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Marshall Hall films

Creator:
Hall, Marshall  Search this
Extent:
Film reels (black-and-white silent reversal; 1600 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Film reels
Silent films
Place:
Australasia
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Australia
Hong Kong
Singapore
Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
Fiji
Hawaii
Samoa
Date:
circa 1925
Scope and Contents:
Footage shot in Hong Kong (harbor, atop Victoria Peak); Shanghai; Fiji (daily life; hair plastered with lime; outdoor barbershop, Suva; market); Malaysia (snake temple near Penang; Kampong; mosque; temples; local people; boy with snake; fire walking; gold mine at Raub, Pahang); Siam (Thailand) (temple; cemetery; Sakais peoples; using Salais blow pipe; jungle; slash and burn clearing of jungle); Java (Indonesia) (Tosari Terraud rice fields; wedding; fair; gold mine; paddie fields; bull racing on Madura Island; wedding of children); Batavia (Jakarta), Java (Indonesia) (fish market; restaurant, government buildings; volcano in Tengger mountains; rice fields; Blauw waters); Singapore (street scenes; market square; sampans in harbor and at dock; rickshaws; street cars; funeral; palace and grounds of the Sultan of Jahore; mosque; Tami "coolie" collecting latex sap from a rubber tree; rubber factory; riding an elephant; botanical gardens; Chinese funeral); American Samoa (fishing on Tau, largest island in the Manu'a Group; Flowerpot Island; building a "hong" village chief and family; girls playing cricket; Siva Siva dance; ship arrival and departure from Pago Pago); Hawaii (ship scenes, Waikiki beach, Royal Hawaiian Hotel; Diamond Head); and Australia (Toronga Park; Sydney zoo with dancing ostrich; harbor). Footage also includes a shipboard "crossing the equator Neptune party."

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Local Number:
HSFA 1985.9.1
Provenance:
Received from Adrienne Hall Bodie in 1985.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Harbors  Search this
Zoos  Search this
Dance  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Tourism  Search this
Genre/Form:
silent films
Citation:
Marshall Hall films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
HSFA.1985.09
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc9a847daef-2986-4592-ac0f-739be69e0ed9
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-hsfa-1985-09

Martin Moyer film collection

Creator:
Martin Moyer Productions  Search this
Extent:
Film reels (black-and-white, color, sound, silent; 179,000 feet, 16mm)
Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Film reels
Sound films
Silent films
Travelogs
Educational films
Place:
Africa
South Africa
Fiji
Oceania
Tonga
India
Suva (Fiji)
Nepal
Europe
Italy
Greece
North America
Vancouver Island (B.C.)
Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
Cascade Range
Date:
circa 1950-1985
Scope and Contents:
Film collection created by Martin Moyer primarily consists of 59 edited film titles produced and distributed for the educational film market by his independent film company Martin Moyer Productions based in Seattle, Washington. Film subjects include social and cultural studies, geography, environmental sciences, art, mathematics, forestry, and physical education.

Collection also includes ten edited films produced by Martin Moyer in the early 1950s in partnership with Charles Stinson for their production company South Sea Films based in Suva, Fiji. These ten shorts were filmed in Fiji and the Pacific Islands and document the culture of that region. In addition, the collection includes film of South Africa from the 1940s and 1950s attributed to Richard Peck.

Finally, there are miscellaneous film materials related to collaborative and sponsored projects that include film footage of India, Nepal, Europe and Africa.

Supplementary materials: photographs, synopses, study guides, promotional materials, newspaper articles.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Biographical / Historical:
Martin Moyer was an independent producer and distributer of educational films primarily from the 1950s through the 1970s. His company, Martin Moyer Productions, was based in Seattle, Washington. Film subjects include social and cultural studies, art, geography, forestry, environmental sciences, physical education and mathematics. In the early 1950s Moyer, in partnership with Charles Stinson, produced short films shot in Fiji and other South Pacific islands, for their production company South Sea Films based in Suva, Fiji.
Provenance:
Received from Martin Moyer in 1996.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Formations (Geology)  Search this
Art  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound films
silent films
Travelogs
Educational films
Citation:
Martin Moyer film collection, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
HSFA.1996.06
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Martin Moyer film collection
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc98393af90-7f94-46f2-93e3-124b3a558747
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-hsfa-1996-06

J. S. Robinson travel films

Creator:
Robinson, Jesse S. (Jesse Squibb), 1889-  Search this
Extent:
86 Film reels (color silent; black-and-white silent; 36,900 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Film reels
Travelogues (motion pictures)
Silent films
Place:
North America
United States
Europe
Norway
Japan
East Asia
Guatemala
Mexico
Canada
South Africa
Egypt
Fiji
Philippines
Thailand
Southeast Asia
Africa, North
Date:
circa 1930-1965
Scope and Contents:
Amateur travel film shot by Jesse S. Robinson, professor of economics at Carleton College, of his numerous travels throughout the world. Travels include (1930) Norway (fjords), Sweden (Gota Canal), Russia (Leningrad, Moscow, Kiev); (1931) Florida (Clearwater) to Virginia, eastern U.S., Virginia to Halifax, Nova Scotia; (1932) Texas and Mexico; (1934) Italy, France, England (London), Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Germany (Oberammergau); (1935) National Parks (Black Hills, Yosemite, Glacier National Parks, Banff National Park and Lake Louise, Yellowstone); (1936) Gettysburg, Texas Centennial, Arkansas, Carlsbad Caverns and Taos (New Mexico), Mexico; (1937) Hawaii, Fiji, Japan, China, Singapore, Java, Bali, Australia, New Zealand; (1938) Cuba, Valley Forge, Gaspe (Quebec), Niagara, Kenora (Ontario, Canada); and (1948) British Isles, France, Italy, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium. Undated travels include Bermuda, Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, Saba, St. Kitts, Lesser Antilles, Nevis, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, Barbados, St. Vincent, Trinidad, Tobago, British Guiana, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Minnesota, Guatemala, Bermuda, Nassau, Jamaica, Okefenokee Swamp (Georgia), Williamsburg (Virginia), Washington, D.C., Acadia National Park (Maine), Rochester (New York), Provincetown (Rhode Island); Rocky Mountains, South Africa (Johannesburg, Durban, Hluhlule, Kruger, Amboseli), Philippines, Thailand, India, Ceylon, Saigon (Vietnam), Taiwan, Okinawa (Japan), Tahiti, Samoa, Kashmir, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Morocco (Casablanca, Marrakesh), Egypt.

Legacy keywords: Tourism ; Ruins archeological ; Landscapes ; Cities and towns ; Architecture Religious

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Local Numbers:
HSFA 1997.12.1
Provenance:
Received from American Film Institute (National Center for Film and Video Preservation) in 1997.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Travelogues (Motion pictures)
silent films
Citation:
J. S. Robinson travel films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
HSFA.1997.12
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc98f0e9e68-68f2-40c4-a0c7-fff97095fa4c
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-hsfa-1997-12

Henry van Lieshout films

Collector:
Lieshout, Henry van  Search this
Extent:
Film reels (black-and-white silent; 844 feet)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Film reels
Silent films
Place:
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
China
Gobi Desert (Mongolia and China)
Fiji
Borneo
Date:
1919-circa 1920
Scope and Contents:
Collection consists of three films.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Provenance:
Received from The American Film Institute, National Center for Film and Video Preservation in 1989.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
silent films
Citation:
Henry van Lieshout films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
HSFA.1989.18
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Henry van Lieshout films
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc968a6adf6-7dea-49ad-931e-339d0d4b956e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-hsfa-1989-18

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