Home Movie: Richard M. Singer Collection: 000744 (sound)

Description: Construction workers from the Pruitt-Igoe housing project break for a Christmas party in 1953, featuring groups of African American and white men seated at segregated tables, drinking beer, and enjoying live accordion music performed by the only woman that appears in the film.

Continues from item 000742.

Can marked:
"Lowy etc."


Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com.

Subjects: 1950s, Celebrations and ceremonies, Holidays, Construction, Labor, People of African origin or descent, Food, Drugs alcohol tobacco, Housing

Tags: Pruitt-Igoe housing project; Black workers; Christmas parties; alcohol; drinking; construction workers; Millstone Construction Inc. sign; "Captain Wendell Oliver Pruitt Homes / MO 1-4 / A Project Of St. Louis Housing Authority And The City Of St. Louis / These Homes Are Built With Aid Under The Low Rent Program Of The Public Housing Administration Housing And Home Finance Agency" sign; construction sites; office parties; company holiday parties; coolers filled with ice; beer; crates of drinks; Black workers line up to be served food; 16mm film projectors; workers toasting; cheers; raising a glass to the camera; African American people; Christmas decorations; handshakes; shaking hands; union workers; woman playing accordion; accordion players; accordions; women musicians; projector screens; dancing; dirty dishes and empty bottles on tables; party debris; music; public housing; "Merry Xmas" sign; boxes of beer; waving at camera; projector screen

Film Sponsor: Millstone Construction Company

Creator: Richard M. Singer

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Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Richard M. Singer Collection PC-0455, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

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

Production Date: 1953-12

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Geographical Location: USA; Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri

Genre/Form: home movie, sponsored

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Film Format: 16mm film

Element: original, reversal

Color: b&w

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Sound or Silent: sound

Film Soundtrack Type: mag

Edge Code:

Frame Rate: 24 fps

Length (feet): 204