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.
300f, 16mm, b&w, silent: reel of amateur shot film of the Godwin Construction Co. is dated December-January 1927, showing underpinning of the concourse wall and excavation, construction site, cranes, trucks, breaking rocks, large arch appears in footage, men working, machine exiting site on a ramp, shots of neighboring streets, Godwin Construction Co. sign, men riding an earth mover and working a cement mixer.
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.
750f, 16mm, b&w, silent, a compilation reel of three original reels of amateur shot film of the Godwin Construction Co. consisting of:
1. 600f, dated April 9th, 1931 depicting construction and excavation of the foundations for the New York Port Authority Building. Tall smokestack being demolished, men on crutches, man operating a crane, steam-run machinery at work, underground work, welder, men on scaffolding, the L going by, men talking to camera and on wooden walkways.
2. 75f., Labeled "Port Authority", depicting construction and excavation of the foundations for the New York Port Authority Building.
3. 75f, Labeled "Nov. 11, 1928 Ton? Anchorage Manhattan End of New Hudson River Bridge Football Game N.Y. Giants vs. Detroit Wolverines". Includes Belle Harbor house, beach, boardwalk, car scenes, construction site with machines and on-lookers.
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.
725f, 16mm, b&w, silent: a compilation reel of three original reels of amateur shot film of the Godwin Construction Co. consisting of:
1. Labeled, "N.Y. Hospital exec. 1929-30 68th-70th St. (Main Hosp.)", construction site, neighboring buildings, worker's coats, moving dirt and rocks, view of the river, bridge, panoramic views of the site, men in suits, workers with jackhammers, setting up to blast, blasting.
2. Labeled, "N.Y. Hospital Nurses Home 1930", construction site, crane moving large rock, earth movers and trucks, men in suits surveying the site, adjacent site, nearly complete with Queensboro Bridge on shot, street scenes, men posing for the camera, small explosion shot.
3. Labeled, "Mch 28 '29 at Rockaway, 41st. & Lex Ave. Job", scenes of Rockaway Yacht Club and construction at the above site.
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.
350f, 16mm, b&w, silent, a compilation reel of three original reels of amateur shot film of the Godwin Construction Co. consisting of:
1. Dated February 6, 1934, Knickerbocker Village.
2. Labeled, "summer 1934, Knickerbocker Village under construction, Harry & his men".
3. Labeled, "summer 1934, Knickerbocker Village under construction".
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.
750f, 16mm, b&w, silent, a compilation reel of two original reels of amateur shot film of the Godwin Construction Co. consisting of:
1. 300f. Labeled: "NY Dock Co., Raymond Concrete; 42nd & 3rd Ave. - Rheinstein; and 96th & 5th Ave. - D'Antona".
2. 450f. Labeled: "76th & Broadway - Barr & Lane; 93rd & ? - Anthony Palerno (Paterno?); 93rd & Central Park West - Kraft; and 94th St. & Park - Bricicon".
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.
750f, 16mm, b&w, silent, camera original reversal; a compilation reel of amateur shot film detailing the construction of the foundations for the Chrysler Building in downtown Manhattan, New York City by the Godwin Construction Co. consisting of:
1. 100f., construction site, excavated pit with wooden supports, machinery, work progressing.
2. 125f., dated March 7, 1929. The construction site with shots of supports, men working, etc.
3. 100f., continued view of construction excavation and foundation construction, showing an extensive system of wooden supports.
4. 300f., dated April 1930. Some wonderful footage of the New York skyline, Manhattan, the Brooklyn Bridge from the upper floors of the Chrysler Building. The ending are various shots of the men and women involved with the building project.
5. 125f., edge code denotes a date of ca. 1932, very dark, man and woman in room at start, exterior shots of the finished Chrysler Building, last part of the reel features children putting on a show.
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.
500f, 16mm, b&w, silent, a compilation reel of two original reels of amateur shot film consisting of:
1. 25th Anniversary Dinner for Godwin Construction Co.
Descriptive Summary: 100f, b&w, silent, men and women in white caps and aprons at banquet tables, an interior shot, (perhaps the offices of the company), men tussling and horsing around toward end of footage
Date: ?, 30, ca. 1926
Camera Operator: Harry M. Bergman
Performer(s)/Persons Pictured:
2. Beefsteak, Porchester, NY 1928, Godwin Construction Co. office 1929, Long Beach 1929
Descriptive Summary: 400f, b&w, silent,
a. Porchester, NY ? 30, 1928, outdoors in a park or perhaps estate in Porchester, a line of parked cars, men playing baseball/500, women arriving, Harry M. Bergman pouring beer, an interior everyone in chefs hats and aprons, food preparation tables, cooking, man with watermelon, bull dogs
b. Godwin Offices, 1929 individual screen portraits of some of the attendees, part of the footage in the office of Godwin Construction Co., with the shades drawn
c. Long Beach, 1929, sandy beach and dunes, beach scenes, men and women in bathing attire, baseball/500 being played, men playing leap frog, water play, Hoover Ball activities
Date: 1928-1929
Camera Operator: Harry M. Bergman
Performer(s)/Persons Pictured:
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.
Descriptive Summary: 16mm, b&w, silent, a compilation reel of three original reels of amateur shot film consisting of:
1. Rockaway Park Yacht Club, 1930, 400f
2. "Mr. Kraus' Home - day of Fri knights - Asbury G.C. Co. - Long Beach", June 26, 1930, 100f, part one of two (see below)
3. "Mr. Kraus' Home - day of Fri knights - Asbury G.C. Co. - Long Beach", June 26, 1930, 100f, part two of the above content includes: beach scenes, 3 legged races, Ruth Perl, piggyback rides, wheelbarrow races, drink and general carousing, eating corn on the cob, men dragging each other to the beach and being tossed in, beach scenes, tent on the beach, men and women having a good time, group shots, a beach conga line, building a human pyramid, wading out to the boats, shots taken from on board the yacht, a sea bi-plane taking off from the river
Date: 1930
Camera Operator: Harry M. Bergman
Performer(s)/Persons Pictured:
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.
Descriptive Summary: 500f, 16mm, b&w, silent, a compilation reel of three original reels of amateur shot film consisting of:
1. Rockaway Park Yacht Club, reel one of three, July 26, 1930
2. Rockaway Park Yacht Club, reel two of three, July 26, 1930
3. Rockaway Park Yacht Club, reel three of three, July 26, 1930
4. 1931 Beefsteak, Long Beach, reel one of two
5. 1931 Beefsteak, Long Beach, reel two of two content includes: beach scenes, men and women in swim wear, men playing horse shoes, volleyball, individual screen portraits of some of the attendees, footage shifts to a brick plaza, men in hats, coats and suits mugging for the camera, individual screen portraits of some of the men, footage shifts back to the beach and is probably the first reel shot of the beach occasion above. Man cooking, the table spread with food, preparations being done, people playing baseball and Hoover Ball.
Date: 1930-1931
Camera Operator: Harry M. Bergman
Performer(s)/Persons Pictured:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
