Songs of the Southern States
odd: label: Local Number
content: HSFA 1994.14.7
name: label: Collection Creator
content: National Film and Sound Archive (Australia)
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content: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia films
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (black-and-white silent; 920 feet, 35mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1926
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film produced by James A. FitzPatrick and photographed by Bert Dawley is a fictional short subject set on a southern plantation during the Civil War. The primary focus is on the relationship of the elderly plantation owner to the "slaves" as the plantation falls on hard times during and after the Civil War, particularly with his death. Film includes "slaves" playing instruments and dance as choreographed by Madame Serova.  

Legacy Keywords: Civil war ; Plantations ; Dance ; Song ; United States ; North America