<I>Count Us In</I>
date: label: Date
content: July 1948
name: label: Produced by
content: Carl Marzani, American, 1912 - 1994
label: Produced by
content: Union Films, 1946 - 1953
label: Subject of
content: Henry Wallace, American, 1888 - 1965
label: Subject of
content: Pete Seeger, American, 1919 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Paul Robeson, American, 1898 - 1976
label: Subject of
content: Progressive Party, American, 1948 - 1955
label: Subject of
content: Bob Claiborne, American, 1919 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Dr. George Jackson, American, 1929 - 1995
label: Composed by
content: Bob Claiborne, American, 1919 - 1990
label: Owned by
content: Pearl Bowser, American, 1931 - 2023
label: Owned by
content: Tee Beveridge, American, 1923 - 1993
notes: label: Caption
content: Presidential campaign film for 1948 Progressive Party candidate Henry Wallace featuring Paul Robeson and Pete Seeger. The soundtrack is by Bob Claiborne (a Seeger-associated folk musician), who narrates, plays guitar, and sings over footage. The footage includes both outdoor and indoor activities during the July 1948 Progressive Party convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and many scenes of young people speaking, playing music, singing, and dancing. Henry Wallace appears onstage at the convention towards the end of the film. Other delegates and party officals identified in the film are George Jackson from Seton Hall, Alvin Jones from Louisiana, Seymour Linfield, Louis Burnham from Alabama, and Walter Wallace.
label: Description
content: A youth-oriented documentary short with the title "Count Us In." It consists of a single reel of 16mm black-and-white acetate film with optical sound (2012.79.1.7.1a). The film was produced by Union Films and includes footage of the 1948 Progressive Party convention in Philadelphia, as part of the presidential campaign for Progressive Party candidate Henry Wallace. It also includes appearances by individuals such as Paul Robeson and Pete Seeger. The soundtrack is by Bob Claiborne (a Seeger-associated folk musician), who narrates, plays guitar, and sings over footage. The footage includes both outdoor and indoor activities during the July 1948 Progressive Party convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and many scenes of young people speaking, playing music, singing, and dancing. Henry Wallace appears onstage at the convention toward the end of the film. Other delegates and party officials identified in the film are George Jackson from Seton Hall, Alvin Jones from Louisiana, Seymour Linfield, Louis Burnham from Alabama, and Walter Wallace. An original metal canister (2012.79.1.7.1c) also accompanies the 16mm film. Text on it reads [ CHAMBA EDUCATIONAL FILM SERVICES / TO: / HORTENSE BEVERIDGE / COUNT US IN].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Documentary films
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Folk (Music)
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Political organizations
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1945-1953
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Pearl Bowser Collection
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.79.1.7.1ac
objectType: label: Type
content: sound films
label: Type
content: black-and-white films (visual works)
label: Type
content: short subjects
label: Type
content: 16mm (photographic film size)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: acetate film and metal
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 9 min.
label: Dimensions
content: Physical extent (film): 350 ft