Descriptive Summary: 700f, 16mm, b&w, silent, a compilation reel of seven original reels of amateur shot film
Date: 1930-1932
Camera Operator: Harry M. Bergman
Performer(s)/Persons Pictured: Ruth Perl, Harry M. Bergman
1. Uniden. Family reel, ca. 1930, a dinner situation, couples dancing, soft focus
2. Children playing, ca. 1930, soft focus, children in the park playing games, London Bridge, tag, tumbling, cart wheels, etc.
3. "Donald 2 yrs on terrace at Knickerbocker Village", ca. 1931, small boy on a tricycle and playing
4. "New Years 1932 Pocono Mts. I", soft focus, adults cavorting in the snow, horses
5. "New Years 1932 Pocono Mts. II", soft focus, adults cavorting in the snow, skis, sledding
6. "Junior & his stamps indoors Mch. 12 '32", a Scotty dog, boy at a desk working with his stamp collection, same boy practicing the violin
7. "Columbia 07/25 Westchester Country Club June 3-6 1932", tennis courts, men on the courts in whites, a excavation/construction site, "Broadway Scandals Bill Smith Harold Stern" painted on one wall, shot of a sign reading "Godwin Construction Co. Excavation Foundation Shoring"
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the original and master (preservation) films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
The National Museum of American History may not authorize publication, reproduction, or distribution by a commercial, for-profit publisher, distributor, media producer, or film maker without the express permission of the Donors.
The term of the requirement for written authorization prior to third party, for-profit, commercial use will last 50 (fifty) years unless agreed to in writing by both the National Museum of American History and the Donors.
Collection Citation:
Kahn Family Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Generous support for this collection has come from the National Film Preservation Foundation and Mr. Alan R. Kahn.
