Home Movie: Burns Collection: 004822 (silent)

Description: A Black family in Michigan spends summer fun time together picnicking in a comfortable back yard and playing badminton, as well as visiting one another at work in offices and attending a graduation ceremony at Marygrove College.

Wikipedia entry on Marygrove College en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marygrove_College
-accessed 7/8/2024

Notes on reel:
1. Backyard Terry P
2. Basement Grn. lwn
3. Badminton 'Pat'
4. n/a

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Subjects: 1970s, Games and play, Families, Leisure and recreation, Celebrations and ceremonies, Education, People of African origin or descent

Tags: picnics; backyards; back yards; badminton; play; game play; teaching; sports; athletics; child teaches badminton to younger child; child plays recorder; music; offices; certificates; framed certificate National Alliance of Businessmen; knotty pine paneling; bookshelves; books; shortwave radio on shelf; woman at work; office work; framed newspaper clippings; framed Daily Herald Telephone; framed diploma; Virginia State College diploma; framed certificate of completion; 1970s interiors; 1970s decor; child sleeping on office couch; Gen-X; bored children; colleges; universities; graduation ceremonies; out of focus; man leaps in air; man punches fist in the air; folding chairs; lawn chairs; Marygrove College campus; 1970s cars; setup for graduation ceremony; college graduations; girl sticking tongue out; children eating; hot dogs; barbecue; soft focus

Film Sponsor:

Creator: Burns Family

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Distributor:

Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Burns Collection PC-0014, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

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

Production Date: circa 1974

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Geographical Location: USA; Michigan; Detroit, Michigan

Genre/Form: home movie

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Film Format: Super 8mm film

Element:

Color: color

Color Process: Kodachrome

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code: plus circle, triangle plus, plus square

Frame Rate: 18 fps

Length (feet): 179