(1930s),
daring stunt flying filmed by aeronautical engineer Charles Stark Draper to raise funds for his research
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
(1978),
Larry Jordan's fanciful animated tribute to his "creative root-sources"
(Anthology Film Archives).
Appalachian Genesis
(1971),
documentary in which the young people of Appalachia speak out about jobs, education, and poverty
(Appalshop).
Play film
Art of Shipbuilding
(1930),
segments of a 57-part training film produced by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company to demonstrate modern naval construction techniques at its Virginia shipyard
(Mariners' Museum).
(1938),
behind-the-scenes film made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the beloved Baltimore department store
(Maryland Historical Society).
Britain Builds Again
(1936),
documentary by Charles Forrest Palmer on affordable housing in Britain before and after World War II.
(Emory University).
Coe College—1965
(1965),
a portrait of life at a small liberal arts college before the student unrest of the late 60s
(Coe College).
Play film
Congo Peacock Expedition
(1937),
expedition film of ornithologist James Paul Chapin’s search for a rare peacock rumored to exist in the Belgian Congo
(American Museum of Natural History).
(1932),
documentary on archaeologist Edgar L. Hewett’s excavations of Chetro Ketl in New Mexico
(Explorers Club).
Farm in a Day
(1948),
documentary showing the transformation of vacant land into a working farm, all in the course of 24 hours
(Oklahoma Historical Society).
Forbes Collection
(1915),
early home movies of the Maine coast and Naushon Island, captured on 28mm film
(Northeast Historic Film).
Friends of Mr. Honeywell
(1930s–40s),
a look inside the factory of the Minneapolis-Honeywell Heat Regulator Company
(Honeywell Foundation).
Frutos del trabajo, Un amigo en Nueva York, Un amigo en Chicago, and Invierno en Nueva York
(1952–56),
shorts created by the Puerto Rican government to prepare immigrants for life in America
(Hunter College, CUNY).
The Garden
(1930s–40s),
Honeywell Estate gardens in Wabash, Indiana, during its heyday, as captured by the owner, industrialist Mark Honeywell
(Honeywell Foundation).
Georgia Pine Mountain Valley Rural Community
(1935),
Charles Forrest Palmer's examination of conditions in the rustic area.
(Emory University).
(1964),
Lebert Bethune's documentary featuring private and public discussions with Malcolm X about his evolving global perspective on race relations
(New York Public Library).
Matheson Island
(mid 1930s),
industrialist Mark Honeywell’s film of the gathering of the elite “Committee of One Hundred” at his Florida estate
(Honeywell Foundation).
Millstone Sewing Center
(1972),
portrait of an Appalachian facility where used clothing is repaired for the needy
(Appalshop).
Play film
(1974),
Lawrence Jordan’s creation of the “mystical odyssey of the prince Serendip,” inspired by platinum prints of Fontainebleau
(Anthology Film Archives).
Operative Builders and Satellite Towns of England
(1936),
documentary by Charles Forrest Palmer on affordable housing
(Emory University).
Orange Blossom Parade
(1957),
home movie capturing the African American community of Overtown before it was destroyed to make way for an interstate highway
(Florida Moving Image Archives).
Papa
(1979),
part one of Chicago filmmaker Allen Ross’s trilogy about his dying grandfather
(Chicago Filmmakers).
Phyllis Le Shane Collection
(1965–72),
five 8mm amateur film adaptations of classic fairy tales, books, and Bible stories
(Florida Moving Image Archives).
Play Ball with the Orioles
(1957),
promotional film made by a local brewing company to highlight Baltimore's major league baseball team—Richard and Pat Nixon appear in an opening day parade
(Maryland Historical Society).
Radar Indicators
(1944),
training film produced by MIT’s Radiation Laboratory to explain the secrets of radar to World War II servicemen
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
(1947–48),
footage taken by S. Dillon Ripley, former secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, documenting his search for bird specimens in Nepal
(Yale University Library).
(1958),
amateur film of the city’s neighborhoods and landmarks by Dr. Frank Zach
(San Francisco Media Archive).
The Soccer Game
(1959),
Larry Jordan’s animated short envisioning the planets, stars and alchemical signs in a “celestial game of nine pins”
(Anthology Film Archives).
Stop Cloning Around
(ca. 1980),
Sid Laverents’ comic trick film in which he multiplies himself through ingenious in-camera editing
(UCLA Film & Television Archive).
Stronger Than Death
(1920),
melodrama starring Nazimova as a famed dancer who uses her art to thwart a colonial insurrection
(George Eastman Museum).
St. Vincent's Capping Ceremony
(1947),
footage of the Los Angeles nursing school graduation and holiday party, featuring Ward Bond as Santa Claus
(St. Vincent Medical Center).
Thanksgiving Day
(1979),
part two of Chicago filmmaker Allen Ross's trilogy about his dying grandfather
(Chicago Filmmakers).
Three Minnesota Writers
(1958),
interviews with journalist Carl T. Rowan, poet Allen Tate, and novelist Frederick Manfred about how the Midwest influenced their work
(Minnesota Historical Society).
(1953),
film chronicle of a 30,000-mile trek throughout the United States in search of rare birds and plants by James Fisher and Roger Tory Peterson, the inventor of the naturalist field guide
(Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History).
The Wonderful 4-H
(ca. 1930s-1940s),
dramatization by industrialist Mark Honeywell showing how an impoverished family is enriched through involvement with the 4-H Club
(Honeywell Foundation).