Seattle Art Museum film collection, 1932-1980
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator, collector
- Seattle Art Museum
- Title
- Seattle Art Museum film collection
- Dates
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1932-1980 (inclusive)19321980
- Quantity
- 265 film reels : silent, sound, black and white, color ; 16mm
- Collection Number
- PH1016
- Summary
- Film held or produced by the Seattle Art Museum
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access is restricted. Contact the Special Collections division of the University of Washington Libraries for details.
Original film cannot be accessed due to preservation concerns.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
The Seattle Art Museum, established in 1933, was preceded by the Seattle Fine Arts Society, 1910-1929; and the Art Institute of Seattle, 1929-1933. The Seattle Fine Arts Society did not build a build a permanent collection, but presented many exhibitions of works loaned by individuals and institutions. Of the Society's exhibits, the most significant was the Northwest Annual, a sixty-year tradition which began in 1914 and which first introduced to the public some of the most important artists of the region. The name of the Society was changed in 1928, to "Art Institute of Seattle" in order to emphasize its role as a civic institution. An art museum for the city of Seattle, designed by architect Carl Gould, was built in 1933 in Volunteer Park. When it was superseded by a new downtown museum in 1991, the Volunteer Park building became the Seattle Asian Art Museum, also administered by the Seattle Art Museum.
Content Description
Film held by the Seattle Art Museum as a lending library for museum members, docents and volunteers. Most of the films are about art and artists and were produced and distributed by national companies such as the Encyclopedia Britannica, the Reader's Digest or Coronet Instructional Films. A small portion of the collection appears to be produced by SAM or by local television news organizations.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply to some titles. Original SAM materials have unrestricted access.
Administrative Information
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The Seattle Art Museum
The materials in this series contain interviews, publicity, and architecture which relate to the history of the Seattle Art Museum.
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Description: Museum, Children on the Camels1 reel (25 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A Seattle Art Museum publicity film featuring children playing on the Chinese camel sculptures outside of the Seattle Art Museum.
Original ID number: 4-126
Dates: between 1933 and 1986?Container: Reel 1, Item 1 -
Description: Japanese Exhibit at SAM1 reel (50 feet) : silent, color ; 16mm
Home movie footage of downtown Seattle, Union Station, and the Seattle Art Museum.
Original ID number: 4-96
Dates: 1952?Container: Reel 2, Item 2 -
Description: Museum Today1 reel (100 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A promotional film about the Seattle Art Museum in 1953.
Original ID number: 4-113
Dates: 1953Container: Reel 3, Item 3 -
Description: Clip from black and white cornerstone film1 reel (100 feet) : silent, color ; 16mm
Children playing in front of the Seattle Art Museum.
Original ID number: 4-59
Dates: 1965Container: Reel 4, Item 4 -
Description: J + H Gillette "Beast"1 reel (1200 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Seattle Art Museum educational programming. King TV interviews Seattle Art Museum educator Dorothy Lahr. Lahr discusses the Seattle Art Museum's collection and the accessibility of prints, recommends viewers attend the 40th International Print Makers Exhibition at the Pavilion in Seattle Center, and highlights selected prints, including Harry Stanbridge's Stan's Rocket and Kiyoshi Iwata's Figures. Lahr also discusses a separate print show at the Seattle Art Museum featuring works from Czechoslovakia, and urges viewers to visit and consider purchasing prints.
Credits:Produced by Elizabeth Wright Evans; A KING Community Services Presentation. Community Workshop Kinescope.
Original ID number: 12-19
Dates: 1968Container: Reel 5, Item 5 -
Description: Noguchi: The Installation of the Black Sun1 reel (200 feet) : silent, color ; 16mm
The installation of the sculpture Black Sun, by Isamu Noguchi, outside of the Seattle Art Museum in Volunteer Park.
Credits:A King TV film.
Original ID number: 4-128
Dates: 1969Container: Reel 6, Item 6 -
Description: Rockwell Opening1 reel (300 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Views of the opening of the Rockwell exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum. Murmurs of audience in gallery; trio of a capella singers perform; "John" and woman describe painting, no microphone: John, when asked why the Rockwell exhibition was important, responds with "nostalgia." Footage of patrons eating in the gallery.
Credits:A King TV film.
Original ID number: 4-125
Dates: 1972Container: Reel 7, Item 7 -
Description: The Personal Touch- Museum Volunteers1 reel (800 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Views of Seattle Art Museum exterior and the Black Sun sculpture. Scenes of Seattle Art Museum staff and volunteers leading tours in the galleries.
Credits:A Seattle Art Museum Guild film; Sponsored by the Seattle Art Museum Guild Film; Special Thanks: Willis Woods; Director, Shirley Younglove.
Original ID number: 6-2
Dates: 1977Container: Reel 8, Item 8 -
Dr. Richard E. Fuller
Dr. Richard Fuller was a collector of Chinese and Japanese art who helped fund the construction of the Seattle Art Museum; he served as director of the museum for its first forty years.
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Description: Dr. Richard E. Fuller - Rotarian Luncheon - Edward / Meany Hotel1 reel (700 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A portion of a speech delivered by Dr. Fuller at a Rotary Club luncheon. He discusses his personal history, his family, the Seattle Art Museum, and local Seattle artists.
Credits:Cameron Film Productions.
Original ID number: 12-15
Dates: 1962Container: Reel 9, Item 9 -
Description: Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Fuller - KCTS-TV Interview1 reel (800 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A KCTS profile of Dr. Richard Fuller and Betty Fuller, Dr, Fuller's wife and a member of various Seattle art organizations. They discuss the Seattle art scene, their service at the Seattle Art Museum, and their personal art collection.
Original ID number: 12-16
Dates: 1967Container: Reel 10, Item 10 -
Description: Dr. Fuller Rotary Luncheon1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A portion of a speech delivered by Fuller at a Rotary Club luncheon. He discusses the Washington Art Association and Fine Art's role in the Seattle Art Museum's origin as well as his role in forming the Seattle Art Museum.
Dates: 1969Container: Reel 11, Item 11 -
Description: Fuller Birthday1 reel (100 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Part of a KING TV news story about Dr. Richard Fuller's 75th birthday party, held at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel.
Original ID number: 4-171
Dates: June 1, 1972Container: Reel 12, Item 12 -
Description: Fuller Good Morning Show Interview1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
An interview with Dr. Richard Fuller on The Good Morning Show. They discuss Fuller's background in geography, his family, and the Seattle Art Museum. Fuller shows the interviewer pieces from the Seattle Art Museum's collection.
Original ID number: 4-46
Dates: 1972Container: Reel 13, Item 13 -
Description: KOMO SAM report and interview1 reel (100 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A portion of a KOMO news story about the Seattle Art Museum, including an interview with a Dr. Richard Fuller. They discuss Dr. Fuller's doctorate in geology, the history of the Seattle Asian Art Museum and its large Asian art collection, and Dr. Fuller stepping down as the director of the Seattle Art Museum.
Original ID number: 4-172
Dates: 1973Container: Reel 14, Item 14
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Art Studies and Art Appreciation
The materials in this series are about art criticism, appreciation, or theory.
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Description: The Nature of Color1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A discussion of the science of color and color theory in art. Includes a demonstration on how color film is made.
Credits:Produced by Coronet Films.
Original ID number: 4-133
Dates: 1946Container: Reel 15, Item 15 -
Description: Art in our World1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A documentary about different approaches to art appreciation.
Credits:A Paul Burnford production.
Part of the Experiencing Art series.
Original ID number: 4-17
Dates: 1950?Container: Reel 16, Item 16 -
Description: Non-Objective Art1 reel (300 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A film about different types approaches to art appreciation.
Credits:A Patrician Films production; Bailey Films Inc.
Original ID number: 4-24
Dates: 1956Container: Reel 17, Item 17 -
Description: Cubism1 reel (300 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A discussion of the Cubism movement alongside visual examples.
Credits:A Patrician Films production; Produced by Wayne Thiebaud; Bailey Films, Inc.
Original ID number: 4-20
Dates: 1959Container: Reel 18, Item 18 -
Description: We Are All Artists1 reel (1200 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A discussion of art and design in the 1950s.
Original ID number: 12-24
Dates: 1959Container: Reel 19, Item 19 -
Description: Gallery1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
An examination of original artworks edited to music.
Credits:Produced by Pyramid Films.
Original ID number: 4-182
Dates: 1971?Container: Reel 20, Item 20
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Art by Medium
The materials in this series focus primarily on various art media and also include films about specific artists and instructional films about artistic techniques.
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Description: Bookbinding1 reel (200 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A film demonstrating modern bookbinding techniques and an educational survey of the New York Public Library's collection of literary antiquities, including books, scrolls, and clay tablets. Features an interview and demonstration with Marguerite Lahey, a bookbinder specializing in rare books.
Credits:Bray Studios Inc.
Original ID number: 4-18
Dates: 1917?Container: Reel 21, Item 21 -
Description: Gem Cutting and Polishing1 reel (100 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A discussion and demonstration of gem identification and polishing.
Credits:Bray Studios.
Original ID number: 4-37
Dates: 1918?Container: Reel 22, Item 22 -
Description: Furniture Craftsmen1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Demonstrations by artisans fashioning custom-built furniture. Scenes of pattern-making, laying out, band sawing, power planing, joining, lathe turning, grooving, gluing, carving, and finishing.
Credits:Produced by Erpi Classroom Films, Inc.; Edwin J. Hipkiss, collaborator; Distributed by Encyclopedia Britannica Films, Inc.
Original ID number: 4-72
Dates: 1940?Container: Reel 23, Item 23 -
Architecture
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Description: Robert Venturi and Denise Scott-Brown1 reel (2000 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A documentary about the architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott-Brown, focusing on their influence in postmodern architecture.
Dates: 1991Container: Reel 24, Item 24 -
Description: Art and Architecture: Fountains, Gardens and Statuary1 reel (300 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about architecture, focusing on outdoor installations.
Original ID number: 4-71
Dates: between 1946 and 1956?Container: Reel 25, Item 25
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Drawing
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Description: Drawing with Pencil1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A drawing demonstration by artist Theodore Kautzky.
Credits:Distributed by Encyclopedia Britannica Films, Inc.
Original ID number: 4-61
Dates: 1947Container: Reel 26, Item 26 -
Description: Broad-Stroke Drawing1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
An instructional film featuring an artist demonstrating how to use a broad stroke pencil.
Credits:Developed by Arthur L. Guptill.
Original ID number: 4-21
Dates: between 1930 and 1980?Container: Reel 27, Item 27
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Film
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Description: The Hidden Talisman: A Ghostly Romance of the Cloisters1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A narrative film about The Cloisters, a museum in New York, and a romance between two characters.
Original ID number: 4-161
Dates: 1928Container: Reel 28, Item 28 -
Description: Growth of Flowers1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A demonstration of time-lapse photography featuring the growth and blooming of flowers.
Credits:Coronet Instructional Films.
Original ID number: 4-77
Dates: 1945?Container: Reel 29, Item 29 -
Description: Anemic Cinema1 reel (300 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A dadaist experimental film featuring animation and moving text.
Credits:Directed by Marcel Duchamp.
Original ID number: 4-184
Dates: 1926?Container: Reel 30, Item 30
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Glass Working
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Description: Glass Blowing1 reel (150 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A compilation of scenes from various glass-blowing films. Includes demonstrations of glass blowing and coloring.
Original ID number: 4-174
Dates: 1916?Container: Reel 31, Item 31 -
Description: Making Glass1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A demonstration of glass blowing by Herman Miller, a glass blower with the American Natural History Museum in New York.
Credits:A Henry Sazin Educational Film; Produced by Rudolph Brent
Original ID number: 4-107
Dates: between 1920 and 1950?Container: Reel 32, Item 32 -
Description: Glass Blowing with Specimens of Ancient and Mediaeval Blown Glass1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Demonstration of glass blowing and decorating.
Credits:Produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Original ID number: 4-75
Dates: 1933Container: Reel 33, Item 33 -
Description: Early Examples of Glass from the Museum's Collection1 reel (300 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Discussion of glass art housed in a gallery.
Original ID number: 4-63
Dates: 1933Container: Reel 34, Item 34 -
Description: Making of a Stained Glass Window1 reel (900 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
The making of a stained glass window. Includes scenes of glass blowing, lead soldering, and mounting.
Credits:Produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Original ID number: 12-12
Dates: 1953Container: Reel 35, Item 35
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Metal Working
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Description: Firearms of Our Forefathers1 reel (350 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
History of hand firearms, illustrated by articles from the William H. Riggs donation.
Credits:Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Original ID number: 4-69
Dates: 1933?Container: Reel 36, Item 36 -
Description: The Making of Wrought Iron1 reel (300 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A demonstration of wrought iron production by the artist Samuel Yellin.
Credits:Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Original ID number: 4-108
Dates: 1933?Container: Reel 37, Item 37 -
Description: Metal Craft1 reel (300 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
An educational film featuring demonstrations of various metal work techniques.
Credits:Produced by Erpi Classroom Films, Inc., in collaboration with Forest Grant, Director of Art Public Schools of New York City.
Original ID number: 4-131
Dates: 1939?Container: Reel 38, Item 38 -
Silver Working
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Description: The Silversmith1 reel (700 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Demonstration of metalworking on several pieces of silver.
Credits:Produced by Boston Museum of Art.
Original ID number: 8-47
Dates: 1952Container: Reel 39, Item 39 -
Description: Silversmithing1 reel (200 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A demonstration of silver ring crafting.
Original ID number: 4-120
Dates: before 1934?Container: Reel 40, Item 40
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Painting
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Description: The Making of a Mural1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Thomas Benton demonstrates the process of painting a mural from original concept to finished piece.
Credits:Artist, Thomas Benton; Produced by Encyclopedia Britannica Films.
Original ID number: 4-180
Dates: 1947?Container: Reel 41, Item 41 -
Description: Brush in Action1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
An artist demonstrates different brush techniques.
Credits:Produced by Phototronics Inc.; International Film Bureau Inc.
Original ID number: 4-22
Dates: 1948?Container: Reel 42, Item 42 -
Description: Rubens (Docent Reserve)1 reel (1800 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about the paintings of Peter Paul Rubens, including side-by-side comparisons to other artists' work.
Original ID number: 16-2
Dates: 1948?Container: Reel 43, Item 43 -
Description: Childe Hassam: Artist1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A discussion of the work and technique of the impressionist painter, Childe Hassam.
Credits:Produced by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Original ID number: 4-49
Dates: 1953Container: Reel 44, Item 44 -
Description: Pierre-Auguste Renoir1 reel (1200 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A documentary about the paintings of Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Credits:Narrated by George Ives; Produced by Auerbach Film Enterprises, Ltd.
Original ID number: 12-9
Dates: 1953?Container: Reel 45, Item 45 -
Description: From Renoir to Picasso, Art et Cinema1 reel (1200 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about impressionist painting, with a brief appearance by Pablo Picasso.
Original ID number: 12-13
Dates: 1955Container: Reel 46, Item 46 -
Description: Visit to Picasso1 reel (700 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A film about the paintings of Pablo Picasso.
Original ID number: 8-25
Dates: 1955?Container: Reel 47, Item 47 -
Description: Finger Painting1 reel (200 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Demonstration of finger painting.
Credits:International Film Bureau, Inc.
Original ID number: 4-53
Dates: 1970Container: Reel 48, Item 48 -
Charles J. Martin
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Description: Creative Design in Painting1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A painting demonstration by Charles J. Martin, professor at Columbia University.
Original ID number: 4-51
Dates: 1959Container: Reel 49, Item 49 -
Description: Creative Painting in Landscape1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A painting demonstration by Charles J. Martin, a professor at Columbia University.
Original ID number: 4-56
Dates: 1964Container: Reel 50, Item 50
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Eliot O'Hara
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Description: Brush Techniques (The Language of Watercolor)1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
An instructional film featuring Eliot O'Hara demonstrating watercolor techniques.
Credits:Encyclopedia Britannica Films Inc.
Original ID number: 4-23
Dates: 1947Container: Reel 51, Item 51 -
Description: Painting Reflections in Water1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
An instructional film featuring artist Eliot O'Hara painting a watercolor of boats in Gloucester Harbor.
Credits:Encyclopedia Britannica Films
Original ID number: 4-142
Dates: 1947Container: Reel 52, Item 52 -
Description: Painting an Abstraction (Using Planes)1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
An instructional film featuring painter Eliot O'Hara painting a watercolor of boats in Gloucester Harbor.
Credits:Encyclopedia Britannica Films
Original ID number: 4-141
Dates: 1949?Container: Reel 53, Item 53
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Performing Arts
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Description: On With the Dance1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A survey of traditional dance styles from around the world.
Credits:Ideal Pictures Corporation.
Original ID number: 4-138
Dates: 1934?Container: Reel 54, Item 54 -
Description: ICEBAG1 reel (600 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A documentary about a Claes Oldenburg performance art piece with an ice bag.
Credits:Directed by Michel Hugo; Photographed by Eric Saarien; A Gemini-Gel Project.
Original ID number: 8-53
Dates: 1941?Container: Reel 55, Item 55 -
Music
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Description: Orchestral Instruments1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A film about archaic and unusual instruments.
Credits:Pathé News.
Original ID number: 4-6
Dates: between 1930 and 1960?Container: Reel 56, Item 56 -
Description: Carillon Makers1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A discussion the bell making process and the playing of a carillon.
Credits:A J.H. Hoffberg presentation.
Original ID number: 4-27
Dates: 1942Container: Reel 57, Item 57 -
Description: Instruments of the Orchestra1 reel (700 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mmCredits:
Presented by Dr. Malcolm Sargent, conductor London Symphony Orchestra; Eastin Pictures Company.
Original ID number: 8-45
Dates: 1947Container: Reel 58, Item 58 -
Description: Paderewski: No. 11 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Concert pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski plays a polonaise of Frédéric Chopin. Performance is in concert hall setting.
Credits:The New Official Films Inc.
Original ID number: 4-140
Dates: 1947Container: Reel 59, Item 59 -
Description: Fiddle-De-Dee1 reel (200 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
An artists creates visual interpretations of violin music.
Credits:Animator, Norman McLaren; International Film Bureau presents a National Board of Canada film.
Original ID number: 4-178
Dates: 1948?Container: Reel 60, Item 60 -
Description: Music1 reel (500 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Performances of three concert pieces: Alexander Brailowsky performing Valse Brillante by Frédéric Chopin;" "Gregor Piatigorsky performing Andante et Rondo by Carl Maria von Weber; Jacques Thibaud performing Malanguena by Isaac Albeniz.
Original ID number: 8-20
Dates: 1954?Container: Reel 61, Item 61 -
Description: Design to Music1 reel (200 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A discussion of visual interpretations of music. Features children drawing their responses to music.
Credits:International Film Bureau, Inc.
Original ID number: 4-52
Dates: 1970Container: Reel 62, Item 62
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Puppetry
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Description: Hansel and Gretel1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A demonstration of how marionettes are made. A performance of Hansel and Gretel with marionettes.
On film canister: "What the film shows: In this film we accompany a little boy on a visit to a puppeteer's workshop. We are met at the door and guided through the workrooms by "Hansel," a completed puppet." This description continues with a scene-by-scene synopsis of a marionette demonstration.
Original ID number: 4-115
Dates: 1947Container: Reel 63, Item 63 -
Description: Hello Pirro1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A puppeteer controls a child-sized puppet.
Credits:Directed by Alvin J. Gordon; A Gateway Production.
Original ID number: 4-80
Dates: 1948Container: Reel 64, Item 64
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Theatre
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Description: Vasantasena1 reel (700 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A play titled Vasantasena, performed by students of the School of Fine and Applied Arts at the Pratt Institute in New York.
Original ID number: 8-17
Dates: 1953?Container: Reel 65, Item 65 -
Shakespeare
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Description: Famous Scenes from Shakespeare: Macbeth1 reel (600 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Filmed performances of famous scenes from William Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Credits:Eastin Pictures Company; Performed by Wilfred Lawson, Cathleen Nesbitt, Felix Aylmer, and Catherine Lacey.
Original ID number: 8-35
Dates: 1945?Container: Reel 66, Item 66 -
Description: Julius Caesar1 reel (700 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Performances of famous scenes from William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
Credits:Eastin Pictures Company.
Original ID number: 8-36
Dates: 1946Container: Reel 67, Item 67 -
Description: Othello1 reel (1400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A performance of a condensed version William Shakespeare's Othello. featuring .
Credits:Eastin Pictures Company; Performed by John Slater, Louanne Shaw, and Sebastian Cabot.
Original ID number: 16-5
Dates: 1947?Container: Reel 68, Item 68
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Pottery
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Description: Clay Pottery1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
An examination of the production of pottery.
Credits:Garrison Films presents Industrial Arts Films No. 1
Original ID number: 4-47
Dates: between 1930 and 1960?Container: Reel 69, Item 69 -
Description: Potters Wheel Simple Ceramics1 reel (800 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
One artist makes a plate with a train patterns on it while another woman makes a ceramic pitcher.
Original ID number: 8-23
Dates: 1970?Container: Reel 70, Item 70 -
Description: Gallery Pottery Tour1 reel (300 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A tour of pottery in a museum gallery.
Original ID number: 4-26
Dates: 1972Container: Reel 71, Item 71
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Printmaking
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Description: The Last of The Wood Engravers1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A film about the decline of wood engraving.
Credits:Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Original ID number: 8-13
Dates: 1934?Container: Reel 72, Item 72 -
Description: Lithography1 reel (700 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A history and demonstration of lithography.
Credits:Allen-Moore Productions.
Original ID number: 8-24
Dates: 1940Container: Reel 73, Item 73 -
Description: Silk Screen Process1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
An educational survey of silk-screened prints.
Original ID number: 4-146
Dates: 1942Container: Reel 74, Item 74 -
Description: Lynn Ward: Wood Engraving1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Lynn Ward carves a book illustration into wood block.
Original ID number: 4-152
Dates: 1944Container: Reel 75, Item 75 -
Description: The Collagraph1 reel (800 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Printmaker Glen Alps discusses the collagraph method of printing and its origins at the University of Washington School of Art. Alps examines several completed works and offers a demonstration of the method.
Credits:Produced by Glen Alps and the University of Washington.
Original ID number: 8-4
Dates: 1966Container: Reel 76, Item 76
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Sculpture
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Description: Light Play1 reel (200 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A discussion of the interplay between light and sculpture.
Original ID number: 4-64
Dates: 1929Container: Reel 77, Item 77 -
Description: Wax Sculpture1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Views of wax sculptures by Michelangelo at the Friedrich Museum in Germany. Scenes of an artisan sculpting a wax bust.
Credits:Edited and titled by Professor J.G. Swafford.
Original ID number: 4-151
Dates: 1946Container: Reel 78, Item 78 -
Description: Clay to Bronze1 reel (1200 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A film about early sculpture. The film features sculptor Katharine W. Lane, of Boston; Leo Toschi of Caproni and Broter, Boston; and Anton Kunst at the Kunst Art Foundries.
Original ID number: 12-14
Dates: 1952Container: Reel 79, Item 79 -
Description: The Medal Maker1 reel (1200 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A film about sculpture, featuring work by Laura Gardin Fraser.
Credits:Presented by The American Numismatic Society
Original ID number: 12-25
Dates: 1952Container: Reel 80, Item 80 -
Description: Sculpture in Stone1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
The sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington chisels a marble sculpture.
Credits:Presented by The Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Original ID number: 4-129
Dates: 1952Container: Reel 81, Item 81 -
Description: Altar Masterpiece, The Work of Master Wit Stwocz1 reel (800 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about the sculpture of Veit Stoss.
Credits:Bailey Films, Inc.
Original ID number: 8-3
Dates: 1953Container: Reel 82, Item 82 -
Description: Sculpture by Lipton1 reel (600 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Artist Seymour Lipton demonstrates sculpting techniques.
Original ID number: 6-1
Dates: 1956Container: Reel 83, Item 83 -
Description: Sculpture from Life1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A sculptor creates a bust in the likeness of sitting model.
Credits:Allen Moore Productions.
Original ID number: 4-117
Dates: 1970Container: Reel 84, Item 84 -
Description: Fountain Sculpture1 reel (800 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
George Tsutakawa creates and installs a fountain for Expo '74 in Spokane.
Original ID number: 8-27
Dates: 1974Container: Reel 85, Item 85 -
Description: Isamu Noguchi1 reel (2000 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A documentary examining the life and sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, including his 1969 work Black Sun.
Credits:Funded by the Detroit Renaissance Foundation, Inc., The Japan Foundation, and Interface Corporation.
Original ID number: 120-17
Dates: 1980Container: Reel 86, Item 86 -
Paper Sculpture
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Description: Make a Mask1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Demonstration of making a papier-mâché mask.
Credits:Walter O. Gutlohn, Inc.
Original ID number: 114-106
Dates: 1940?Container: Reel 87, Item 87 -
Description: Paper Sculpture I1 reel (200 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Examples of paper art in the 1970s.
Credits:International Film Bureau Inc. Presents A Crawley Films Production
Original ID number: 4-50
Dates: 1970Container: Reel 88, Item 88 -
Description: Paper Sculpture II1 reel (200 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Techniques for creating various paper objects, including hats and a sculpture of a circus.
Original ID number: 4-55
Dates: 1971Container: Reel 89, Item 89 -
Description: Model Houses1 reel (200 feet) ; 16mm
The building of a paper model house, church, pioneer village, and hotel.
Original ID number: 4-54
Container: Reel 90, Item 90
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Textiles
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Description: A Woollen Yarn1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
History of wool production over time. A discussion of the differences in of pre- and post-industrialized wool processing.
Credits:Presented by General Electric.
Original ID number: 4-179
Dates: 1941Container: Reel 91, Item 91 -
Description: The Loom1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
An examination of the tools used by the pioneer weavers to produce cloth.
Original ID number: 4-156
Dates: 1948Container: Reel 92, Item 92 -
Description: Tapestries and How to Make Them1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A demonstration of tapestry crafting.
Credits:Produced by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Original ID number: 4-145
Dates: 1953Container: Reel 93, Item 93 -
Description: History of Weaving1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
An examination of weaving types, including basketry and tapestry, from around the world.
Credits:Produced by Bray Studios.
Original ID number: 4-175
Dates: before 1964?Container: Reel 94, Item 94 -
Description: The Art of Spinning and Weaving; 16mm
Demonstrations of women spinning and weaving wool and flax.
Credits:Produced for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Original ID number: 8-15
Dates: before 1950?Container: Reel 95, Item 95 -
Description: The Spinning Wheel1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Demonstrations of pre-industrial spinning and weaving.
Original ID number: 4-164
Dates: before 1950?Container: Reel 96, Item 96
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Regional Art and Culture
The materials in this series are primarily about the art and culture of specific regions or cultures. This includes discussions of artistic techniques with a focus cultural importance and tradition.
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Africa
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Description: Ancient Rome in Africa1 reel (350 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Views of the ancient cities of Timgad, Algeria; El Djem, Tunisia; and ancient Carthage.
Original ID number: 4-3
Dates: between 1920 and 1960?Container: Reel 97, Item 97 -
Description: Musawwarat1 reel (700 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Views of the Musawwarat temple in Sudan.
Original ID number: 8-52
Dates: between 1940 and 1970?Container: Reel 98, Item 98 -
Egypt
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Description: Digging into the Past1 reel (800 feet) : silent, color ; 16mm
Temples of Deir el-Bahri are excavated by Egyptian and British archaeologists. A mummy is unwrapped and surgically opened.
Credits:Produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Original ID number: 8-29
Dates: 1953Container: Reel 99, Item 99 -
Description: Pyramids of Giza1 reel (800 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
An educational survey of ancient Egyptian pyramids, monuments, and temples.
Original ID number: 8-37
Dates: 1953Container: Reel 100, Item 100 -
Description: Ancient World Inheritance1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A tour through a museum in Egypt.
Credits:Produced by Coronet Films.
Original ID number: 4-4
Dates: 1946Container: Reel 101, Item 101 -
Description: Daily life in Egypt: Ancient & Modern1 reel (600 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Focuses on Egyptian people preparing for a festival.
Credits:Photographed and distributed by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Original ID number: 8-46
Dates: 1946Container: Reel 102, Item 102 -
Description: In The Beginning: The Mystery of Ancient Egypt1 reel (1200 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Kenneth Clark surveys ancient Egyptian sites, artifacts, and hieroglyphics.
Credits:A Reader's Digest film.
A six-page brochure with text regarding film and pictures is included in the film canister.
Original ID number: 12-6
Dates: 1975Container: Reel 103, Item 103 -
Tutankhamun's Egypt
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Description: Tutankhamun's Egypt, Parts 1 and 21 reel (1400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Parts 1 and 2 both discuss ancient Egyptian ruins and symbolism.
Credits:A BBC television film; Introduced by Cecil Allred; Narrated by Eric Porter.
Original ID number: 16-6, 16-7
Dates: 1976?Container: Reel 104, Item 104 -
Description: Tutankhamun's Egypt, Parts 3 and 41 reel (1400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Part three examines ancient Egyptian sailing culture while part 4 focuses on an archaeological site.
Credits:A BBC television film; Introduced by Cecil Allred; Narrated by Eric Porter.
Original ID number: 16-8, 16-9
Dates: 1976?Container: Reel 105, Item 105 -
Description: Tutankhamun's Egypt, Parts 5 and 61 reel (1400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Part 5 discusses ancient Egyptian artifacts while part 6 focuses on hieroglyphics.
Credits:A BBC television film; Introduced by Cecil Allred; Narrated by Eric Porter.
Original ID number: 16-10, 16-11
Dates: 1976?Container: Reel 106, Item 106 -
Description: Tutankhamun's Egypt, Parts 7 and 81 reel (1400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Part 7 discusses ancient Egyptian writing practices, including a demonstration on making and using papyrus. Part 8 explores contemporary cultural representation of ancient Egyptians.
Credits:A BBC television film; Introduced by Cecil Allred; Narrated by Eric Porter.
Original ID number: 16-12, 16-13
Dates: 1976?Container: Reel 107, Item 107 -
Description: Tutankhamun's Egypt, Parts 9 and 101 reel (1400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Part 9 discusses ancient Egyptian monuments while part 10 discusses cultural practices.
Credits:A BBC television film; Introduced by Cecil Allred; Narrated by Eric Porter.
Original ID number: 16-14, 16-15
Dates: 1976?Container: Reel 108, Item 108 -
Description: Tutankhamun's Egypt, Parts 11 and 121 reel (1400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Part 11 is about the ancient Egyptian military while part 12 discusses ancient cities along the Nile River.
Credits:A BBC television film; Introduced by Cecil Allred; Narrated by Eric Porter.
Original ID number: 16-16, 16-17
Dates: 1976?Container: Reel 109, Item 109 -
Description: Tutankhamun's Egypt, Part 131 reel (800 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Part 13 examines ancient Egyptian archaeological sites and artifacts.
Credits:A BBC television film; Introduced by Cecil Allred; Narrated by Eric Porter.
Original ID number: 8-51
Dates: 1976?Container: Reel 110, Item 110
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North America
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Description: Five Colorful Birds1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A documentary about five North American birds: Goldfinches, Cedar Waxwings, Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Red-headed Woodpeckers, and Bluebirds.
Credits:A Coronet Instructional Film
Original ID number: 4-70
Dates: 1967?Container: Reel 111, Item 111 -
Description: Primitive Artists from Haiti1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A discussion of the history of visual art in Haiti.
Credits:Encyclopedia Britannica Films.
Original ID number: 4-118
Dates: 1970Container: Reel 112, Item 112 -
Description: Indigenous People in North America1 reel (2000 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A discussion of indigenous cultures across North America.
Original ID number: 20-15
Dates: 1979Container: Reel 113, Item 113 -
Description: The Seventh Wonder- Panama1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A tour of Panama including residential spaces, masonry, and the Panama Canal.
Credits:Produced by Deane H. Dickason., Imperial Pictures.
Original ID number: 4-143
Container: Reel 114, Item 114 -
Canada
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Description: Totems1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
An examination of totems produced by First Nations peoples in British Columbia.
Credits:National Film Board of Canada.
Original ID number: 4-153
Dates: 1965Container: Reel 115, Item 115 -
Description: Days of Adventure - Dreams of Gold1 reel (1500 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A documentary about the Klondike Gold Rush.
Dates: 1996Container: Reel 116, Item 116
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Guatemala
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Description: Guatemala1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about Guatemalan culture, including scenes of daily life, dancing the Marimba, landmarks, and the cultivation and harvest of coffee
Original ID number: 4-78
Dates: 1936Container: Reel 117, Item 117 -
Description: High Spots of a High Country1 reel (700 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Views of Guatemala, including cities, markets, coffee plantations, courtyards, and women displaying textiles.
Credits:Presented by the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs
Original ID number: 8-31
Dates: 1962Container: Reel 118, Item 118 -
Description: Wooden Faces of Totonicápan1 reel (300 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Scenes of people making wooden masks that are then worn by dancers in a religious ceremony.
Original ID number: 4-35
Dates: 1962Container: Reel 119, Item 119
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Mexico
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Description: Workshops of Old Mexico1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Scenes of potting, barbering, glass blowing, and weaving.
Credits:A Van Buren and R.K.O. Radio production.
Part of the World on Parade series.
Original ID number: 4-137
Dates: 1937Container: Reel 120, Item 120 -
Description: Idol of Mexico1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Tour of Mexico City with an emphasis on monuments, buildings, and waterways.
Original ID number: 4-86
Dates: 1939?Container: Reel 121, Item 121 -
Description: Mexico: Land of Craftsmen1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Footage of a temple and ceramic work in Mexico.
Credits:Produced by Eleanor J. Danner.
Original ID number: 4-127
Dates: 1940Container: Reel 122, Item 122 -
Description: Mexico: Idol of Hope1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Footage of a temple in Mexico and a Day of the Dead celebrations.
Original ID number: 4-130
Dates: 1941Container: Reel 123, Item 123 -
Description: People of Two Worlds1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Views of Mexico, including pre-Columbian ruins, village life, city streets, a market, and dancing.
Credits:Presented by the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs.
Original ID number: 4-42
Dates: 1942Container: Reel 124, Item 124 -
Description: Bounteous Earth1 reel (300 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Views of Mexican agricultural work.
Original ID number: 4-11
Dates: 1942?Container: Reel 125, Item 125 -
Description: Hand Industries of Mexico1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Scenes of the production of traditional handicrafts, including painted tiles, ceramics, cobbling, jewelry-making, and laquer work.
Credits:A Coronet Instructional Film.
Original ID number: 4-79
Dates: 1945?Container: Reel 126, Item 126 -
Description: Fire and Water1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Scenes of a festival in a Mexican city.
Original ID number: 4-159
Dates: 1962Container: Reel 127, Item 127 -
Description: Tehuantepec1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Scenes in a Mexican village with discussion of local traditions.
Credits:Produced by The Mexican Tourist Association.
Original ID number: 4-162
Dates: 1963Container: Reel 128, Item 128 -
Description: A Town in Old Mexico1 reel (300 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Orson Welles narrates footage of three villages in Mexico.
Written on film can: "A Town in Old Mexico--sound, 10 min, color. Three villages--Puebla, Orizaa, and Fortin de las Floras--are seen in this film narrated by Orson Welles, Seventeenth Century architecture, colorful flowers and unusual photography combine to make this an enjoyable and educational film."
Narration by Orson Welles.
Original ID number: 4-67
Dates: 1964Container: Reel 129, Item 129 -
Indigenous Peoples of Mexico
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Description: The Sky Dances of Papantla1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Scenes of Totonac people dancing while suspended from long poles.
Original ID number: 4-165
Dates: 1963Container: Reel 130, Item 130 -
Description: Patzcuaro1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A documentary about the Purépecha people.
Original ID number: 4-16
Dates: 1963?Container: Reel 131, Item 131 -
The Zapotec People
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Description: Zapotec Village1 reel (700 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about the Zapotec people including scenes of banana harvesting, embroidering, and a wedding.
Credits:A Filmosound Library Release.
This project was financed by Upton Sinclair through the Mexican Trust Fund and filmed in part by Sergei Eisenstein. In 1951, Sinclair donated all the remaining nitrate negative from this film and others to the Museum of Modern Art's Department of Film.
Original ID number: 8-28
Dates: 1942Container: Reel 132, Item 132 -
Description: Zapotican Potters1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Scenes of pottery being made and sold.
Credits:Way of Life Films; Produced by Fanchion Royer.
Original ID number: 4-173
Dates: between 1930 and 1960?Container: Reel 133, Item 133
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The United States
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Description: Nature's Songsters1 reel (300 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A variety of birds in rural habitats in the United States.
Credits:A Treasure Chest Production; Made with Dr. A. Allen of Cornell University and the American Museum of Natural History; Educational Films Corporation of America.
Foreword states this is the first bird film with accompanying sound.
Original ID number: 4-134
Dates: 1936Container: Reel 134, Item 134 -
Description: The Land of Cotton1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A discussion of cotton production in the southern United States.
Credits:Presented by General Electric.
Original ID number: 4-177
Dates: 1942Container: Reel 135, Item 135 -
Description: Washington, DC1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Views of Washington D.C., including prominent buildings, monuments, and bridges.
Credits:A Castle Films Production.
Original ID number: 4-150
Dates: 1959Container: Reel 136, Item 136 -
Description: American Wing Metropolitan Museum1 reel (1200 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
An examination of three styles of American furnishings: Jacobean style, Georgian style, and the A.T.
Credits:Produced by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Original ID number: 12-20
Dates: 1965Container: Reel 137, Item 137 -
Description: Chilkoot Trail1 reel (800 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A discussion of the history of the Klondike Gold Rush and a 1977 hike of the Chilkoot Trail.
Original ID number: 12-27
Dates: 1977Container: Reel 138, Item 138 -
American Indians
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Description: Bell and Howell Present: Our Colorful World: Indian Dances of the Southwest1 reel (350 feet) : silent, color ; 16mm
Scenes of dancing performed by people from the following American Indian groups: Navajo, Zuni, Shawnee, Santa Clara, Jemez, Mescalero Apache, Acoma Leguma, and Taos.
Original ID number: 4-93
Dates: 1941?Container: Reel 139, Item 139 -
Description: Life and Customs of the Zuni Indians of the Southwest1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Part of the series, Indian Life in the Southwest. Footage of various tasks, such as spinning wool and cooking, being performed in a pueblo.
Credits:Produced by Educational Film Productions; Filmed by Mr. & Mrs. Burton Fraser.
Original ID number: 4-176
Dates: between 1930 and 1960?Container: Reel 140, Item 140 -
The Hopi People
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Description: Hopi Indian Arts and Crafts1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A discussion of the arts and customs of the Hopi people.
Credits:Coronet Presentation.
Original ID number: 4-166
Dates: 1967Container: Reel 141, Item 141 -
Description: Hopi Indian Life in the South West1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about the lives of Hopi people in the American Southwest.
Credits:Harold Ambrosch Educational Film Productions.
Original ID number: 4-168
Dates: between 1918 and 1940?Container: Reel 142, Item 142
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The Navajo People
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Description: Navajo Children1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Children assist adults with a variety of tasks, including sheep herding, tending to younger children, and weaving.
Credits:Produced by Erpi Classroom Films, Inc.
Original ID number: 4-135
Dates: 1938Container: Reel 143, Item 143 -
Description: Navajo Sand Painting1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Scenes of people weaving, herding livestock, and sand painting.
Original ID number: 4-167
Dates: 1962Container: Reel 144, Item 144 -
Description: Navajo Rain Chant1 reel (100 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A performance of a Navajo Rain Chant.
Credits:Produced by the Motion Picture Division of the Department of Theater Arts, UCLA.
Original ID number: 4-183
Dates: 1979?Container: Reel 145, Item 145 -
Description: Life of the Navajo1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Part of the series, Indian Life in the Southwest. A documentary about life in the Navajo Nation, including scenes shearing sheep for wool, dancing, and sand art.
Credits:Produced by Educational Film Productions; Filmed by Mr. & Mrs. Burton Fraser.
Original ID number: 4-136
Container: Reel 146, Item 146
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Californian Missions
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Description: Missions of California1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Survey of mission buildings in central and southern California
Credits:A Cine Art film.
Original ID number: 4-25
Dates: 1937Container: Reel 147, Item 147 -
Description: Mission Life1 reel (800 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Reenactment of life in California missions.
Credits:An Arthur Barr Production.
Original ID number: 8-19
Dates: 1948?Container: Reel 148, Item 148
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Colonial-Era United States
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Description: Seeing Salem1 reel (300 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
An educational film featuring the reenactment of life in colonial New England.
Credits:Produced by Paramount Pictures.
Original ID number: 4-132
Dates: 1937?Container: Reel 149, Item 149 -
Description: Colonial Children1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Reenactments of colonial life in Massachusetts.
Credits:An Instructional Sound Film Produced by Erpi Classroom Films Inc. in collaboration with Edwin J. Hipkiss, curator at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston; Eastin Pictures, Inc.
Original ID number: 4-48
Dates: 1945Container: Reel 150, Item 150 -
Description: Washington in Virginia1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Views of The George Washington plantation estate, Mt. Vernon.
Credits:A Van Buren production.
Original ID number: 4-121
Dates: 1962Container: Reel 151, Item 151 -
Description: Mt. Vernon - Williamsburg1 reel (400 feet) : silent, color ; 16mm
Views of colonial-era buildings in Williamsburg and Mt. Vernon, Virginia
Original ID number: 4-122
Dates: 1965Container: Reel 152, Item 152
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Washington State
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Description: The Mighty Columbia River1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Scenes of construction work on the Bonneville and Grand Coulee dams.
Original ID number: 4-123
Dates: 1967Container: Reel 153, Item 153 -
Description: Skagit Valley, Artists1 reel (600 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Discussions with artists in Skagit Valley, Washington.
Original ID number: 8-44
Dates: between 1945 and 1970?Container: Reel 154, Item 154 -
Mark Tobey
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Description: Mark Tobey: A Tour of Pike Place Market1 reel (800 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Mark Tobey tours Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington.
Credits:Produced by KOMO TV; Narrated by Art McDonald.
Original ID number: 8-43
Dates: 1969Container: Reel 155, Item 155 -
Description: Mark Tobey: Artist1 reel (700 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Mark Tobey tours Seattle including art galleries displaying his work.
Credits:Recorded by Morris Dowd; Photographed by William Heick; Voices and words Robert Gardner, Mark Tobey; Flute and piano music composed by Mark Tobey.
Original ID number: 8-42
Dates: 1969?Container: Reel 156, Item 156
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Asia
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Description: Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life1 reel (1800 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about Bakhtiari shepherds in Persia herding their livestock through challenging terrain towards grazing lands. Marguerite Harrison (1879–1967), Merian C. Cooper (1893–1973), and Ernest B. Schoedsack (1893–1979) travel through Asia Minor with the Bakhtiari people of Southern Persia.
Credits:A Paramount Picture; Presented by Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky.
Original ID number: 16-4
Dates: 1925Container: Reel 157, Item 157 -
Description: Manila: Castillian Memoirs1 reel (300 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Scenes of life in Manila, Philippines.
Original ID number: 4-28
Dates: 1931Container: Reel 158, Item 158 -
Description: Ceylon1 reel (250 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about life in Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon.
Original ID number: 4-30
Dates: 1939Container: Reel 159, Item 159 -
Description: Avery Brundage Collection of Art1 reel (1400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Avery Brundage discusses a selection of art from Asia.
Credits:Presented as a Public Service by Standard Oil Company of California; Brundage Coll.
Original ID number: 12-8
Dates: 1968Container: Reel 160, Item 160 -
Description: Discovering the Art of Korea, Parts 1 and 21 reel (2000 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A discussion of Korean art, including metalwork, ceramics, screens, and architecture
Original ID number: 16-18
Dates: 1979?Container: Reel 161, Item 161 -
Description: Dravidian Glamour1 reel (300 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Scenes from the daily life of Dravadian people, including a visit to a temple and grain sorting.
Original ID number: 4-60
Dates: between 1930 and 1964?Container: Reel 162, Item 162 -
China
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Description: China's Home Life1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about living conditions among China's classes.
Original ID number: 4-39
Dates: 1932Container: Reel 163, Item 163 -
Description: Imperial City1 reel (300 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Views of Beijing and the Great Wall of China.
Original ID number: 4-40
Dates: 1939Container: Reel 164, Item 164 -
Description: People of Western China1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A discussion of life in a western China community. Contrasts aspects of life from pre- and post-modernization.
Original ID number: 4-109
Dates: 1942Container: Reel 165, Item 165 -
Description: The Chinese Shadow Play1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A man and woman control paper and fabric marionettes behind a screen to enact a play.
Credits:China Film Enterprises of America.
Original ID number: 4-41
Dates: 1947Container: Reel 166, Item 166 -
Description: China1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about agriculture around the Yangtze River.
Original ID number: 4-38
Dates: 1948Container: Reel 167, Item 167 -
Description: Sampan Family1 reel (500 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Scenes of life and fishing on boats on the River Min, in the province of Fukien (Fujian).
Credits:International Film Foundation; Julien Bryan Production.
Original ID number: 8-21
Dates: 1948Container: Reel 168, Item 168 -
Description: China II1 reel (300 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A discussion of the Chinese military and monuments in China.
Original ID number: 4-112
Dates: 1952Container: Reel 169, Item 169 -
Description: Chinese Jade Carving1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Views of jade artifacts, including jewelry.
Credits:China Film Enterprises of America; A Cosmos Films Production; Produced by Wango Weng.
Original ID number: 4-19
Dates: 1955Container: Reel 170, Item 170 -
Description: Chinese Bronze of Ancient Times1 reel (800 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Selection of bronze artworks from China.
Credits:A China Film Enterprise of America, Inc. production.
Original ID number: 8-32
Dates: 1968Container: Reel 171, Item 171 -
Description: Sumin Li Presents Chinese Ceramic through the Ages1 reel (700 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Survey of Chinese ceramics from numerous museums in the U.S., not including the Seattle Art Museum.
Credits:McGraw Hill Films.
Original ID number: 8-39
Dates: 1970Container: Reel 172, Item 172 -
Description: Buddhism in China1 reel (1200 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A discussion of statues and figures relating to Buddhism.
Original ID number: 12-18
Dates: 1972Container: Reel 173, Item 173 -
Description: Peking - Marco Polo's Wonder1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Views of Beijing including monuments, temples, streets, and waterways.
Credits:Produced by Wango Weng.
Original ID number: 4-158
Dates: 1975Container: Reel 174, Item 174 -
Description: Haunts of Romance1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Footage of Hong Kong featuring roads, buildings, coastal views, and industry.
Credits:A William M. Pizor presentation.
Original ID number: 4-169
Dates: between 1946 and 1956?Container: Reel 175, Item 175 -
Painting
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Description: How to Paint the Chinese way1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A painting demonstration by Madame Yee Ping Shen Hsu.
Credits:Produced by Wango Weng.
Original ID number: 4-84
Dates: 1962Container: Reel 176, Item 176 -
Description: Chinese Brush Strokes1 reel (600 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A discussion of Chinese painting methods with demonstrations and examples.
Original ID number: 8-16
Dates: 1980Container: Reel 177, Item 177 -
Description: Out of a Chinese Painting Brush1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Discussion of the paintings of artist Chang Shu-chi.
Credits:Produced by Wango Weng.
Original ID number: 4-139
Dates: 1942Container: Reel 178, Item 178 -
Description: Ancient Chinese Painting in America1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Discussions of art housed in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Freer Gallery of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Credits:Produced by Wango Weng, the Harmon Foundation, China Institute.
Original ID number: 4-2
Dates: 1962Container: Reel 179, Item 179
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India
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Description: Kashmir Old and New1 reel (300 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Views of Kashmir including religious customs, military traditions, and daily life.
Credits:Pathe Exchange, Inc.
Original ID number: 4-101
Dates: 1927?Container: Reel 180, Item 180 -
Description: Taj Mahal1 reel (300 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about the Taj Mahal.
Monogram Pictures.
Original ID number: 4-90
Dates: between 1930 and 1953?Container: Reel 181, Item 181 -
Description: Glimpses of India1 reel (200 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about life in Indian cities.
Credits:A Cine Art Home Library film.
Original ID number: 4-76
Dates: 1932Container: Reel 182, Item 182 -
Description: Pageantry in India: A Revel in Oriental Gorgeousness1 reel (350 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Discussion of the use of elephants for entertainment and labor in India.
Original ID number: 4-89
Dates: 1934?Container: Reel 183, Item 183 -
Description: India, Circus + Hong Kong1 reel (300 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary covering celebrations in India and the country's relationship with Hong Kong.
Original ID number: 4-88
Dates: 1934Container: Reel 184, Item 184 -
Description: India - Temples1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about Indian temples, including the Taj Mahal.
Original ID number: 4-91
Dates: 1934Container: Reel 185, Item 185 -
Description: India - Thief Castle1 reel (350 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Scenes of people in a rural areas..
Original ID number: 4-92
Dates: 1934Container: Reel 186, Item 186 -
Description: Kashmir - Lake Boats1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Scenes of people moving by automobile, horse, camel, elephant, and boat.
Original ID number: 4-100
Dates: 1934Container: Reel 187, Item 187 -
Description: Kathakali, Dance of India1 reel (300 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Kathakali, the dance dream of Malabar.
Credits:Nations, Inc., New York City; Issued by the Government of India Information Services.
Original ID number: 4-102
Dates: 1945Container: Reel 188, Item 188 -
Description: Life in a Punjab Village1 reel (350 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Survey of a gathering, farming, and cooking in a Punjabi village.
Credits:Nations, Inc., New York City; Issued by the Government of India Information Services.
Original ID number: 4-103
Dates: 1945Container: Reel 189, Item 189 -
Description: Village Life in India1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Footage of life in rural India with an emphasis on home, farming, and community activities.
Original ID number: 4-149
Dates: 1945Container: Reel 190, Item 190 -
Description: Handicrafts of India1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Footage of crafts in India including drawings, busts, and pottery.
Credits:Produced by Ezra Mir; Films of the Nations, Inc.
Original ID number: 4-81
Dates: 1946Container: Reel 191, Item 191 -
Description: Jaipur1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Scenes of textile artisans, metalworkers, and a royal procession featuring elephants and camels in Jaipur, India.
Credits:Distributed through International Educational Pictures, Inc.
Original ID number: 4-45
Dates: between 1946 and 1956?Container: Reel 192, Item 192 -
Description: Peiping Family1 reel (700 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Scenes of life for a family in Peiping (Beijing).
Credits:International Film Foundation; Julien Bryan Production.
Original ID number: 8-22
Dates: 1948Container: Reel 193, Item 193 -
Description: Commander Dyott and his Adventure Series: My Friend Hathi the Elephant1 reel (300 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Scenes of people riding elephants.
Credits:Featurettes, Inc.
Original ID number: 4-116
Dates: 1959Container: Reel 194, Item 194 -
Description: Musical Instruments of India1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mmCredits:
Issued by the Government of India Information Service.
Original ID number: 4-119
Dates: 1966Container: Reel 195, Item 195 -
Description: Mirror of Gesture1 reel (800 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Discussion of Indian art and views a dancer a gallery.
Credits:The Department of Indian Art of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Original ID number: 8-12
Dates: 1974?Container: Reel 196, Item 196
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Indonesia
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Description: How Batik is Made in Java1 reel (150 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Javanese women use a traditional loom to produce Batik. New York artist Lucy Cornick Meade also demonstrates the batik process.
Credits:Burton Holme Library/ Bray Studios.
Original ID number: 4-14
Dates: 1932Container: Reel 197, Item 197 -
Description: Java-Batik Land1 reel (300 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Footage of Javanese cities and people performing the Batik weaving method.
Credits:Edited and titled by Burton Holmes.
Original ID number: 4-99
Dates: 1934Container: Reel 198, Item 198 -
Description: A Polynesian Odyssey: Java - Bali1 reel (300 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about the islands of Indonesia.
Original ID number: 4-111
Dates: 1954Container: Reel 199, Item 199 -
Description: Borobudur: The Cosmic Mountain1 reel (1800 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Scenes at Borobudur, a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Indonesia. A religious ceremony is hosted in the temple.
Credits:Hosted by Jan Fontein, Curator of Asiatic Art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Original ID number: 16-3
Dates: 1974Container: Reel 200, Item 200 -
Description: Buddhist Ruins1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Views of Buddhist ruins and street life in Indonesia.
Credits:Monograph Pictures, produced by Deanne Dickason.
Original ID number: 4-74
Dates: 1933?Container: Reel 201, Item 201
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Japan
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Description: Fine Arts of Japan; From Cocoon to Kimono1 reel (300 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Possibly two films spliced together. The first film, Fine Arts of Japan, discusses Japanese wood carving, embroidery, and laquer carving. The second film, From Cocoon to Kimono, explores silk farming and kimono crafting.
Original ID number: 4-68
Dates: 1926?Container: Reel 202, Item 202 -
Description: Japan: Festivals1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Scenes of the Tenjin Festival in Osaka as well as the Mifune Festival and the Aoi Festival, both in Kyoto.
Original ID number: 4-97
Dates: 1932Container: Reel 203, Item 203 -
Description: Japanese Flower Arrangements; Obi Tying1 reel (250 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
These are two separate films on one reel. The first film is about the art of flower arranging featuring Mary Averill, author of The Flower Art of Japan. The second film features women tying Obis.
Credits:Bray Studios, Inc.
Original ID number: 4-98
Dates: between 1930 and 1964?Container: Reel 204, Item 204 -
Description: Japanese Tea Ceremony1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Scenes of a traditional Japanese tea ceremony.
Original ID number: 4-95
Dates: 1935Container: Reel 205, Item 205 -
Description: Ancient Japanese Sculpture1 reel (700 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A discussion of ancient Japanese art and artifacts.
Credits:Sponsored by Tokyo National Museum; Produced by Mitsui Art Production.
Original ID number: 8-30
Dates: 1939?Container: Reel 206, Item 206 -
Description: Village Pottery1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Scenes of pottery being shaped, glazed, and fired in Japan.
Dates: between 1946 and 1956?Container: Reel 207, Item 207 -
Description: Japanese Family1 reel (800 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Depiction of a family life in Japan.
Credits:The International Film Foundation
Original ID number: 8-48
Dates: 1949Container: Reel 208, Item 208 -
Description: Conspiracy in Kyoto1 reel (800 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Scenes from Japanese narrative scrolls.
Credits:A Docent Reserve film.
Original ID number: 8-38
Dates: 1953Container: Reel 209, Item 209 -
Description: The Art of Hyogushi1 reel (1400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Scenes of Hogushi artisans creating a screen.
Original ID number: 20-14
Dates: 1966?Container: Reel 210, Item 210 -
Description: Hanga Japan Print Making1 reel (800 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Artisans creating a print.
Original ID number: 12-17
Dates: 1969Container: Reel 211, Item 211 -
Description: Shinto: Nature, Gods, and Man in Japan1 reel (1400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A discussion of religion in rural Japan featuring views of nature, religious ceremonies, dancing, and rice harvesting.
Credits:A presentation of the Japan Society. A BBC television film.
Original ID number: 16-1
Dates: 1977Container: Reel 212, Item 212 -
Creative Arts of Japan
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Description: Creative Arts of Japan I1 reel (700 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A documentary about pieces of art from Japan.
Credits:Produced by Orbit Films.
Pieces discussed include: Burial Figure Haniwa; Guardian of the North Bishamon-Ten; Scene in Hell Jigoku Zoshi; Battle Scene from the Heiji Monogatari; Fast Black Bull; Lacquer Treasure Box; Poem Scroll--Deer; Screen--Wave Design; Lacquer Writing Box; Shino Ware Water Pot Seto Kilns.
Photographed in the Seattle Art Museum from objects in the Eugene Fuller and the Donald E. Frederick Memorial Collections.
Original ID number: 8-26
Dates: 1973Container: Reel 213, Item 213 -
Description: Creative Arts of Japan outtakes1 reel (100 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Scenes edited out of the film Creative Arts of Japan.
Dates: 1973Container: Reel 214, Item 214
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Jerusalem
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Description: Holy Land1 reel (300 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Views of the desert surrounding Jerusalem; survey of hospitality within Bedouin encampments.
Credits:International Educational Pictures, Inc.
Original ID number: 4-83
Dates: 1959Container: Reel 215, Item 215 -
Description: Jerusalem1 reel (300 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Views of Jerusalem, including artisans, buildings, and the Wailing Wall.
Original ID number: 4-73
Dates: between 1930 and 1964?Container: Reel 216, Item 216
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Thailand
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Description: Bangkok: A Celestial Venice1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Scenes from life in Bangkok, Thailand, with scenes including a snake charmer, garden, and temple.
Original ID number: 4-29
Dates: 1931Container: Reel 217, Item 217 -
Description: Angkor Thailand: The Lost City1 reel (200 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Views of the temple and gardens at Angkor Wat.
Credits:Cine Art Productions.
Original ID number: 4-5
Dates: 1935Container: Reel 218, Item 218
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Europe
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Description: The Ballet of the Paris Opera1 reel (200 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Dancers perform a Parisian ballet.
Original ID number: 4-13
Dates: between 1926 and 1960?Container: Reel 219, Item 219 -
Description: Armor Galleries1 reel (800 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
An overview of European armor across the centuries.
Original ID number: 8-14
Dates: 1933?Container: Reel 220, Item 220 -
Description: Our World in Review: Art & Architecture: Cathedrals1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about churches and cathedrals in Europe.
Credits:Produced by Pathé News.
Original ID number: 4-44
Dates: 1933Container: Reel 221, Item 221 -
Description: Belgium1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A travel film about Belgian culture.
Original ID number: 4-15
Dates: 1934Container: Reel 222, Item 222 -
Description: Austria - Venice1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about architecture around waterways in Austria and Venice.
Original ID number: 4-12
Dates: 1936Container: Reel 223, Item 223 -
Description: Naples, Athens, & Constantinople1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A compilation of scenes taken from travel films about Naples, Athens, and Constantinople.
Original ID number: 4-181
Dates: 1936Container: Reel 224, Item 224 -
Description: The Iron Madonna of Nuremberg1 reel (325 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about The Iron Madonna, and iron maiden in Nuremberg, Germany.
The Iron Madonna of Nuremberg was thought to be a torture device consisting of an anthropomorphic cabinet resembling Mary, the mother Jesus, and fitted with spikes on the inside. It was revealed that the structure was a hoax constructed by Johann Philipp Siebenkees, a German philosopher.
Original ID number: 4-94
Dates: 1936?Container: Reel 225, Item 225 -
Description: Children of Switzerland1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about a family with children living in the Alps.
Credits:Produced by Erpi Classroom Films Inc, in collaboration with Arthur I Gates, Ph.D., and Celeste C. Peardon, M.A.
Original ID number: 4-36
Dates: 1940?Container: Reel 226, Item 226 -
Description: Old Spain1 reel (350 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about Southern Spain, including Granada and Seville.
Original ID number: 4-87
Dates: 1941Container: Reel 227, Item 227 -
Description: Art Survives the Times1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about post-World War II art in Europe, including Matisse and Picasso.
Credits:Eastin Pictures Co.; Film Publishers, Inc.
Original ID number: 4-9
Dates: 1946?Container: Reel 228, Item 228 -
Description: Mark Tobey Abroad1 reel (1000 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
Mark Tobey touring Europe, visiting galleries, sketching, and playing piano.
Credits:Produced by the Film Study Center Harvard University; A film by Robert Gardner.
Original ID number: 12-23
Dates: 1973Container: Reel 229, Item 229 -
Description: Ukranian Dance1 reel (100 feet) ; 16mmCondition Note:
Film too brittle to view.
Original ID number: 8-33
Dates: between 1946 and 1956?Container: Reel 230, Item 230 -
Czechoslovakia
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Description: The Porcelain Industry in Czecho-Slovakia1 reel (175 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about porcelain making in Czechoslovakia.
Credits:Produced by the Society for Visual Education, Inc.
Original ID number: 4-170
Dates: 1934Container: Reel 231, Item 231 -
Description: Czechoslovakia1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Views of Czechoslovakian cities, architecture, rural areas, with a focus on shepherding, vineyards, and dancing.
Original ID number: 4-58
Dates: between 1946 and 1956?Container: Reel 232, Item 232
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Greece
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Description: Greek Coins and Cities1 reel (1000 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A KTCS interview with P.J. Doyle and Norman Davis about ancient Greece.
Original ID number: 12-11
Dates: 1944Container: Reel 233, Item 233 -
Description: Greek Sculpture1 reel (800 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A documentary about Greek sculpture and artifacts.
Original ID number: 8-18
Dates: 1965Container: Reel 234, Item 234
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Holland
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Description: Children of Holland1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Scenes from rural and city life in Holland.
Credits:Produced by Erpi Classroom Films Inc, in collaboration with Arthur I Gates, Ph.D.
Original ID number: 4-34
Dates: 1939?Container: Reel 235, Item 235 -
Description: Holland1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about architecture, people, and markets in Holland.
Original ID number: 4-82
Dates: 1954Container: Reel 236, Item 236
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Hungary
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Description: Cities of Hungary1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Scenes of Budapest and other cities in Hungary.
Original ID number: 4-43
Dates: 1936Container: Reel 237, Item 237 -
Description: Costumes and Customs of Hungary1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Views of Hungarian plains and villages with a focus on longhorn cattle, village dances, and festivals.
Original ID number: 4-85
Dates: 1959Container: Reel 238, Item 238
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Italy
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Description: The Renaissance1 reel (350 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A documentary about the Renaissance, focusing on Italy.
Credits:A Coronet Instructional Film.
Original ID number: 4-62
Dates: 1951Container: Reel 239, Item 239 -
Description: Ruins of Pompeii1 reel (200 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about the ruins in Pompeii.
Credits:Cien Art Productions.
Original ID number: 4-160
Dates: 1952Container: Reel 240, Item 240 -
Description: Art & Life in Italy1 reel (400 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A documentary about Italian art and architecture.
Credits:Coronet Instructional Film.
Original ID number: 4-8
Dates: 1950?Container: Reel 241, Item 241 -
The Titan: The Story of Michelangelo
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Description: The Titan: The Story of Michelangelo, Part 11 reel (1200 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about Michelangelo and his influence in Italian art.
Credits:Narrated by Fredrick March.
Original ID number: 12-21
Dates: 1957Container: Reel 242, Item 242 -
Description: The Titan: The Story of Michelangelo, Part 21 reel (1200 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about Michelangelo and his influence in Italian art.
Credits:Narrated by Fredrick March.
Original ID number: 12-22
Dates: 1957Container: Reel 243, Item 243
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Poland
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Description: Mary Visits Poland1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Survey of urban and rural Poland with an emphasis on traditional dance.
Credits:International Film Foundation.
Original ID number: 4-157
Dates: 1945Container: Reel 244, Item 244 -
Description: Costumes and Customs in Poland1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Scenes of life, traditions, and woodworking in rural Poland as well as a tour of the royal palace.
Original ID number: 4-57
Dates: 1959Container: Reel 245, Item 245
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Sweden
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Description: Life in Stockholm1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Views of Stockholm, Sweden, including transportation, military activity, snow removal, harvesting, and athletics.
Credits:Swedish Travel Information Bureau, Inc.
Original ID number: 4-155
Dates: 1942Container: Reel 246, Item 246 -
Description: Sweden1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Views of Swedish cities, villages, and isles including Stockholm, the Northern Museum, Upsala, Village of Sigtuna, Skokloster Castle, Visby, Isle of Gotland.
Original ID number: 4-154
Dates: 1945Container: Reel 247, Item 247 -
Description: Wind from the West1 reel (700 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A film about the life of a Sami family in Sweden.
Original ID number: 8-41
Dates: 1945?Container: Reel 248, Item 248
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The United Kingdom
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Description: The Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth1 reel (300 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
The coronation of King George VI and his wife, Queen Elizabeth.
Original ID number: 4-65
Dates: May 12, 1937Container: Reel 249, Item 249 -
Description: London: The Mother City of the British Empire1 reel (350 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A survey of iconic London sights such as Trafalgar Square and Big Ben.
Original ID number: 4-104
Dates: 1939?Container: Reel 250, Item 250 -
Description: Architects of England1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Historical English architecture.
Credits:A Strand film.
Original ID number: 4-7
Dates: 1942Container: Reel 251, Item 251 -
Description: Shakespeare, Stratford on Avon1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Views of Shakespeare's home village.
Credits:Novelty Films Productions.
Original ID number: 4-114
Dates: 1950Container: Reel 252, Item 252 -
Symphonies in Stone
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Description: Symphonies in Stone: 1. Lincoln 2. Ely 3. Gloucester1 reel (1000 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary series about the architecture and ornamentation of cathedrals in the United Kingdom.
Credits:An Inspiration Film Production.
Original ID number: 12-3
Dates: 1942Container: Reel 253, Item 253 -
Description: Symphonies in Stone: Westminster Abbey1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary series about the architecture and ornamentation of cathedrals in the United Kingdom.
Credits:An Inspiration Film Production.
Original ID number: 4-144
Dates: 1942Container: Reel 254, Item 254 -
Description: Symphonies in Stone: 8. Winchester Cathedral1 reel (1200 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary series about the architecture and ornamentation of cathedrals in the United Kingdom.
Credits:An Inspiration Film Production.
Original ID number: 12-5
Dates: 1942Container: Reel 255, Item 255
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Oceania
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Description: Adventure Isle Port Moresby1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about of daily life, tattoos, and ceremonies in Papua New Guinea.
Credits:Imperial Films.
Original ID number: 4-1
Dates: 1942Container: Reel 256, Item 256 -
Description: Samoa Fairest Eden1 reel (300 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about the Samoan Islands.
Original ID number: 4-66
Dates: 1942Container: Reel 257, Item 257 -
New Zealand
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Description: Maori Land1 reel (300 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
Maori men and woman dance separately, carve wood, and gather near a hot spring.
Credits:Travelogue by Diana H. Dickason; Presented by William M. Pizor.
Original ID number: 4-124
Dates: before 1950?Container: Reel 258, Item 258 -
Description: This is New Zealand1 reel (300 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Views of New Zealand including cities, the countryside, and a group of Maori people performing a haka.
Original ID number: 4-148
Dates: between 1930 and 1960?Container: Reel 259, Item 259
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South America
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Description: The Adventure Parade: Land of the Incas1 reel (400 feet) : silent, black and white ; 16mm
A documentary about the history of the Inca Empire.
Original ID number: 4-110
Dates: 1941Container: Reel 260, Item 260 -
Description: The World Parade: South American Vista1 reel (400 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
An educational survey of South American cities and cultural traditions.
Credits:Presented by General Electric.
Original ID number: 4-163
Dates: 1942Container: Reel 261, Item 261 -
Description: Schools to the South1 reel (450 feet) : sound, black and white ; 16mm
Scenes from schools across South America.
Original ID number: 8-40
Dates: 1963Container: Reel 262, Item 262 -
Description: South of the Border1 reel (1200 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
A survey of life in different South American countries.
Original ID number: 12-26
Dates: 1963Container: Reel 263, Item 263 -
Description: Down Where the North Begins1 reel (800 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
An educational survey of urban and rural areas in Ecuador.
Original ID number: 8-34
Dates: 1965Container: Reel 264, Item 264 -
Description: Tribal Eye: The Sweat of the Sun1 reel (1800 feet) : sound, color ; 16mm
The third episode in the series Tribal Eye. David Attenborough discusses the life, festivals, farming, and other activities of Aztec and Inca peoples. Includes footage of an archaeological dig.
Credits:A BBC television film.
Original ID number: 20-16
Dates: 1979Container: Reel 265, Item 265
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