| Description |
1 DVD (approximately 161 min.) : silent, sound, black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (137 pages) |
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United States https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78095330 |
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optical |
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video file |
| Credits |
Technical director, Michael Friend ; narrator for "About the Archives", Laurence Fishburne. |
| Contents |
The thieving hand (1908, 5 min.) -- White fawn's devotion (1910, 11 min.) -- The Chechahcos / directed by Lewis H. Moomaw (1924, 86 min.) -- From Japanese American communities (1927-32, 7 min.) -- From Rare aviation films (13 min.): The Keystone "Patrician" (1928), The Zeppelin "Hindenburg" (1936) -- We work again / U.S. Works Projects Administration ("Black activities") (1937, 15 min.) -- From La Valse (1951, 6 min.) -- The wall (1962, 10 min.) -- George Dumpson's place (1965, 8 min.). |
| Note |
The accompanying book titled Preserved: 50 treasures from American film archives by Scott Simmon, contains details about the contents of each disc, including a summary of each film, history and preservation information and bibliographic references. |
| Summary |
Audiences associate American film with Hollywood studio productions. This anthology however celebrates other types of early films including documentaries, newsreels, avant-garde and independent works, amateur and home movies, animated and industrial films, and silent movies from the earliest years of motion pictures. Program 3 of this 4 part series contains 10 films. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Silent and sound films. |
| Subject |
Hindenburg (Airship)
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Hindenburg (Airship) |
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Motion pictures -- History.
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Motion pictures.
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History. |
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Documentary films -- History.
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Documentary films.
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Short films -- History.
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Short films.
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African Americans -- Employment -- History -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Employment. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Simmon, Scott.
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Marks, Martin Miller.
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Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961-
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Moomaw, Lewis H., 1889-1980.
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Simmon, Scott.
Preserved: 50 treasures from American film archives.
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United States. Work Projects Administration.
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National Film Preservation Foundation (U.S.)
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| Added Title |
50 preserved films. Program 3 |
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Fifty preserved films. Program 3 |
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Preserved: 50 treasures from American film archives.
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50 treasures from American film archives.
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Fifty treasures from American film archives.
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Thieving hand.
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White fawn's devotion.
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Chechahcos.
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Japanese American communities.
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Rare aviation films.
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Keystone "Patrician."
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Zeppelin "Hindenburg."
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We work again.
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Valse.
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Wall.
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George Dumpson's place.
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| ISBN |
061511556X |
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9780615115566 |
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