Object Details
- Created by
- J. Max Bond, Sr., American, 1902 - 1991
- Caption
- This 16mm film is from a collection of home movies shot by J. Max Bond Sr. between 1930-1960. The collection features travel footage, family outings, and gatherings with family and friends.
- Description
- This 16mm color film is one of ten home movies shot by J. Max Bond, Sr. from 1930 to 1960. The footage mainly focuses on family, travel, and educational institutions with which J. Max Bond Sr. was associated.
- Consists of: 16mm Film (a) and Original 400 foot Film Reel (b).
- 2016.16.1.1ab: 16mm film. The film opens with an interior shot of a little boy smiling at the camera. This is followed by various scenes of buildings, marketplaces, and men working (shoveling snow) around an unknown city in Afghanistan. There is one brief shot of a woman facing the camera and taking a photo. The film ends with a shot of an airfield and more snow covered footage of the city.
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- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Family of George Clement Bond
- ca. 1955
- Object number
- 2016.16.1.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Alison Bond
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- silent films
- home movies
- color films (visual works)
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Medium
- acetate film on metal
- Dimensions
- Duration: 6 Minutes
- Length (Film): 160 Feet
- Place filmed
- Afghanistan, Asia
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- J. Max Bond, Sr. Family Home Movies
- Classification
- Time-based Media - Moving Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Film
- International affairs
- Travel
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2016.16.1.1ab
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e9cc1d0c-3453-4253-8f16-b32877e357cf
