May Day Celebrations at John L. Berkeley Elementary School (Danville, Virginia)-1955

Description: Item Description Title May Day Celebrations at John L. Berkeley Elementary School (Danville, Virginia)-1955 Date 1955 Date Note Circa 1955. Subjects May Day--United States--History. May Day. May celebrations. Children--United States. Elementary schools. Festivals. Content Description This color (Kodachrome) film shows a May Day event at the John L. Berkeley Elementary School in Danville, Virginia. Likely shot around 1955. Scenes of the children dressed up for the May Day festivities and participating in outdoor events. The building, completed in 1910, served as Danville High School until fall 1927, when it became John L. Berkeley Elementary School. It remained in service from 1927 until its demolition in 1973. Contributing Institution University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Rights Content may be protected by copyright. For further information please contact University of South Carolina, Moving Image Research Collections, Columbia, SC 29208. Geographical Location Danville (Va.) Digital Collection Home Movies from Moving Image Research Collections Collection Name Danville Virginia Film Collection Item Title DNV #2 Citation May Day Celebrations at John L. Berkeley Elementary School (Danville, Virginia)-1955. (DNV #2.) Danville Virginia Film Collection. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. Type Moving Image Format video/H264 Media Type Motion pictures (visual works) Run Time 2:47 Digitization Specifications This standard definition .h264 video is an access copy derived from a captured videotape master of a film original. Date Digital 2022-04-06 Decade 1950 Time Period Civil Rights Era (1955-1969) Physical Notes Film: 16mm Color Positive 1.37:1 (Academy) Silent Acetate. Website https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/home-movies-from-uscs-moving-image-research-collections/