Home Movie: 000876 (silent)

Description: A joyous African American family from Detroit, Michigan celebrates the holidays with a large formal cocktail party. Features scenes from a gallery opening at the Detroit Institute of Arts and a lively jam session in the living room with family members on the piano, trumpet, and guitar, and Aunt Lucille dancing to the music.

Note on can: "Christmas, Aunt Lucille, Grist Mill, Dutchess".

Note inside can is on Detroit Institute of Arts Founders' Society note paper: "Karl's Wedding, Ernie, Clan, Edna, Kids, Aunt Cille, Daddy, dinner, Ivy M. Kate"

another note inside can, on masking tape on reel: "Gerald."

Lab stamp: "Processed by Kodak FI Dec 65 / Processed by Kodak FI Sep 66"


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Subjects: 1960s, People of African origin or descent, Families, Black history and culture , Holidays, Music, Visual art, Drugs alcohol tobacco, Celebrations and ceremonies

Tags: Christmas decorations; home interiors; red carpeted stairs; wreaths; Christmas parties; women smoking; people of color; dancing; elegance; Black joy; hors d'oeuvres; cocktail party; Christmas party; posing for camera; kissing mom on the cheek; woman wearing fur stole; puppies; front yards; Garden Bowl; family posing on Detroit street; family posing in back yard; Sunday best; fancy dress; musical instruments; playing trumpet; playing pianos; jam sessions; playing bass guitar; dancing in family room; The Detroit Institute of Arts; dining rooms; family at holiday dinner; The African Art Gallery Fund; squinting at camera lights; The Thinker statue; formline art; women wearing white gloves

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Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Unidentified Home Movie Collection PC-0276, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date: circa 1965; 1966

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Geographical Location: USA; Michigan; Detroit, Michigan

Genre/Form: home movie

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Film Format: 8mm film

Element: reversal, original

Color: color

Color Process: Kodachrome

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code: triangle square, square square, square circle

Frame Rate: 18 fps

Length (feet): 191