Object Details
- Created by
- Pauline Thompson Wood, American, born 1901
- Owned by
- Michael Holman, American, born 1955
- Caption
- This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop. The collection predominately contains family vacation footage shot when Holman's father, Lt. Thomas Holman, was stationed in Europe with the US Army. Most of the footage was captured by Holman's grandmother, Pauline Thompson Wood. In addition to the European vacation films, the footage shot by Pauline Wood documents her involvement with the Baha'i Faith and includes footage of Baha'i events and pilgrimages to holy sites in Israel and Palestine. There is also footage of the family at home in San Francisco and other sites in California.
- Description
- This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop. It consists of a single reel of 8mm silent acetate film with color (a), an original plastic film reel (b), and an original plastic cover (c).
- The film begins with a series of shots taken as the cameraperson arrives at the airport of an unidentified destination. The first shot is taken from the plane's window as it lands and the next few are of people exiting a Canadian Pacific Airlines plane and of people looking for their luggage. The next series of shots depicts a large gathering of people in an unidentified location. The presence of Cinzano advertisements indicates that it could be Italy. The film ends with multiple shots of people in a large convention hall participating in a Baha'i Faith event.
- An original white plastic film reel (b) with a brief content note and an original blue plastic film container (c) with Technicolor markings also accompany the film.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- ca. 1968
- Object number
- 2016.31.3.18.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Michael Holman
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- silent films
- home movies
- color films (visual works)
- Super 8
- Medium
- acetate film and plastic
- Dimensions
- Duration: 3 Minutes
- Length (Film): 50 Feet
- Place depicted
- Italy, Europe
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Michael Holman Family Collection
- Classification
- Time-based Media - Moving Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Families
- Film
- Religion
- Travel
- Worship services
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2016.31.3.18.1abc
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59e8f4643-8308-4a03-9abc-68027c8b5963
