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Alaska Earthquake

(1964), amateur portrait of Anchorage immediately after the Good Friday Earthquake, the most powerful recorded earthquake in North American history. (Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association).

Al G. Barnes Circus

(1931), footage of regional circus troupes in the Midwest (Circus World Museum). Play film

Angel Blue Sweet Wings

(1966), by Chick Strand (Pacific Film Archive).

Ark of Destiny

(1973), early short by Amos Poe, a leader of the No Wave Cinema movement (New York University).

Around My Way

(1962), tour of New York City landmarks by way of children’s artwork (New York Public Library).

Artificial Paradise

(1986), by Chick Strand (Pacific Film Archive).

B-26 Torpedo Releases

(1942), wartime footage of the Martin B-26 Marauder aircraft dropping practice torpedoes off the coast of Australia (Pima Air and Space Museum).

Ballad of a Thin Woman

(1973), early short by Amos Poe, a leader of the No Wave Cinema movement (New York University).

The Boy Who Saw Through

(1958), live-action tale, produced by Mary Ellen Bute and directed by George Stoney, of a teenage boy’s quest to learn “the facts of life” (Yale Film Archive). Play film

The Breeziest, Snappiest Hill-Billy Band on Stage and Radio

(1948), promotional short for an unidentified country music group (Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound).

Bunkhouse Jamboree

(late 1940s), performance by "Doc" Ramblin’ Tommy Scott, dubbed "America’s Last Real Medicine Showman" (Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum).

The Call of the Cheyenne

(1953–55), first film by a Mennonite on the church’s work (Mennonite Church USA). Play film

Campus Smiles

(1920), playful look at the University of Wisconsin-Madison made by two fraternity brothers (Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research). Play film

Cartoon Le Mousse

(1979), by Chick Strand (Pacific Film Archive).

Catfish: Man of the Woods

(1974), a day-in-the-life of Clarence “Catfish” Gray, a fifth generation herbal healer. (Appalshop). Play film

Clarence Erwin Rusch Collection

(1937–39), home movie footage by a Bureau of Indian Affairs teacher in rural Alaska. (Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association).

Country Band at the Aero Corporation

(early 1930s), footage of an outdoor concert by the “Slater Hillbillies” (Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum).

Dana & Ginger Lamb Canoe Trips

(1933–36), films made by the husband-and-wife team during their epic voyage by homemade canoe from California to Panama (Sherman Library & Gardens).

Dockum Mobilcolor System 1970

(1970), performance film showcasing Charles Dockum's “color organ” (Center for Visual Music).

Donald B. Smith Ethnographic Films

(1953–62), amateur documentation of the people of Peru and the Amazon basin (Science Museum of Minnesota).

Dover’s Fourth Annual Baby Parade

(1926), small town celebration (Dover Free Public Library). Play film

Eric and the Monsters

(1964), by Chick Strand (Pacific Film Archive).

E. Webster Harrison Collection

(1933–56), home movies of tourism in the Grand Teton, Yellowstone, and Snake River regions. (Buffalo Bill Center of the West).

The Fable of He and She

(1974), Eli Noyes Jr.’s clay-animation parable challenging gender stereotypes (New York Public Library).

Fever Dream

(1979), by Chick Strand (Pacific Film Archive).

The First 100

(1964), recruiting film for the North Carolina Volunteers, the groundbreaking citizens’ corps that became a model for VISTA (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). Play film

The First Gay Pride Parade

(1970), footage of the first gay pride parade in Los Angeles (UCLA Film & Television Archive).

Fixin’ to Tell About Jack

(1975), profile of storyteller Ray Hicks. (Appalshop). Play film

The Girl Ranchers

(1913), Western comedy produced by the Nestor Film Company (George Eastman Museum).

The Goldberg Variations

(1971), filmed performance of Jerome Robbins’s Bach-inspired ballet (New York Public Library).

Harllee/Quattlebaum Collection

(1920s–30s), home movies of social gatherings at plantation homes, with footage of guides who were once slaves (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).

Harry Souchon Films

(1970s), two films from the New Orleans Jazz Club (Louisiana State Museum).

Harry Webb Marsh Collection, Part 2

(1940s–50), home movies of northern Idaho mining, shot by a mining engineer (University of Idaho). Play film

Heel and Toe Artists Hoof It to Coney Island

(ca.1930), Willograms newsreel "scenic," including a foot race from City Hall to Coney Island (Brooklyn Historical Society).

Herero of Ngamiland

(1953), Gordon Gibson’s ethnographic study of a pastoral people in northwest Botswana (National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution).

Here’s Our Next Entertainment-Packed Hit Show

(1948), trailer screened in Knoxville theater (Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound).

Hildene Collection

(1927–40s?), home movies made by Robert Todd Lincoln’s descendants (Hildene, the Lincoln Family Home).

The Hirshhorn’s Beginnings

(1969–74), films documenting the museum’s groundbreaking ceremonies and pre-opening tours by Joseph Hirshhorn and his architect (Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution).

Joan Branch Collection

(1928–36), life in China as filmed by Joseph Swan, an American investment banker in Shanghai (Northeast Historic Film).

Journey into the Centuries

(1952), film promoting Hadassah’s vocational programs for immigrants to Israel (Hadassah Archives).

A Knife in the Rain

(1973), early short by Amos Poe, a leader of the No Wave Cinema movement (New York University).

The Knoxville Policeman’s Hollywood Ball

(1949), locally produced newsreel of a police department fundraiser (Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound).

Kristallnacht

(1979), by Chick Strand (Pacific Film Archive).

Lowell Thomas Collection

(1949), Tibetan travel footage by the famous broadcaster (Marist College).

Marine Studios, Ocean World, Aquatarium, and Florida Land

(early 1950s–76), footage of regional amusement parks (Florida Moving Image Archives). Play film

Max Moore Collection

(1942–52), footage from behind the scenes of “King Biscuit Time,” one of the first radio shows to feature live blues performances (University of Georgia). Play film

Meditation

(1971), contemplative visual poetry by Jordan Belson (Center for Visual Music). Play film

Miami Beach Parks

(1955), home movies of public parks, made by a Miami Beach councilman (Florida Moving Image Archives).

Mills College Dance Films

(1926?–43), five films from one of the earliest academic programs to celebrate modern dance (Mills College).

Mi Raza: A Portrait of a Family

(1973), cinéma vérité study of the daily life of Mexican-American immigrants (Chicago Film Archives). Play film

Mobilcolor Performance 1969

(1969), performance film showcasing Charles Dockum's “color organ” (Center for Visual Music).

Mosori Monika

(1970), by Chick Strand (Pacific Film Archive).

Music of the Spheres

(1977), Jordan’s Belson’s exploration of celestial harmonic order (Center for Visual Music).

Pathé News, No. 91, Pancho Villa

(1920), (George Eastman Museum).

Paul Van Pool Circus

(1928–39), footage of regional circus troupes in the Midwest (Circus World Museum). Play film

Red Eagle's Love Affair

(1910), assimilation drama about a Native American who falls in love with a white woman (George Eastman Museum).

The Ritz Theatre

(1920s), documentation of the construction of Tulsa's largest silent movie theater (Oklahoma Historical Society).

Roaring Rails

(1924), railroad western starring Harry Carey, Sr. (George Eastman Museum).

The Salvation Hunters

(1925), feature debut of Josef von Sternberg (Museum of Modern Art).

Seven Films by the Kuchar Brothers

(1957–64), camp classics that helped establish the brothers in the avant-garde film community (Anthology Film Archives).

The Sid Saga

(1985–86), comic autobiography by amateur filmmaker Sid Laverents (UCLA Film & Television Archive).

Siege

(1940), Julien Bryan’s Academy Award nominated short about the fall of Poland (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum). Play film

St. Mark's Place Massacre

(1973), early short by Amos Poe, a leader of the No Wave Cinema movement (New York University).

Strip Mining in Appalachia

(1973), critical examination of strip mining by the grandson of a resident who lost his land through the practice (Appalshop).

The Struggle of Coon Branch Mountain

(1973), documentary by Mimi Pickering about a West Virginian community’s fight to improve roads and schools (Appalshop). Play film

Theater Trailers of Country Music Stars

(ca. 1938–47), sound shorts promoting Dixie Bell, Pee Wee King, Tommy Scott, and Stringbean (Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum).

Treat ’Em Rough

(1919), silent vehicle for cowboy Tom Mix (George Eastman Museum).

The Two Kingdoms

(1950), dramatization of the plight of post-World War II refugees, made to raise money for relief efforts (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America).

Walter H. McLeod Collection

(1928–32), Montana scenes filmed by a prominent businessman (University of Montana).

Waterfall

(1967), by Chick Strand (Pacific Film Archive).

We Imitate; We Break Up

(1978), artist Ericka Beckman’s avant-garde musical (New York University).

Wiesenseite of the Volga Region

(1930), profile of the region’s ethnic Germans after their forced collectivization by Josef Stalin (American Historical Society of Germans from Russia).

William Levi Dawson Collection, Part 2

(1953–71), seven home movies by the African American composer who founded the Tuskegee School of Music (Emory University).