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Collection Citation:
Esther McCoy papers, circa 1876-1990, bulk 1938-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art.
1 Film reel (silent color reversal; 400 feet, 16mm)
Container:
Item 2000.6.2-2
Type:
Archival materials
Moving Images
Film reels
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
This film footage was shot in Katwe Road (Uganda), Rome (Italy), and London (UK).
A description of the scene follows the intertitle in square brackets.
Intertitles
"Game on Katwe Road" [a sign: "Equator Southern Hemisphere"; an African guide standing beside signs: "Beware of Elephants" and "Do not disturb elephants by shouting or using horns"; elephants beside and crossing the road; hippos in a lake (possibly Lake Katwe); a hippo grazing; an elephant herd grazing; a plane taking off; and aerial views of elephant herds and the lake]
"The Eternal City" [panoramic views of buildings in Rome]
"Rome to London on the Comet" [BOAC Comet and aerial views of the clouds and coastline]
"The End"
Collection 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.
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Collection Citation:
The David Collier Sharpstone films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
We would like to acknowledge the assistance of Alexandra Sharpstone, who provided much of the descriptive information in this finding aid.
2 Film reels (silent color reversal; 870 feet, 16mm)
Container:
Item 2000.6.2-1
Type:
Archival materials
Moving Images
Film reels
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
This film footage was shot in London (UK), Rome (Italy), Entebbe (Uganda), Tororo, Owen Falls Power Development, and Kilembe Mine (Uganda).
Main title: "Journey to Africa" "by Lance Smith".
A description of the scene follows the intertitles in square brackets.
First Roll Intertitles
"New York to London by Stratocruiser" [a BOAC Stratocruiser, airborne; filming from the windows of the plane; interior shots of the plane with Alfred Pugsley, a female traveling companion, and a stewardess; aerial views including a coastline; and landing]
"London" [static shots of primarily buildings, monuments, the Thames, a military parade, a park, and bombed out World War II ruins]
"London to Entebbe by Hermes" [BOAC plane, aerial views including a coastline]
"Roma" [aerial view of Rome from the plane and while the plane is landing]
"Owen Falls Power Development" [shot of the Owen Falls Dam]
"Owen Falls Dam" [panoramic views of the dam and shoreline, people crossing over the dam on a bridge, African men bathing along the shoreline, ongoing construction, Alfred Pugsley examining a coffee plant, and an African woman posing in front of her mud hut]
"En Route to Kilembe" [aerial shots of the countryside and herds of elephants, Mount Kilimanjaro, and more elephant herds]
"Kilembe Mine" [the mine and its buildings, housing for African miners, a view of the mine from the hillside, African thatched rondavels, a small waterfall, a vehicle traveling along a road carved out of the mountainside, an African navigating the roadway, red soil, a river going towards Lake George, miners and a white man crossing a suspension bridge, equipment moving earth, ants, and skins curing]
Collection 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.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
The David Collier Sharpstone films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
We would like to acknowledge the assistance of Alexandra Sharpstone, who provided much of the descriptive information in this finding aid.
POMPEY'S PILLAR, ALEXANDRIA.; "Oilette"; Tuck [logo]; "PICTURESQUE EGYPT."; Tuck [logo]; Raphael Tuck & Sons' "OILETTE"; [Regd.] Postcard 7203.; ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING & QUEEN.; lion & unicorn [logo]; TUCK'S POST CARD.; CARTE POSTALE.; POSTKARTE.; Pompey's Pillar, Alexandria, was erected in the year[,] 302 by the Roman Prefect of that name. The monument[,] is about 100 feet in height. It is believed to be a memo-[,]rial of the gratitude of the Alexandrians of that period[,] to the Emperor Diocletian, by whose decree their corn[,] tribute to Rome was curtailed to relieve the wants of[,] the city.; Tuck [trademark]; (FOR ADDRESS ONLY.); Printed in England.. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons
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Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
1 Photographic print (black and white, 9 x 7 inches)
Container:
Map-case 3, Folder 29
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Date:
1938 April 9
General:
Photo by Associated Press. Caption on verso reads: "Princely Guest from Ethiopia: Premier Mussolini is shown with the Sultan of Gimma, ruler of a Mohammedan Region of the newly-annexed potion of the Italian Empire. The sultan attended many functions and displays, dressed in these picturesque robes, in his official visit at Rome. Here he gives the fascist salute at a parade of cadets, April 9. He was keenly interested in the wonders of the city. Associated Press photo ZT 1145A 4-19-38"
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Collection Citation:
Thomas Ofcansky Collection, EEPA 2015-012, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
