(1917 and 1972),
early footage, later edited by a collector, promoting New Mexico tourism and including a visit with the Taos Society of Artists
(New Mexico State Records Center and Archives).
Amahl and the Night Visitors
(early 1950s),
the Peabody Institute’s interpretation of the “Shepherds’ Dance” from the first made-for-television opera
(Johns Hopkins University).
Apache Indian Camp Life Among the White Mountain Apaches in Arizona
(1939),
home movies shot by two brothers traveling in Europe on the eve of WWII, including footage of a Hitler Youth rally and the rescue of a torpedoed ship
(National WWII Museum).
The Boy Mayor
(1914),
Progressive-Era short profiling Portland, Oregon’s juvenile government system, and teenage mayor Eugene J. Rich
(Oregon Historical Society).
Play film
(1923),
Todd Browning’s underworld saga about opium smuggling in China, starring Priscilla Dean, Wallace Beery, and Anna May Wong
(George Eastman Museum).
Drum City
(ca. 1980),
rhythmic ride on a New York City bus, by Beryl Sokoloff
(Phoenix Arts Alliance).
(1958),
sound footage documenting a speech in Mobile during Wallace’s first bid for his state’s Democratic gubernatorial nomination
(Alabama Department of Archives and History).
Harris H. Stilson Collection
(1929–1931),
home movies of a streetcar conductor’s travels around Richmond and rural Virginia
(Virginia Commonwealth University).
Harvey Milk Campaigning
(1973),
footage of a Castro Street rally during the candidate’s first run for San Francisco supervisor
(UCLA Film & Television Archive).
(1962),
filmed performance by Peabody Institute students under the direction of Mattlyn Gavers, the Metropolitan Opera Company’s ballet mistress
(Johns Hopkins University).
Mission to Mongo
(1973),
study of film, politics, and Chinese culture by J. Hoberman
(Anthology Film Archives).
(1937),
film created by the Whittier State School for Boys to put a favorable spin on its infamous juvenile correction programs
(California State Archives).
Play film
(ca. 1922),
documentary showing the steps in catching and canning salmon, to be preserved as a class project by the students of the L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation
(George Eastman Museum).
(1978),
Katy Martin’s behind-the-scenes portrait of printmakers creating an edition of Jasper Johns’s The Dutch Wives, with an electronic soundtrack by Richard Teitelbaum
(Anthology Film Archives).
Sonata, Girls at Evergreen and Prelude, Chopin Sonata “Pathetique”, Evergreen
(early 1930s),
two outdoors dance performances filmed at the Evergreen House, now part of Johns Hopkins
(Johns Hopkins University).
Steamboat Winter Carnival
(1948),
home movie showing the 35th annual Steamboat Springs winter festival
(Colorado Snowsports Museum).
The Sun Project
(1956),
recently rediscovered film collaboration between sculptor Richard Lippold and composer John Cage, edited from instructions created by chance
(John Cage Trust).
(1940s–50s),
home movies of downtown Atlanta, including the 1946 Winecoff Hotel Fire
(Atlanta History Center).
Verde Canyon and the Cliff Dwellings of Arizona
(ca. 1918),
travelogue from the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, to be preserved as a class project by the students of the L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation
(George Eastman Museum).
A Visit to the Largest Copper Smelter in the World
(ca. 1918),
industrial short showing the United Verde Copper Company near Clarkdale, Arizona.
(George Eastman Museum).
Viva La Causa
(1974),
reflection on Chicago’s vibrant mural movement, based on interviews with residents
(Kartemquin Films).