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(nostalgia) (1971), Hollis Frampton’s landmark structuralist film probing the relationship of photography and memory through the destruction of a series of his own photographs, each slowly burned as the narration anticipates the next image (Museum of Modern Art). 1928 Olympics (1928), footage of figure skating events at the 1928 St. Moritz Olympics, thought to have been shot by one of the judges (World Figure Skating Hall of Fame). 1954 Family Frolic (1954), first annual National Press Club family picnic for Washington newsmakers and journalists (National Press Club Archives). 4-H Activities at the Mississippi Valley Fair (mid 1940s), footage of the baking, sewing and livestock competitions at the fair in Scott County, Iowa (Davenport Public Library). 7362 (1965-67), abstract film by sculptor Pat O'Neill (iotaCenter). A Challenge Met, A Story in Preventive Medicine at Clemson College (1963), documentary on the public health importance of vaccination (Clemson University). A Community Meets (1969), documentary of a community meeting in Hartford, Connecticut, organized by the Black Panther Party to enable residents to speak out after a week of destructive riots (Trinity College). A La Mode (1958), Stan Vanderbeek's, rapidly edited, surreal collage animation, considered by the filmmaker as "an attire satire" (Anthology Film Archives). A Well Baby Home Visit (1937), demonstration of the procedures of a nurse making a home visit (New Mexico State Records Center and Archives). Aberdeen and its People (1923-24), 35mm film made by a local studio depicting life in Aberdeen, Washington (University of Washington, Special Collections Library). About Sex (1972), landmark sex education film by Herman Engel (New York Public Library). Accident (1973), Jules Engel’s “anti-cartoon” about a running dog (iotaCenter). Ace of Hearts, The (1921), starring Lon Chaney in a drama about radical conspirators with murderous plans (George Eastman House). Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes, The (1971), Stan Brakhage's detailed exploration of a city morgue (Anthology Film Archives). Adirondack Minstrel (1977), film portrait of Lawrence Older, the Northeast lumberjack, singer, and storyteller (Folkstreams). Adventures of Tarzan, The (1921), 15-episode serial featuring Elmo Lincoln in the title role (UCLA Film & Television Archive). Adventures of the Exquisite Corpse (1968), Andrew Noren's vivid exploration of color, surface, and texture (Anthology Film Archives). Adynata (1983), Leslie Thornton’s provocative experimental film inspired by a mid-19th century Western photograph of a Chinese couple (Pacific Film Archive). Agricultural Experiment Station Films (1940s), three films by rural sociologist Robert Carter documenting techniques for harvesting hay by hand and by machine (University of Vermont). Agriculture in Iowa (ca. 1940), footage of haymaking and cornhusking competitions (Davenport Public Library). Airmail Service (1926), newsreel footage of Charles Lindbergh as a young U.S. mail pilot, one year before achieving fame for his solo flight across the Atlantic (University of South Carolina Newsfilm Library). Airplane at Play, The (ca. 1930s), daring stunt flying filmed by aeronautical engineer Charles Stark Draper to raise funds for his research (MIT Museum). Akiyama Collection (ca. 1935), home movies by Issei businessman Masao Akiyama (Japanese American National Museum). Al G. Barnes Circus and Paul Van Cool Circus (1931/1928-39), footage of regional circus troupes in the Midwest. (Circus World Museum). Alaska 49th State (1959), panorama of Alaska's cultures and landscapes created by Fred and Sara Machetanz to celebrate statehood (University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Film Archives). Alaska Earthquake (1964), amateur portrait of Anchorage immediately after the Good Friday Earthquake, the most powerful recorded earthquake in North American history. (Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association). Alaskan Constitutional Convention (1955-56), behind-the-scenes footage of the Alaskan Constitutional Convention, taken by delegate and professional photographer Steven McCutcheon (Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association). Alba Novella e Ralph Pedi cantando il canzoni il gondoliere ed il tango della gelosia (1935), Italian-language short by New Jersey's Rome Film Corporation, U.S., featuring two well-known Italian-American singers (George Eastman House). Alex Stewart: Cooper (1973), demonstration of the use of traditional tools in making wooden buckets and barrels (East Tennessee State University, Archives of Appalachia). Alexander Black Films (1923-28), five films by Alexander Black, the amateur magic lanternist and “picture play” innovator (Pacific Film Archive). Alexander Black: Grandfather of Picture Plays (1946), compilation incorporating footage from a 1919 Paramount Screen Magazine celebrating the 25th anniversary of the motion picture (Pacific Film Archive). Allures (1961), a film by Jordan Belson exploring metaphysical concepts through abstract imagery (iotaCenter). Aloha R and R (1966), donation from the Hawaii Visitors Bureau showing servicemen from Vietnam meeting families at the airport (Bishop Museum). Altered to Suit (1979), conceptual artist Lawrence Weiner’s improvisatory vignette set in New York City (Electronic Arts Intermix). Amateur Exemplars (1920s-1930s), by the Meyer Davis family, Hiram Percy Maxim, Adelaide Pearson, Thomas Archibald Stewart, and Elizabeth Woodman Wright (Northeast Historic Film). Amelia Elizabeth White Collection (1926-33), early Kodacolor footage of Santa Fe captured on lenticular black-and-white film stock (New Mexico State Records Center and Archives). America (1969), anti-war film protesting U.S. involvement in Vietnam (Third World Newsreel). America Is Waiting (1981), Bruce Conner’s exploration of war propaganda with a soundtrack by David Byrne and Brian Eno (Anthology Film Archives). American Aristocracy (1916), adventure comedy, written by Anita Loos, pitting Douglas Fairbanks against an international arms smuggler (George Eastman House). America’s in Real Trouble (1967), rapidly edited deconstruction of patriotism by Tom Palazzolo (Chicago Filmmakers). Ancestors (1978), Larry Jordan's fanciful animated tribute to his "creative root-sources." (Anthology Film Archives). And Ten Thousand More (1949), tour of LA's poorest neighborhoods in a plea to improve public housing (University of Southern California, Moving Image Archive). Angola and Nigeria (1929-30), footage of the Frederick H. Rawson expedition to West Africa (Field Museum). Animated Short Subjects by Ub Iwerks (1930s), five cartoons from the pioneering animator who created Flip the Frog and Willie Whopper (UCLA Film & Television Archive). Anna Halprin Collection (1955-1973), six film studies from the personal papers of modern dance innovator Anne Halprin (San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum). Anselmo and the Women (1986), Chick Strand's study of human relationships (Pacific Film Archive). Answering Furrow, The (1985), Marjorie Keller’s film linking gardening to Virgil (New York Public Library). Appalachian Genesis (1971), documentary in which the young people of Appalachia speak out about jobs, education, and poverty (Appalshop Archives). Aratani Collection (1926-1940), home movies by Setsuo Aratani, respected community leader and founder of the Guadulupe Produce Company in central California (Japanese American National Museum). Arcadia, Florida (1926), town portrait (Florida Moving Image Archive). Aroostook County (1920), early footage of the gabled-barn community of New Sweden and a regional agricultural fair in Maine (Northeast Historic Film). Around My Way (1962), tour of New York City landmarks by way of children’s artwork (New York Public Library). Around New York (1949), Photo League member Edward Schwartz's documentary of daily life on New York's Lower East Side (Lower East Side Tenement Museum). Around the World (1932), films taken during sculptress Malvina Hoffman’s around-the-world expedition to prepare for her series “The Races of Mankind,” commissioned by the museum (Field Museum). Art of Shipbuilding (1930), first segments of a 57-part training film produced by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company to demonstrate modern naval construction techniques at its Virginia shipyard (Mariners' Museum). Art of Shipbuilding (1930), five segments of a 57-part training film produced by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company to demonstrate modern naval construction techniques (Mariners' Museum). Arthur Piver Collection (1960-65), footage of the testing, construction, and launching of sailing vessels designed by the "Father of the Modern Multi-hull." (Mariners' Museum). Arthur Piver Collection (1950s-65), footage of the testing, construction, and launching of sailing vessels designed by the "Father of the Modern Multi-hull" (Mariners' Museum). Asamblea, Los beneficiaros, Inaguración, Visita importante (1954-70), four shorts from the Puerto Rican government agency that prepared immigrants for life in America (Hunter College, CUNY). Asphalt Ribbon (1977), cinematic essay about truck drivers made by George Kuchar and his San Francisco Art Institute class (Harvard Film Archive). At Maxwell Street (1984), Tom Palazzolo’s profile of the legendary Chicago hang-out and the characters it attracted (Chicago Filmmakers). Augustas, The (ca. 1942), Scott Nixon’s pilgrimage to some 30 landmarks and settlements sharing the name of his hometown (University of South Carolina Newsfilm Library). Austin: The Friendly City—A Tour of Austin (1943), wartime promotional film produced by the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce (Austin History Center). Autobiography (1950s), Jordan Belson's self-portrait with glimpses of Harry Smith, Hy Hirsh, and the others from the San Francisco's Beat scene (Harry Smith Archives). Automobile Thieves, The (1906), J. Stuart Blackton short (UCLA Film & Television Archive). Autumn Spectrum (1957), abstract film by Hy Hirsh (iotaCenter). Avarice (1927), silent melodrama from the La Jolla Cinema League (San Diego Historical Society). Awakening, The (1932), amateur narrative about a young woman’s infatuation for a suspicious newcomer (Northeast Historic Film). Ax Fight, The (1971), controversial film of the Yanomamo by anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon and filmmaker Timothy Asch (Documentary Educational Resources). B-26 Torpedo Releases (1942), wartime footage of the Martin B-26 Marauder aircraft dropping practice torpedoes off the coast of Australia (Pima Air and Space Museum). B.F. “Bem” Jackson Collection (1954-1957), town portraits of Cleveland and Indianola, made for local movie audiences (Mississippi Department of Archives and History). Balboa Park After the Fire (1925), document of the aftermath of the 1925 fire at Balboa Park (San Diego Historical Society). Baltimore: City of Charm and Tradition (1939), promotional travelogue narrated by Lowell Thomas (Maryland Historical Society). Barbour County (1935-1944), showing the operations of a one-room schoolhouse in this rural West Virginia county (West Virginia State Archives). Bargain, The (1914), W.S. Hart's first feature, filmed on location at Grand Canyon and preserved on 35mm from paper prints deposited for copyright protection (Library of Congress). Barn Rushes (1971), Larry Gottheim’s study of the color and motion of a rural landscape (New York Public Library). Barriers of the Law (19225), starring William Desmond as a law enforcer entangled in a dangerous romance with a bootlegger, an alleged lady of the night (UCLA Film & Television Archive). Battle of the Sexes, The (1928), D.W. Griffith's late silent drama, photographed by Karl Struss, about a beautiful gold digger who sets her sights on a wealthy family man (George Eastman House). Baymen—Our Waters Are Dying (1977), debut film by Anne Belle that explores the Baymen of eastern Long Island (New York Public Library). Bayshore Round-Up (1920), the Bayshore Amusement Park in its heyday, from the collection of the Baltimore Gas Light Company (Maryland Historical Society). Beehive (1985), Frank Moore and Jim Self’s Lower East Side experimental dance film (New York University). Behind the Scenes at Hutzler's (1938), behind-the-scenes film made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the beloved Baltimore department store (Maryland Historical Society). Bem Jackson's Ruleville Movie (1948), town portrait made to draw audiences to the local movie house (Mississippi Department of Archives and History). Benedict Collection (1920s), nitrate footage of Maine's Monhegan Island artist colony (Northeast Historic Film). Bermuda to Baltimore (1937), short celebrating the inaugural flight of PanAm's Bermuda Clipper seaplane (Maryland Historical Society). Bernstein Home Movies (1947), footage on board the Exodus as it smuggled Jewish refugees to British-held Palestine (National Center for Jewish Film). Beverly Hills Board Track Racing (1921), racing film promoting America's first motorcycle manufacturer (Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum). Big Apple Story, The (1987), animator Steve Siegel’s look back at New York’s near- bankruptcy in the mid-1970s, told as an offbeat fable (New York Public Library). Big Fella (1937), American actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson's second feature made abroad (Library of Congress). Big Stick/An Old Reel, The (1967-73), Saul Levine’s examination of the media and its impact on society (Anthology Film Archives). Bill Wilson Story, The (1952), educational short on juvenile delinquency made for Portland, Maine, social service agencies by local filmmaker James Petrie (Northeast Historic Film). Bill's Bike (1939), William Steuber's independently produced tale of a Wisconsin boy and his bike (Wisconsin Historical Society). Billion Dollar Bug (1926), Keystone Aircraft Company film documenting the introduction of crop dusting for cotton (National Air And Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution). Biograph Studio Collection (1905-1914), 27 films from the company's core production period (Museum of Modern Art): Black Moderates and Black Militants (1969), discussion between two African Americans—a Black Panther Party member and high school principal—on how to promote social change (Chicago Film Archives). Black Oxen (1924), fountain-of-youth melodrama with Corinne Griffith and Clara Bow (George Eastman House). Blau Home Movies (1930), rare surviving footage of Jewish family life in Berlin before Hitler's rise to power and the Blau's flight to America (National Center for Jewish Film). Bleu Shut (1970), absurdist comic short by Bay Area experimental filmmaker Robert Nelson (Pacific Film Archive). Blind Husbands (1919), Erich von Stroheim's directorial debut about a neglected wife, on holiday in the Alps, who resists the advances of an Austrian cavalry officer (Museum of Modern Art). Blind Wives (1920), a moral lesson about the perils of consumerism, driven home to a spendthrift wife through three successive nightmares (Museum of Modern Art). Blood of Jesus, The (1941), landmark of African-American independent cinema, written and directed by Spencer Williams (Southern Methodist University). Blot, The (1921), Lois Weber's social drama about the plight of underpaid teachers and ministers (Library of Congress). Blue Bird, The (1918), Maurice Tourneur's atmospheric Christmas fantasy, based on the Maeterlinck play, about two poor children in search of the Blue Bird of Happiness (George Eastman House). Blues (1969), minimalist portrait in time of a bowl of blueberries by Larry Gottheim (New York Public Library). Blues Suite, Hermit Song, and Streams (1970), films by Gardner Compton and Emile Ardolino capturing three performances by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (New York Public Library). Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys in Enid, Oklahoma (1942), roadside performance designed to drum up publicity for an upcoming gig (Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum). Bobbie Louise Hawkins Collection: Part 1 (1959-75), home movies of the avant-garde artists, writers, and musicians visiting Hawkins and her husband Robert Creeley (Naropa University). Bobbie Louise Hawkins Collection: Part 2 (1959-75), home movies of the avant-garde artists, writers, and musicians visiting Hawkins and her husband Robert Creeley (Naropa University). Boy Who Saw Through, The (1956), animator Mary Ellen Bute’s live-action tale of a teenage boy’s quest to learn “the facts of life” (Yale University Film Study Center). Breeziest, Snappiest Hill-Billy Band on Stage and Radio, The (1948), promotional short for an unidentified country music group (Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound). Bride Stripped Bare (1967), playful documentary by Tom Palazzolo about the unveiling of the Picasso sculpture in Chicago’s Daly Plaza (Chicago Filmmakers). Bridge High (1970), Manny Kirchheimer’s lyrical portrait of the George Washington Bridge (New York Public Library). Britain Builds Again, Operative Builders and Satellite Towns of England (1936-46), documentaries by Charles Forrest Palmer on affordable housing in Britain before and after World War II. (Emory University). Brown University Graduation (1915), footage of the ceremony and the post-graduation celebrations of students and alumni (Rhode Island Historical Society). Buckwheat (1974), documentary short featuring celebrated storyteller Ray Hicks showing how to reap buckwheat, telling stories and playing harmonica (East Tennessee State University, Archives of Appalachia). Buffalo Creek Revisited (1984), Mimi Pickering’s reexamination of the devastated community documented in her Buffalo Creek Flood (1975) (Appalshop Archives). Buna and Bertha (1973), traditional ballads sung and discussed by two North Carolina mountain women (East Tennessee State University, Archives of Appalachia). Bunker Hill 1956 (1956), interviews with residents of this LA neighborhood about their lives and concerns regarding urban renewal (University of Southern California, Moving Image Archive). Bunkhouse Jamboree (ca. late 1940s), performance by "Doc" Ramblin’ Tommy Scott, dubbed "America’s Last Real Medicine Showman" (Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum). Bunny's Birthday Surprise (1913), starring comedy team John Bunny and Flora Finch, in a spoof about a surprise party that goes awry (UCLA Film & Television Archive). Burgundy Street Blues (1960s), scenes of the French Quarter shot by Don Perry (Louisiana State Museum). Burials (1981), conclusion of Allen Ross’s trilogy about his dying grandfather (Chicago Filmmakers). Buy at Home Campaign (1937), locally produced film urging Enterprise, Oregon, citizens to "buy at home" for the economic health of the community (Wallowa County Museum). Call of Her People, The (1917), melodrama starring Ethel Barrymore (George Eastman House). Call of the Cheyenne, The (1953–55), first film by a Mennonite on the church’s work (Mennonite Church USA). Call of the Wild, The (1923), an early adaptation of Jack London's classic novel from the Hal Roach Studios (Museum of Modern Art). Calvary Baptist Church (1914), celebration filmed outside Providence, Rhode Island’s Calvary Baptist Church on June 14, 1914 (Rhode Island Historical Society). Campus Smiles (1920), playful look at the University of Wisconsin-Madison made by two fraternity brothers (Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research). Can You Beat It? (1919), two-reel comedy released by Jester Comedies featuring Dorothy Earle and Flo Bailey (George Eastman House). Cantor on Trial (1931), Yiddish-language music short, with Leibele Waldman, poking fun at a synagogue's search for the perfect cantor for the High Holiday services (National Center for Jewish Film). Canyon Surveys (1952-53), footage of river guide Harry Aleson and Batman illustrator Dick Sprang's southeast Utah expeditions (Utah State Historical Society). Canyon Voyage, A (1955), environmentalist Charles Eggert’s 16mm cinemascope documentary of the Green and Colorado River canyons just before their flooding by the Flaming Gorge and Glen Canyon dams (University of Utah, Multimedia Archives). Capital Punishment (1925), crime melodrama in which a social worker arranges a frame-up to save an innocent man only to have the hoax result in murder (UCLA Film & Television Archive). Captain Hughes Trip to New Orleans (1936), footage shot by the veteran riverboat captain en route to Marti Gras (West Virginia State Archives). Carney Collection (1938-1941), home movies by Harry Carney, baritone saxophonist with Duke Ellington for 35 years, capturing a behind-the-scenes look at the Duke Ellington Orchestra at its creative peak (National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution). Carriage Trade (1972), early version of Warren Sonbert's avant-garde diary filmed at sites around the world (Anthology Film Archives). Cary Maple Sugar Company (1927), silent documentary on the harvest, manufacture and marketing of Vermont maple syrup and candy (Northeast Historic Film). Cassis (1966), Jonas Mekas’ single frame portrait of the French hamlet (Anthology Film Archives). Catalog (1965), extended version of John Whitney's psychedelic classic reputed to have inspired the "stargate corridor" sequence in 2001: A Space Odyssey (iotaCenter). Catfish: Man of the Woods (1974), a day-in-the-life of Clarence “Catfish” Gray, a fifth generation herbal healer. (Appalshop Archives). Cayuga Run, Guger's Landing, Hudson River Diary at Gradiew, River Ghost, Wintergarden (1967-73), five landscape films of the Hudson Valley by Storm de Hirsch (Anthology Film Archives). Chakra (1969), Jordan Belson’s abstract film evoking the states of human consciousness (Center for Visual Music). Chalk Line, The (1916), one-reeler by the Vim Film Company, starring Rosemary Theby (George Eastman House). Chappell Dairy (1952), advertisement showing the milk production and distribution system of a now-defunct Harlan County dairy (East Tennessee State University, Archives of Appalachia). Chasse des Touches (1959), abstract film by Hy Hirsh (iotaCenter). Chavez Ravine (1957), documentary of this deserted Mexican American neighborhood prior to the building of the LA stadium. (University of Southern California, Moving Image Archive). Chechahcos, The (1924), The movie tells the story of two good-hearted prospectors who take in a young girl, apparently left motherless after a ship explosion (University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Film Archives). Children Who Labor (1912), dramatized expose made by the Edison Company for the National Child Labor Committee (Museum of Modern Art). Children’s Hospital Follies (1930s), moving-image time capsule showing the operations of the venerable pediatric teaching hospital (Children's Hospital Boston). Children’s Hospital of Boston, The (1950), hospital fundraising film. (Children's Hospital Boston). Children’s Hospital, The (1945), portrait of the hospital at work, including scenes of a doctor’s examination and resident training (Children's Hospital Boston). Christ Above All (1949), sponsored film documenting the international Luther League youth conference in Duluth, Minnesota (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America). Cibernetik 5.3 (1960-65), film by John Stehura using computer-generated imagery and color gels (iotaCenter). Cicero March (1966), film documenting an African American protest march through a white suburban neighborhood (Chicago Film Archives). Citizenship Proceedings of Joseph Isaac Schneerson (1949), documentation of the rabbi’s naturalization ceremony (Jewish Educational Media). City City (1974), Duane Kubo’s experimental documentary celebrating the culture diversity of Los Angeles (Visual Communications). Clarence Erwin Rusch Collection (1937–39), home movie footage by a Bureau of Indian Affairs teacher in rural Alaska. (Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association). Claw (1968), Manny Kirchheimer’s documentary of the destruction of a midtown Manhattan building (New York Public Library). Climate of New York, The (1948), city profile by photographer Rudy Burckhardt (Anthology Film Archives). Coal Miner: Frank Jackson (1971), worker’s memories of his union and his work underground (Appalshop Archives). Coe College (1940), promotional film for a midwest liberal arts college (Coe College). Coe College—1965 (1965), a portrait of life at a small liberal arts college before the great student unrest of the late 60s (Coe College). Colleen Bawn, The (1911), the surviving reel of an early Sidney Olcott three-reeler, shot on location in Ireland (George Eastman House). Cologne: From the Diary of Ray and Esther (1939), portrait of a German American community made by Raymond and Esther Dowidat, before leaving town to start a new medical assignment (Minnesota Historical Society). Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, The (1920s), industrial film documenting one of the largest steelmaking plants west of the Mississippi (Bessemer Historical Society). Columbia Villa (1940), footage documenting the construction of the second largest wartime housing development in Oregon (Oregon Historical Society). Come Closer (1952), abstract film by Hy Hirsh (iotaCenter). Commercial Sailing (1921-35), four reels from the personal collection of maritime scholar Giles Tod showing the operation of fishing vessels and schooners during the waning years of commercial sailing (Peabody Essex Museum). Community Development at Bethel (1960), documentary about a citizen group’s civic improvement efforts (Clemson University). Community Sanitation in New Mexico (1936), film documenting the efforts by the Works Progress Administration and the Department of Health to curb the spread of typhoid fever (New Mexico State Records Center and Archives). Congo Peacock Expedition (1937), expedition film of ornithologist James Paul Chapin’s search for a rare peacock rumored to exist in the Belgian Congo (American Museum of Natural History). Conquered Banner, The (1933), amateur production telling the story of the Confederate flag (United Daughters of the Confederacy). Construction of the New Long Island Jewish Hospital (1952-53), documentation of the building of the award-winning medical facility known for innovative features such as pneumatic tube communications and building-wide air conditioning (North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System). Consuelo di Capri (1926), a silent melodrama, the first production from the La Jolla Cinema League (San Diego Historical Society). Conversations in Vermont (1969), autobiographical film by Robert Frank in which the filmmaker interviews his children about growing up among artists (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston). Cooperstown, 1939 (1939), ribbon-cutting festivities at the Baseball Hall of Fame, showing Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Connie Mack, and Cy Young, on 8mm Kodachrome (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library). Cosmic Ray (1961), Bruce Conner’s fast-paced found footage film cut to a Ray Charles soundtrack (Anthology Film Archives). Country Band at the Aero Corporation (ca. early 1930s), footage of an outdoor concert by the “Slater Hillbillies” (Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum). Country Doctor, The (1909), D.W. Griffith's one-reel tragedy about a dedicated doctor and his daughter (Museum of Modern Art). Country Music Home Movies (1942–71), Kodachrome home movie of some of Country music’s brightest stars including Hank Williams, Jr. and Dolly Parton (Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum). Coward, The (1915), Thomas Ince's psychological study set during the Civil War starring Frank Keenan as the father who assumes his cowardly son's place in the ranks (Museum of Modern Art). Cresci/Tarantino Collection (1958-63), home movies of San Francisco’s Madonna del Lume and Columbus Day celebrations (San Francisco Media Archive). Crime of Carelessness, The (1912), Edison short commissioned by the National Association of Manufacturers to rebut public criticism after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (Museum of Modern Art). Crooked Alley (1923), revenge drama about ex-con, Boston Blackie, who vows to "get" the judge who refused to pardon Blackie's dying friend (UCLA Film & Television Archive). Crosby Street (1975), Jody Saslow’s portrait of a New York neighborhood in transition (New York Public Library). Cruisin' J-Town (1976), Duane Kubo's documentary on the cultural scene in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo (Visual Communications). Cry Dr. Chicago (1970), final work in George Manupelli’s comic trilogy (Anthology Film Archives). Crystals for the Critical (1951), industrial film about the manufacture of crystal-controlled oscillators for military aircraft radios (National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution). Cup/Saucer/Two Dancers/Radio (1965/83), Jonas Mekas's dance documentation of Kenneth King and Phoebe Neville (Anthology Film Archives). Dana & Ginger Lamb Canoe Trips (1933-1936), films made by the husband-and-wife explorer team during their epic voyage by homemade canoe from California to the Panama Canal (Sherman Library & Gardens). Dance for Walt Whitman (1965), Ben Vereen's performance as a student of the High School of the Performing Arts (New York Public Library). Daughter of Dawn, The (1920), recently discovered “lost” feature made in Oklahoma with a Native American cast (Oklahoma Historical Society). Daughter of the Poor, A (1917), comedic romance starring Bessie Love as a downtrodden woman who learns to love the rich (George Eastman House). Dawn to Dawn (1933), gritty farm drama by Russian American Josef Berne (UCLA Film & Television Archive). Dawson, N.M. (1937-38), home movies of the company-owned mining town made by the local schoolteacher (New Mexico State Records Center and Archives). Day on the Featherlane Farm, A (1948), portrait of a New Jersey colony of Jewish chicken farmers by professional photographer Mortimer Goldman (National Center for Jewish Film). De Forest Phonofilms (1920-25), six pioneering sound shorts by Lee de Forest, documenting President Coolidge at the White House, Eddie Cantor, Abbie Mitchell, and celebrated vaudeville routines (Library of Congress). Dear Janice (1972), experimental animation by Adam Beckett (iotaCenter). Death and Transfiguration (1961), abstract exploration of light and human form by Jim Davis (Anthology Film Archives). Decollages Recolles (1961), abstract film by Hy Hirsh (iotaCenter). Defense d'Afficher (1958), abstract film by Hy Hirsh (iotaCenter). Desert People, The (1974), confessional road movie by artist David Lamelas in which five characters talk about their experiences on the Pagago Reservation (Whitney Museum Of American Art). Detroit Ethnic Films (1952), footage of Detroit’s Chinese, Polish, and Canadian communities as well as the university’s foreign student program (Wayne State University, Walter P. Reuther Library). Deus Ex (1971), Stan Brakhage's study of the West Pennsylvania Hospital of Pittsburgh (Anthology Film Archives). Devil's Wheel, The (1918), melodrama set in the dangerous world of Parisian gambling (Museum of Modern Art). Devil’s Cleavage, The (1973), George Kuchar’s camp feature made with his students at the San Francisco Art Institute (Pacific Film Archive). Diamond Collection (1927-1930), 9.5mm home movies of Minneapolis (Walker Art Center). Digging Up the Dead in Madagascar (1963), Sarajane Archdeacon's documentary on the Famadihana, the exhumation ceremony honoring ancestors (National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution). Discussion Problems in Group Living: What about Prejudice? (1958), “mental hygiene” film challenging viewers to confront their prejudices (University of Kansas). Divertissement Rococo (1951), abstract film by Hy Hirsh (iotaCenter). Dixieland Hall & Sweet Emma (1970s), performance of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band filmed by Don Perry (Louisiana State Museum). Dockum Color Organ Films (1965-69), three films demonstrating Charles Dockum’s Mobilcolor organ (Center for Visual Music). Don Quixote (1965), the only known film of the debut of George Balanchine’s Don Quixote, featuring the choreographer himself in the title role and Suzanne Farrell as Dulcinea (New York Public Library). Donald B. Smith Ethnographic Films (1953–62), amateur documentation of the people of Peru and the Amazon basin (Science Museum of Minnesota). Dong Tam Base Camp (1967), raw footage by Army cameraman William Foulke (Texas Tech University). Doorway (1970), Larry Gottheim’s exploration of light and boundaries via the framing device of a door (New York Public Library). Dover’s Fourth Annual Baby Parade (1926), small town celebration (Dover Free Public Library). Dr. Chicago (1970), George Manupelli’s first of the comic trilogy starring members of Ann Arbor, Michigan’s experimental music and theater scene (Anthology Film Archives). Du sang, de la volupte, et la mort (1947-48), first film by the late Gregory Markopoulos (Temenos). DuMont Advertising Program for 1955 (1955), promotional film for retailers selling DuMont television sets (National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution). Dunn Collection (1940s-1954), two films on South Dakota prairie painter Harvey Dunn (1884-1952)—one showing him in his studio and the other offering a critical appraisal (South Dakota State University, South Dakota Art Museum). E. Webster Harrison Collection (1933–56), home movies of tourism in the Grand Teton, Yellowstone, and Snake River regions. (Buffalo Bill Historical Center). Early Abstractions (1946-1957), groundbreaking series of abstract color films made by avant-garde pioneer Harry Smith using hand painting, batik, and optical printing (Anthology Film Archives). Early Animations or Quaked Jokes (1968-71), silent, black-and-white animation by Adam Beckett (iotaCenter). Early Silent Newsreels (1919-29), Hearst Metrotone footage Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and other notables (UCLA Film & Television Archive). Early Sound Newsreels (1929-39), selections from Hearst Metrotone Collection (UCLA Film & Television Archive). Early Years at LACMA (1962–74), films documenting the museum’s groundbreaking ceremony, dedication, and early activities (Los Angeles County Museum of Art). East of Siberia (late 1940s), documentary about Yu’pik Eskimo life on St. Lawrence Island, filmed by a third-generation fur trader (Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association). Edd Presnell: Dulcimer Maker (1973), film of the noted craftsman at work (East Tennessee State University, Archives of Appalachia). Edison Company Collection (1912-1914), 20 one-reelers salvaged from Thomas Edison's laboratory in East Orange, N.J., and virtually unseen since the teens (Museum of Modern Art):
Edison Laboratory Collection (1900-1920), footage of Edison's later years rescued from the inventor's laboratory in East Orange, N.J. (Library of Congress). Egypt: A Nile Trip on the Dahabiyeh Bedouin (1923), early educational film depicting life along the Nile by amateur filmmaker George D. Pratt (Field Museum). Eight films by Chick Strand (1964-86), Ellis Island (1979), Monk’s meditation on the immigrant experience (House Foundation for the Arts). Elvis Presley’s Band in Hawaii (1960), home movies shot by Hank Garland, the guitar virtuoso in Elvis Presley’s band (Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum). Emperor Jones, The (1933), Eugene O’Neill’s play about the rise and fall of Brutus Jones was a daring story to bring to the screen in 1933 (Library of Congress). End of the Road, The (1919), one of the first anti-VD films aimed at American women (George Eastman House). Eneri (1953), abstract film by Hy Hirsh (iotaCenter). Eniaios: Cycle V (1948-1990), the fifth part of Gregory Markopoulos’ epic 80-hour work (Temenos). Erick Hawkins (1967/83), Jonas Mekas’ portrait of the dancer (Anthology Film Archives). Erwin, Tennessee (1940), town portrait commissioned by the owner of the Capital Theater to celebrate its grand opening (Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound). Eskimo Dances (1971), eight traditional dances performed by touring Inuits from King Island (University of Washington, Ethnomusicology Archives). Ethnic Communities in Detroit (1952), Detroit's ethnic neighborhoods before urban development, documented on film by the University (Wayne State University, Walter P. Reuther Library). Ethridge Home Movie Collection (1939-56), home movies taken on the historic Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm (University of Georgia Media Archives). Eugene O'Neill and John Held in Bermuda (1925), fashion photographer Nickolas Muray's home movie of the playwright and cartoonist on holiday (George Eastman House). Evans Collection (1943), 16mm footage of the Japanese American detention camp at Heart Mountain, Wyoming (Japanese American National Museum). Everglades National Park Dedication (1947), home movie by Miami Mayor William Wolfarth of the opening day ceremony with President Truman and Florida dignitaries (Florida Moving Image Archive). Evolution of the Red Star (1973), Adam Beckett’s pen-and-ink animation, set to music (iotaCenter). Excavating Indian Pueblos at Chaco Canyon (1932), documentary on archaeologist Edgar L. Hewett’s excavations of Chetro Ketl in New Mexico (Explorers Club). Exiles, The (1961), Kent McKenzie’s independent feature film following a night in the life of young Native Americans in downtown Los Angeles (UCLA Film & Television Archive). Experimental Studies in the Social Climates of Groups (1938-40), research film by social psychologist Kurt Lewin (University of Iowa). Eyes (1971), Pittsburgh police at night, as seen by Stan Brakhage (Anthology Film Archives). Eyes of Science (1930), industrial film by James Sibley Watson, Jr., about the Bausch & Lomb Optical Company (George Eastman House). Fable of He and She, The (1974), Eli Noyes Jr.’s clay-animation parable challenging gender stereotypes (New York Public Library). Face (1965), chapter from The Poor Little Rich Girl Saga featuring Warhol star Edie Sedgwick (Andy Warhol Museum). Fairy Princess (1956), stop-motion animation by award-winning amateur filmmaker Margaret Conneely (Chicago Film Archives). Fake Fruit (1986), Chick Strand's documentary about women who make papier-mâché fruits in a small family-run factory in Mexico (Pacific Film Archive). Fannie Hurst (ca. 1930), newsreel story on the popular writer (University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center). Fantastic Dances (1971), Jim Davis' transcendental meditation on man and the universe (Anthology Film Archives). Far From Alone (1955), temperance film that draws its message from the story of an athlete who declines participating in a TV program sponsored by a beer company (General Commission on Archives and History, United Methodist Church). Farm in a Day (1948), documentary showing the transformation of vacant land into a working farm, all in the course of 24 hours (Oklahoma Historical Society). Father's Day (1974), Lenny Lipton's Super8 sound short, showing James Broughton opening a Father's Day gift amid friends from the Canyon Cinema (Pacific Film Archive). Fathomless (1964), a signature work of experimental filmmaker, Jim Davis, capturing the energy of light in primordial space (Anthology Film Archives). Feathered Warrior (1973), documentary about an Appalachian cock breeder and the illegal sport of cockfighting (Appalshop Archives). Field Collection (1946-53), home movies of the post-war Catskill resort scene (American Jewish Historical Society). Fighting Blade, The (1923), swashbuckler starring Richard Barthelmess as a soldier of fortune in 17th-century England (UCLA Film & Television Archive). Fighting Blood (1911), D.W. Griffith’s one-reeler about a military family beseiged by Indians (George Eastman House). Film Club (1970), documenting the programs of a Lower East Side community organization that opened 16mm filmmaking to Latino youths, made by one of the founders, Jaime Barrios (Film/Video Arts). Film Feedback (1972), Tony Conrad’s classroom project demonstrating the interplay of negative and positive in filmmaking (Anthology Film Archives). Film Magazine of the Arts (1963), who’s who of the New York art world by Jonas Mekas (Anthology Film Archives). Films of the Mayo Clinic (1926-1945), documentation of anesthesiology, neurology, and internal medicine departments at the renowned clinic (Mayo Clinic). First 100, The (1964), recruiting film for the North Carolina Volunteers, the groundbreaking citizens’ corps that became a model for VISTA (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). First Gay Pride Parade , The (1970), footage of the first gay pride parade in Los Angeles (UCLA Film & Television Archive). Fischinger Home Movies (1959-64), candid footage of the artist at his Los Angeles home (Center for Visual Music). Fishing on the Niger (1967), International Film Foundation documentary about the fishing methods of the Bozo tribe (New York Public Library). Five by Carolee Schneemann (1969), performance-based films by the pioneering feminist artist (Electronic Arts Intermix). Five Films by Dion Vigne (1957-64), fragments and footage by a recently rediscovered member of the Bay Area underground film scene (Pacific Film Archive). Fixin’ to Tell About Jack (1975), profile of storyteller Ray Hicks. (Appalshop Archives). Flesh Flows (1974), surreal experimental animation by Adam Beckett (iotaCenter). Flicker, The (1966), Tony Conrad’s acclaimed experimental work constructed entirely of rapidly edited black-and-white frames (Anthology Film Archives). Florence Griswold Collection (1930s), footage of the art colony in Old Lyme, Connecticut (Florence Griswold Museum). Florida Home Movies (1926), amateur films of an all-girl school and the construction of U.S. 41 (Florida Moving Image Archive). Florida Home Movies (1927-41), four amateur films of Palm Beach, the Everglades, hurricane devastation, and Miami’s Art Deco district before World War II (Florida Moving Image Archive). Florida Zoological Attractions (1958), footage by an employee of the Miami Seaquarium (Florida Moving Image Archive). Flower Thief, The (1960), Ron Rice's landmark feature starring underground film star and poet, Taylor Mead (Anthology Film Archives). Flowers for Rosie (1923), amateur film that premiered at the press conference announcing Kodak’s introduction of 16mm (George Eastman House). Fly Low Jack and the Game (1927), romantic narrative by Rochester homemaker Marion Gleason that was used by Kodak to introduce home-moviemaking to the public (George Eastman House). Fool There Was, A (1915), the steamy tale of a married businessman who loses everything in pursuit of Theda Bara, a heartless seductress called the "Vampire." This popular film fanned the vamp craze of the late teens (Museum of Modern Art). Forbes Collection (1915), early home movies of the Maine coast and Naushon Island, captured on 28mm film (Northeast Historic Film). Four Films by E.S. Taylor (1958-68), films created with the “lucitron,” the specialized optical projector invented by Taylor, as well as documentation of the North Beach art scene (Pacific Film Archive). Frazier Collection (1938-55), footage of Dr. Russell Frazier's expedition with Admiral Byrd to Antarctica and his explorations of Glen Canyon before its flooding by Lake Powell (Utah State Historical Society). Friends of Mr. Honeywell (ca. 1930s-1940s), a look inside the factory of the Minneapolis-Honeywell Heat Regulator Company (Honeywell Foundation). Frutos del trabajo, Un amigo en Nueva York, Un amigo en Chicago, Invierno en Nueva York (1952-56), four shorts created by the Puerto Rican government to prepare immigrants for life in America (Hunter College, CUNY). Fukuzaki Family Collection (1942), home movies of Los Angeles' Terminal Island before the Japanese American fishing community was forced into World War II detention camps (Japanese American National Museum). Galapagos: Wild Eden (1964-66), film of Roger Tory Peterson’s journey to the archipelago (Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History). Gandy Dancers (1974), short documentary showing railroad men singing chants as they lay track (East Tennessee State University, Archives of Appalachia). Gandy Dancers Laying Railroad Tracks (1940s), documentary about the railroad construction techniques prior to the introduction of modern machinery (East Tennessee State University, Archives of Appalachia). Garden, The (ca. 1930s-1940s), Honeywell Estate gardens in Wabash, Indiana, during its heyday, as captured by the owner, industrialist Mark Honeywell (Honeywell Foundation). Geodite (1966), filmed performance of the Lewitzky Dance Company (University of Southern California, Moving Image Archive). Geography of the Body (1943), Willard Maas and Marie Menken's landmark exploration of skin in close-up, overlaid with an ironic and poetic voiceover (Anthology Film Archives). George Dumpson's Place (1964), Ed Emshwiller's portrait of "scavenger" artist George Dumpson (Anthology Film Archives). Georgia Department of Mines, Mining, and Geology Collection (1939-42), four films documenting mines and quarries in Northern Georgia (Georgia Archives). Georgia Pine Mountain Valley Rural Community (1935), Charles Forrest Palmer's examination of conditions in the rustic area. (Emory University). Georgia Warm Springs Collection (1930s), three films from the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation Hospital showing the activities of the therapeutic facility and its most famous polio patient, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation). Ghost Dance (1980), Holly Fisher’s study of Arizona’s Canyon de Chelly (New York Public Library). Gilbreth Collection (1920s), three pioneering research films by Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, the industrial efficiency and motion study experts (Purdue University). Gillet Collection (1950s), three films documenting the life of an American missionary family in Mozambique (Emory University). Girl Ranchers, The (1913), Western comedy produced by the Nestor Film Company (George Eastman House). Glick Collection (1939), footage of the resettlement of European Jews in South America taken by the American representative of the Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum). Golda Meir at Brandeis (1973), work-in-progress preserving footage and sound of the Prime Minister's speech celebrating the 25th anniversaries of Brandeis and the state of Israel (Brandeis University). Goldberg Variations, The (1971), filmed performance of Jerome Robbins’s Bach-inspired ballet (New York Public Library). Golden Chance, The (1916), Cecil B. DeMille's morality tale about an alcoholic husband who plots blackmail when his beautiful wife unwittingly becomes a millionaire's object of affection (George Eastman House). Goodall Home Movie (1920s-1930s), intimate look at the Maine textile family at home and on outtings with mill workers (Northeast Historic Film). Goodall Summertime: The Story of Warm Weather Profits (1932), film for menswear salesmen explaining how to sell Palm Beach suits (Northeast Historic Film). Goodlett Collection (1936), scenes of African American educators, entertainers, and businesspeople commissioned by the founder of the Atlanta Negro Chamber of Commerce (Atlanta History Center). Gorilla Hunt, The (1926), reputed to be the earliest motion picture of great apes in the wild, photographed and directed by Ben Burbridge (Museum of Modern Art). Governor Marland Declares Martial Law (1936), Oklahoma campaign film (Oklahoma Historical Society). Great Perham Jewel Robbery, The (1926), short amateur narrative, featuring locals in cameos, about a husband who tries to teach his wife a lesson by staging a fake robbery (Minnesota Historical Society). Groucho Marx's Home Movies (1929-1934), Over twenty years after his death, Groucho Marx (born Julius Henry Marx in 1890) remains one of America's most beloved and provocative entertainers (National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution). Gyromorphosis (1954), abstract film by Hy Hirsh (iotaCenter). H. Lee Waters Collection (1938-40), six North Carolina town portraits by itinerant filmmaker H. Lee Waters (Duke University). H. Lee Waters Collection (1938-41), four North Carolina town portraits by itinerant filmmaker H. Lee Waters (Duke University). H. Lee Waters Collection (1930-50), two North Carolina town portraits by the itinerant filmmaker (Duke University). H. Lee Waters Collection (1936-1942), portraits of Statesville, North Carolina, by itinerant filmmaker H. Lee Waters (Duke University). H. Lee Waters Collection (1936-42), eleven North Carolina town portraits by the itinerant filmmaker (Duke University). H. Lee Waters in Hillsborough (1937-39), two North Carolina town portraits by the itinerant filmmaker (North Carolina State Archives). H.O. Bell Collection (1920s), footage of logging operations in the Blackfoot River region and a pack trip through the mountains of western Montana (University of Montana). Hackett Collection (1934), silent documentary showing the operations of a Maine tuberculosis sanatorium and the importance of "fresh air" activities in the therapeutic regimen (Northeast Historic Film). Hampton Alexander (1973), fictional film by African American teenager Timothy McKinney and the Inner City Youth League about a Vietnam veteran avenging the murder of his father (Minnesota Historical Society). Hank Williams on the Louisiana Hayride (1951-52), the only known footage of Hank Williams performing for the Louisiana Hayride radio show (Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum). Hapax Legomena (1971-72), five films from Hollis Frampton’s seven-film series (NYU Cinema Studies Dept. holding, non-Fales) (New York University). Hare Krishna (1966), Jonas Mekas short showing Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovosky (Anthology Film Archives). Harllee/Quattlebaum Collection (1920s–30s), home movies of social gatherings at plantation homes, with footage of guides who were once slaves (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). Harrison H. Richardson Collection (1939-41), Admiral Byrd’s third Antarctica expedition, recorded in color by the staff meteorologist (Ohio State University). Harry Souchon Films (1970s), two films from the New Orleans Jazz Club (Louisiana State Museum). Harry Webb Marsh Collection (1926-30), three films documenting mining in Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene region (University of Idaho). Harry Webb Marsh Collection II (late 1940s–1950), home movies of northern Idaho mining, shot by a mining engineer (University of Idaho). Hashizume Collection (1945), home movie showing the daily routines of the Japanese Americans interned at the Heart Mountain detention camp (Japanese American National Museum). Hayes Family Movies (1950s), home movies taken by a South Florida African American family during the waning years of segregation (Florida Moving Image Archive). He (1967), Tom Palazzolo’s homage to the gritty Clark Street neighborhood in Chicago (Chicago Filmmakers). Hearst Metrotone News Collection (1920s-30s), medley of news stories (UCLA Film & Television Archive). Heaven and Earth Magic (1957-62), Harry Smith’s avant-garde narrative created with collage animation (Anthology Film Archives). Heavy-Light (1973), Adam Beckett’s animation set to an electronic score (iotaCenter). Heel to Toe Artists Hoof It to Coney Island (ca.1930), story of a foot race from City Hall to Coney Island (Brooklyn Historical Society). Helen Hoch Tupperware Films (1959-62), home movies documenting Tupperware corporate culture from the eyes of a participant (National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution). Helen Wills Moody Newsreels (1923-31), compilation of Fox newsreel stories about tennis star Helen Wills Moody (International Tennis Hall of Fame). Hellbound Train (1930), temperance film by African American filmmakers James and Eloise Gist (Library of Congress). Hemingway Home Movies (1955), color home movies of the famous writer taken by A. E. Hotchner in Cuba, and Ketchum, Idaho (Library of Congress). Herding Cattle on the Niger (1967), documentary produced by the International Film Foundation focusing on the herding activities of the nomadic Peul tribe (New York Public Library). Herero of Ngamiland (1953), Gordon Gibson’s ethnographic study of a pastoral people in northwest Botswana (National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution). Here’s Our Next Entertainment-Packed Hit Show (1948), trailer screened in Knoxville theater (Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound). Herskovits Collection (1930-1934), footage taken in Georgia's Sea Islands, Haiti, and West Africa by Melville J. Herskovits, a founder of African American anthropology, to explore the links between African and New World cultures (National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution). High Voltage (1957), James Whitney's abstract film created for the Vortex Concerts in San Francisco (iotaCenter). Highway (1958), Hilary Harris' celebration of the open road, shot from a moving car (Anthology Film Archives). Hildene Collection (1927–1940s?), home movies made by Robert Todd Lincoln’s descendants (Hildene, the Lincoln Family Home). Hirshhorn’s Beginnings, The (1969–1974), films documenting the museum’s groundbreaking ceremonies and pre-opening tours by Joseph Hirshhorn and his architect (Hirshhorn Museum Library, The). Histadrut: Builder of a Nation (1945), American film promoting Jewish immigration to Palestine (National Center for Jewish Film). Historic Portland, Maine (1940s), footage showcasing the city's attractions (Maine Historical Society). Historic Provincetown (1916), travelogue made in Provincetown, Massachusetts, during the summer that playwright Eugene O'Neill joined the Provincetown Players (Northeast Historic Film). Historic Views of Mountain City (1940), H. Lee Waters’ town portraits Mountain City and Shouns, Tennessee (East Tennessee State University, Archives of Appalachia). Home for Life (1966), cinema verité documentary about two elderly arrivals at a home for the aged (Kartemquin Films). Hon: A Cathedral, The (1966), story of the controversial giant sculpture created by Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, and Per Olof Ultvedt in downtown Stockholm (Menil Collection). Horace Mann Collection (1936-39), documentation of the influential elementary school and its exploration of "progressive education" theories (Columbia University Teachers College). Horizons (1971-73), Larry Gottheim’s feature-length study of seasonal change, regarded as a masterwork of landscape cinema (New York Public Library). Horse, The (1973), Charles Burnett's short film about a young boy who waits for his father to put a dying horse out of its misery (UCLA Film & Television Archive). Hours for Jerome (1982), experimental film by Nathaniel Dorsky, inspired by the medieval Book of Hours (Pacific Film Archive). Housing in Britain (1942), film "memo" by Charles Forrest Palmer to President Roosevelt on the state of housing in wartime Great Britain (Emory University). Howland Island (1937), footage of the airfield and colonists of this remote outpost (Bishop Museum). Huckleberry Finn (1920), William Desmond Taylor’s adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic novel (George Eastman House). Humdrum Brown (1918), surviving reels of Rex Ingram's comedy-drama depicting the adventures of the title character who breaks free from his "humdrum" life (George Eastman House). Hungary (1939-40), scenes of a Zionist summer camp shot by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (National Center for Jewish Film). Hunters, The (1957), acclaimed documentarian John Marshall's ethnographic cinéma vérité study of a giraffe hunt in southern Africa (Documentary Educational Resources). Hurrah for Light (1972), Ralph Steiner's exploration of "what light can do to ordinary stuff" (Anthology Film Archives). Hurricane Donna (1960), up-close amateur footage taken during the storm (Florida Moving Image Archive). Hushed Hour, The (1919), surviving reels of this moral tale of four adult children, all disappointments, who respect their father's dying wish to observe a "hushed hour" in introspection (UCLA Film & Television Archive). I Stand Here Ironing (1980), Midge Mackenzie’s film adaptation of the Tillie Olsen short story, narrated by the author (New York Public Library). I Told You So (1974), Alan Kondo’s profile of Japanese American poet Lawson Inada (Visual Communications). Ice Cutting (1930s), film demonstrating the ice harvesting practices of the Southern New England Ice Company (Bridgeport Public Library). Ice Harvesting on the St. Croix River (1953-54), footage of ice harvesting operations by photographer John Runk (Minnesota Historical Society). Illinois Day (1933), short documenting Illinois Day at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum). Illinois: The Humane Warder (1930s), examination of Illinois’ prison reforms (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum). Image in the Snow (1950), cartoonist Charles Adams served as driver for the cast and crew of this avant-garde exploration of mortality by Willard Maas and Marie Menken (Anthology Film Archives). In the Good Old Fashioned Way (1973), insider’s view of worship at Appalachia’s The Old Regular Baptist Church (Appalshop Archives). In the Land of the Headhunters (1914), reconstruction of Edwin S. Curtis’s legendary film featuring a native cast and shot on location in British Columbia (UCLA Film & Television Archive). In the Usual Way (1933), amateur filmmaker Isaac Higginbotham’s tale of summer love (Northeast Historic Film). In Ya Blood (1971), drama about a young man who must decide whether to become a miner or look for work outside his community (Appalshop Archives). Inauguration of Governor Fisher, The (1927), short made by the Scranton-based Comerford Amusement Company to bring local news to theater patrons (Pennsylvania State Archives). Increasing Farm Efficiency (1918), early promotional film on the benefits of rural electric power, produced by the owner of the Delco generator franchise in Silver Creek, Nebraska (Nebraska State Historical Society). Indian Association of New Orleans Parade (1970), footage showcasing the elaborate costumes of the African-American "Mardi Gras Indians" (Historic New Orleans Collection). Interior (1987), abstract animation by Jules Engel (iotaCenter). Intimate Interviews: Bela Lugosi at Home (1931), one of a series of celebrity interviews (UCLA Film & Television Archive). Inupiat Dances (1950s), color films by Sammy Mogg, thought to be the first native Alaskan filmmaker (University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Film Archives). Iowa Test of Motor Fitness (1960), physical education training film created by the University of Iowa for schools (University of Iowa). Iran (1950-51), fundraiser showing the Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s work assisting Iranian Jews (National Center for Jewish Film). Isadora Duncan Technique and Choreography (1979), demonstrations and performances by second-generation students of the "mother" of modern dance (New York Public Library). Island Treasure (1957), Walter Breckenridge's study of the natural history of Casey Island in the upper Mississippi River (Bell Museum of Natural History). It Sudses and Sudses (1962), comic short about the perils of shaving, by amateur filmmaker Sid Laverents (UCLA Film & Television Archive). It Was Just Like Christmas (1948), amateur narrative following 5-year-old’s search for Santa Claus (Northeast Historic Film). I’ve Got This Problem (1966), Don B. Klugman’s satiric short tracing the relationship of a young couple (Chicago Film Archives). |