1 Motion picture film (Duration: 28 minutes, 48 seconds, Compilation reel of smaller reels., Camera original, 8mm, Kodachrome reversal)
Container:
Box 26, Item OF475.3 (RV475.2)
Type:
Archival materials
Motion picture films
Date:
1962-1963
Scope and Contents:
1. Cutting tobacco and irrigating, 1962
Place: Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, Maryland
Persons: Frank A. Robinson, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. and Sr., Robert L. Robinson, Norris Gross and others
Cinematographer: Adina M. Robinson
2. Grain driers and views of John Deere Farm, 1962
Place: John Deere Farm, T.B., Maryland
Persons: None visible, Franklin A. Robinson running the combine.
Cinematographer: Adina and Franklin Robinson
3. R. David Robinson's baptism, picking corn, disking corn, 1962
Place: Chapel of the Incarnation, Brandywine, Maryland, and Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, Maryland
Persons: The Reverend Mr. Richard Hartman, Virginia and Robert Via (hats worn by the Via family and Adina M. Robinson are in NMAH costume collection) Robert David Robinson (baby), Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., Adina M. Robinson, Franklin A. Robinson
Cinematographer: Franklin and Adina Robinson
4. Fall, Winter and Christmas, 1962
Place: Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, Maryland
Persons: Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., Adina M. Robinson, Robert D. Robinson
Cinematographer: Adina and Franklin Robinson
5. Snowman, Easter, sprayer, 1963
Place: Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, Maryland, Via Farm, Calvert County, Maryland, John Deere Farm, T.B., Maryland
Persons: Robert D. Robinson, Adina M. Robinson, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. and Sr., Elizabeth B. Robinson (hat in NMAH costume collection), Franklin Robinson (b. 1932) doing the agricultural spraying
Cinematographer: Adina and Franklin Robinson
6. Enchanted Forest, and farm pond, 1963
Place: Enchanted Forest (a children's park in Western Maryland), Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, Maryland
Persons: Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., Robert D. Robinson, Ida Virginia Via, Franklin A. Robinson, Sr.
Cinematographer: Franklin and Adina Robinson
7. Mulch planter-corn, mowing grass, 1963
Place: Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, Maryland, John Deere Farm, T.B., Maryland
Persons: Robert D. Robinson, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., Adina M. Robinson, Elizabeth B. Robinson (mowing grass), Franklin A. Robinson, Sr.
Cinematographer: Franklin and Adina Robinson
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but negatives and audiovisuial materials are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Some papers of living persons are restricted. Access to restricted portions may be arranged by request to the donor. Gloves required for unprotected photographs. Viewing film portions of the collection and listening to LP recording requires special appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
The Archives Center does not own exclusive rights to these materials. Copyright for all materials is retained by the donor, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr.; permission for commercial use and/or publication may be requested from the donor through the Archives Center. Military Records for Franklin A. Robinson (b. 1932) and correspondence from Richard I. Damalouji (1961-2014) are restricted; written permission is needed to research these files. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
The Robinson and Via Family Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Preservation of the 8mm films in this collection was made possible, in part, by a grant from the National Film Preservation Fund.