<I>No Maps On My Taps</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1979
name: label: Directed by
content: George Nierenberg
label: Subject of
content: Bunny Briggs, American, 1922 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Chuck Green, American, 1919 - 1997
label: Subject of
content: Lionel Hampton, American, 1908 - 2002
label: Subject of
content: Howard Sims, American, 1917 - 2003
label: Subject of
content: Small's Paradise, American, founded 1925
label: Owned by
content: D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
notes: label: Caption
content: This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
label: Description
content: A documentary film with the title No Maps on My Taps. It consists of two reels of 16mm acetate film with bi-lateral variable area optical sound.
label: Description
content: The documentary features music by Lionel Hampton and live performances by tap dancers Bunny Briggs, Chuck Green and Harold "Sandman" Sims, as well as reflections and commentary on their careers. Some of their performances take place at the Smalls Paradise nightclub in Harlem, New York, while at other times the men can be seen performing on the sidewalks.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place filmed
content: Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Conductors (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Documentary films
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
label: Topic
content: Tap dancing
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: DC Public Library Film 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, Transferred from the DC Public Library
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.55.2.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: sound films
label: Type
content: color films (visual works)
label: Type
content: 16mm (photographic film size)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: acetate film
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (Reel 1): 28 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film): 1000 Feet
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (Reel 2): 28 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film): 1000 Feet