(1944),
test footage of the A-1 airborne lifeboat, developed during WWII to rescue downed airmen
(National WWII Museum).
Abbot L. Pattison Collection
(1953),
footage documenting the creation of Abbott L. Pattison’s marble sculpture Mother and Child on the University of Georgia campus
(University of Georgia).
Albina Mural Project
(1977),
story of the project by eight Portland artists to create a 120-foot mural in an African American neighborhood.
(Portland State University).
Play film
(1950),
feature film about a couple’s 50th wedding anniversary at a resort hotel, featuring an eclectic range of comedy and musical acts in Yiddish and English
(Southern Methodist University).
Play film
The Chemical Ballet
(1939),
filmed performance of a dance created by choreographer Carol Lynn and the Johns Hopkins Chemistry Department for a meeting of the Maryland Chapter of the American Chemical Society
(Johns Hopkins University).
Coast Redwoods and Schulman Coring on Mt. Lemmon
(1930s),
research films by A.E. Douglass, the scientist who introduced tree ring dating to Southwest archaeology
(University of Arizona).
(1927),
home movie of the centenary exposition for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the nation’s first common carrier railroad
(Maryland Historical Society).
(1968),
film sponsored by Anheuser-Busch to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the American Legion, the nation’s largest veterans service organization
(University of North Carolina School of the Arts).
(1970),
Don Perry’s footage of the first festival, including performances by Duke Ellington and Mahalia Jackson
(Louisiana State Museum).
John Ford Home Movies
(1941-48),
footage of home and work from the legendary director, including location scouting for The Three Godfathers and a Mexican fishing trip with John Wayne
(Indiana University).
John Jacob Niles
(1978),
portrait of the famed balladeer whose music helped shape the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s.
(Appalshop).
Play film
(1973),
documentary short contrasting the “glamour girl” ideal pitched to housewives during a cosmetics demonstration with the reality of their lives
(New York Public Library).
Marathon
(1965),
Robert Gardner’s documentary of the 1964 Boston Marathon, capturing the pulse of the city as the event unfolds
(Studio7Arts).
(1989),
experimental film by Peggy Ahwesh about a young girl trying out future roles
(Bard College).
A Matter of Opportunity
(1968),
Chuck Olin film, shot at Howard University Hospital and sponsored by two professional associations, about opening up medicine to African Americans
(Chicago Film Archives).
Play film
(1969),
actor Robert Culp’s documentary about the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s program to create jobs for African Americans in Chicago
(George Eastman Museum).
Play film
Opportunity for Arkansas—The Buffalo National River
(ca. 1964),
film by conservation activist Dr. Neil Compton, made to rally public support for the protection of the Buffalo River
(University of Arkansas).
Play film
Penitentes
(ca. 1978),
amateur film documenting the secret Catholic society of flagellants in New Mexico and Colorado
(Colorado State University-Pueblo).
Ralph Kirkpatrick
(1953),
performance by the influential harpsichordist, filmed for Carnegie Hall by Academy Award-winning documentarian Robert Snyder
(Carnegie Hall Archives).
Rapid River Races
(1940),
scenes from the first National White Water Championship, held on the Rapid River in Maine
(Northeast Historic Film).
Play film
(1940),
town portrait made by the John B. Rogers Company for the Exchange Club of Traverse City, Michigan, to help raise money for disadvantaged children
(History Center of Traverse City).
We Were There
(1976),
Pat Rocco’s documentary about gay pride celebrations in San Francisco and Los Angeles during the year of the American bicentennial
(UCLA Film & Television Archive).
With Allenby in Palestine and Lawrence in Arabia
(1919),
Lowell Thomas’s travelogue following the British campaign in Palestine and the exploits of T. E. Lawrence, “Lawrence of Arabia”
(Marist College).
WLS Farm Progress Show
(1953–55),
documentation of the agricultural trade show, including performers from Chicago’s WLS Radio National Barn Dance show
(Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum).
The Work of Elizabeth Catlett
(1975),
portrait of the African American expressionist
(Emory University).