wife a lesson by staging a fake robbery (Minnesota Historical Society).

High Voltage

(1957), James Whitney's abstract film created for the Vortex Concerts in San Francisco (iotaCenter).

Historic Portland, Maine

(1940s), footage showcasing the city's attractions (Maine Historical Society).

The Hon: A Cathedral

(1966), story of the controversial giant sculpture created by Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, and Per Olof Ultvedt in downtown Stockholm (Menil Collection).

Inupiat Dances

(1950s), color films by Sammy Mogg, thought to be the first native Alaskan filmmaker (University of Alaska Fairbanks).

Island Treasure

(1957), Walter Breckenridge's study of the natural history of Casey Island in the upper Mississippi River (University of Minnesota, Bell Museum of Natural History).

Kingman Collection

(1934–42), women's activities at Framingham's Teachers College, as filmed by an instructor (Framingham State College).

Lapis

(1966), James Whitney's evocation of the mandala, created with computerized motion control optical printing (iotaCenter).

Last Great Gathering of the Sioux Nation

(1934), celebration of the dedication of twin monuments to Crazy Horse and Lt. Levi Robinson, filmed by the local pharmacist (Nebraska State Historical Society).

Lights Out-Locked Up

(1972), animation created by children in the museum's education programs (Cleveland Museum of Art).

Longhorns

(1951), first film by avant-garde filmmaker Hilary Harris (Anthology Film Archives).

Los Alamos Ranch School

(1929-30), promotional film for the elite boys' boarding school that was closed to make way for the atomic research laboratory (New Mexico State Records Center and Archives).

Madrid Christmas Scene

(1940), promotional film showcasing the town's spectacular holiday light displays (New Mexico State Records Center and Archives).

Men's Gymnastics

(1935–48), early training films by the University of Nebraska's gymnastic coach documenting the sport's competitive routines and techniques (Nebraska State Historical Society).

The Most Unforgettable Tiger We've Known

(1965), animation created by children in the museum's education programs (Cleveland Museum of Art).

Motion and the Image

(1962), animation created by children in the museum's education programs (Cleveland Museum of Art).

Negro Spirituals

(1964), Ben Vereen's performance as a student of the High School of the Performing Arts (New York Public Library).

O'Neal Collection

(1938–81), home movies of the Bay Area gay community in the forties and fifties (GLBT Historical Society of Northern California).

Permutations

(1968), one of John Whitney's first computer animations (iotaCenter).

Polito at St. Vincent's Hospital

(1930s), the Los Angeles medical facility as filmed by Hollywood cinematographer Sol Polito (St. Vincent Medical Center).

Raising the Big Flag, VE Day

(1945), Baltimore's celebration of the end of World War II in Europe (Maryland Historical Society).

Richard Bonelli at the San Francisco Opera

(1930s), backstage footage of the American baritone (Stanford University).

Ritual and Dance

(1965), Ben Vereen's performance as a student of the High School of the Performing Arts (New York Public Library).

San Francisco in Cinemascope

(1958), San Francisco in 16mm color cinemascope shot by cine club member Frank Zach (San Francisco Media Archive).

San Ildefonso–Buffalo and Cloud Dances

(1929), ceremonial dance performances filmed by Ansel Adam's wife Virginia (New Mexico State Records Center and Archives).

Sotiros

(1975), lyrical film by Robert Beaver (Whitney Museum of American Art).

Spreckels Theater: Sound Premiere

(1931), celebration of the San Diego movie palace's first screening of a sound film (San Diego History Center).

Spring Comes to the Subarctic

(1955), Walter Breckenridge's short film about the flora and fauna of Canada's Churchill Region (University of Minnesota, Bell Museum of Natural History).

The Story of Chase Velmo: The Perfect Mohair Velvet

(1926), industrial film tracing the steps of fabric production (Northeast Historic Film).

The Suburbanite

(1904), the comic trials of a commuter who moves to the suburbs (Museum of Modern Art).

Taylor Mead Home Movies

(1964–68), three film diaries by a superstar of underground film (Anthology Film Archives).

Theos Bernard Films

(1937), footage shot by an American scholar and lama during his study in Tibet (Pacific Film Archive).

Thesis Films

(1939), early dance shorts reputed to be among the first films submitted as master's theses (University of Iowa).

They Shall Take Up Serpents

(1973), documentary on faith healers (East Tennessee State University, Archives of Appalachia).

Thirty Year Man

(1956–57), film illustrating Catholic missionary work among the native peoples of Papua New Guinea (Society of the Divine Word, Chicago Province Archives).

Tinguely: A Kinetic Cosmos

(1970s), footage of the artist at work (Menil Collection).

The Tip

(1918), silent-era short starring comedian Harold Lloyd (George Eastman Museum).

Tribute to Eddie Cantor

(1957), fundraiser honoring Eddie Cantor on his 65th birthday and including remarks by Harry S. Truman on American policy in Israel (National Center for Jewish Film).

Tudor Place

(1930s–40s), upstairs/downstairs look of life at a Georgetown estate, as captured in home movies (Tudor Place).

Utah Canyon River Trips

(1946–50), Harry Aleson's documentation of his canyon explorations, including an expedition down the Colorado in wooden boats (Utah State Historical Society).

White Water and Black Magic

(1938-39), Richard Gill's Amazon expedition to learn the secrets of the anesthetic curare (California Pacific Medical Center).

Wohelo Camp

(1919-26), documentation of the all-girl camp that was an inspiration for the Camp Fire Girls (Northeast Historic Film). Play film

A Wonderful Construction

(1973), Don Lenzer's documentary on the building of the World Trade Center (New York Public Library).