<I>J. Max Bond, Sr. Home Movie #1: Afghanistan</I>
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1955
name: label: Created by
content: J. Max Bond, Sr., American, 1902 - 1991
notes: label: Caption
content: This 16mm film is from a collection of home movies shot by J. Max Bond Sr. between 1930-1960. The collection features travel footage, family outings, and gatherings with family and friends.
label: Description
content: This 16mm color film is one of ten home movies shot by J. Max Bond, Sr. from 1930 to 1960. The footage mainly focuses on family, travel, and educational institutions with which J. Max Bond Sr. was associated.
label: Description
content: Consists of: 16mm Film (a) and Original 400 foot Film Reel (b).
label: Description
content: 2016.16.1.1ab: 16mm film. The film opens with an interior shot of a little boy smiling at the camera. This is followed by various scenes of buildings, marketplaces, and men working (shoveling snow) around an unknown city in Afghanistan. There is one brief shot of a woman facing the camera and taking a photo. The film ends with a shot of an airfield and more snow covered footage of the city.
label: Description
content: .
place: label: Place filmed
content: Afghanistan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Travel
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: J. Max Bond, Sr. Family Home Movies
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 from the Family of George Clement Bond
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.16.1.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: silent films
label: Type
content: home movies
label: Type
content: color films (visual works)
label: Type
content: 16mm (photographic film size)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Alison Bond
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: acetate film on metal
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 6 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film): 160 Feet