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Former owner:
Lathan, Zora  Search this
Sanders, William  Search this
Collection Creator:
National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)  Search this
Extent:
30 Video recordings
Type:
Archival materials
Video recordings
Date:
circa 1955
circa 1975
Scope and Contents:
The Highland Beach Town Home Movies consist of home movies shot by members of the African American resort community of Highland Beach, Maryland. They feature casual gatherings of family and friends at the beach and various outdoor recreation activities. Additionally, there are films shot by Zora Lathan during her time in college.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is available online for open research.
Collection Rights:
The Great Migration Home Movie Study Collection is a product of and owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Copyright for all works are retained by the creators of the original analog materials.
The contents of the Great Migration Home Movie Project are made available to the public for the purposes of education and scholarly research. The home movies digitized through the project are not available for commercial licensing. Educational and scholarly use may be considered on an individual basis.
Topic:
Families  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Beaches  Search this
Family recreation  Search this
Vacations  Search this
Collection Citation:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Earl W. and Amanda Stafford Center for African American Media Arts. Supported by the Center for the Digitization and Curation of African American History.
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Great Migration Home Movie Study Collection
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io338353f03-07d7-45e7-a26b-1a84a3a4f3ad
EDAN-URL:
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