<I>Maurice Sorrell Home Movie #8</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1950-1965
name: label: Created by
content: Maurice Sorrell, American, 1914 - 1998
notes: label: Caption
content: This 16mm film is from a collection of home movies shot by Maurice Sorrell between 1945 and 1975. The collection features travel footage, family outings, and gatherings with family and friends.
label: Description
content: Consists of: 8mm Film (a), Original film reel (b), Original film canister (c).
label: Description
content: 2016.95.11.1a: 8mm film. This home movie begins with a title card that reads “Ansco”. The opening footage is of shriners’ participating in a parade. Multiple camera angles cover the parade at various points throughout the route. Along the route, various store signs can be seen in the background. Some of the signs that can be seen are “Morris Market”, “Standard” (drugs, cosmetics, liquor), and “Brass Brail”. There are a number of shots featuring women bandleaders.
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content: 2016.95.11.1b: Original film reel.
label: Description
content: 2016.95.11.1c: Original film can. Inside, there is a pink, handwritten note. Handwritten pen reads: “Shriners’ New York”.
title: label: Title
content: 8mm motion picture film of Maurice Sorrell Home Movie #8
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Holidays and festivals
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Societies
label: Topic
content: Travel
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Maurice Sorrell 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, Gift of Bonita F. Bing & The Late Blanche Beatrice Sorrell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.95.11.1abc
objectType: label: Type
content: motion pictures (information artifacts)
label: Type
content: 8mm (photographic film size)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: 8mm Film (a): acetate film;
label: Medium
content: Reel (b): plastic;
label: Medium
content: Film Can (c): metal
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 3.5 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Film Length: 60 Feet