Highland Beach Town Home Movies
name: label: Former owner
content: Lathan, Zora
label: Former owner
content: Sanders, William
label: Collection Creator
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)
topic: label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: African Americans
label: Topic
content: Beaches
label: Topic
content: Family recreation
label: Topic
content: Vacations
setName: label: See more items in
content: Great Migration Home Movie Study Collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 30 Video recordings
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1955
label: Date
content: circa 1975
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Highland Beach Town Home Movies consist of home movies shot by members of the African American resort community of Highland Beach, Maryland. They feature casual gatherings of family and friends at the beach and various outdoor recreation activities. Additionally, there are films shot by Zora Lathan during her time in college.