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Human Studies Film Archives
Guide to the Frederick Burnham films of Eastern and Southern Africa
Summary
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1985.04
- Dates:
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1929
- Languages:
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No linguistic content; Not applicable.
- Physical Description:
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Film reels35 minutesblack-and-white silent; 1,200 feet16mm
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Footage from the Frederick Russell Burnham family trip to southern and eastern Africa in 1929.
Footage shot of travels in South Africa, Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, Zambia and eastern Africa. The trip attempts to retraces Frederick Russel Burnham's earlier trip to Africa in 1893 as a scout for British mining interests. Shots of urban Cape Town, Durban, and Bulawayo and various scenic-historic locations including sites such as the burial place of Cecil Rhodes, the ruins of Great Zimbabwe and Victoria Falls. Ethnographic footage includes scenes of "rickshaw" drivers in native costumes and headdresses, Zulu (or Matebele?) miners performing a communal dance and mule and oxen trains from the South African mines; Masai (?) tribesmen in native dance. Shots of Safari camp and abundant wildlife.
Legacy keywords: Houses colonial ; Mining mule trains ox trains ; Transportation "rickshaws" ; Dress traditional dress headdress ; Markets urban ; Dancing tribesmen ; Miners emigrant tribesmen ; Monuments Cecil Rhodes ; Boats as transportation ; Herding goats ; Ruins archeological ; Language and culture ; Africa ; South Africa ; Cape Town (South Africa) ; Durban (South Africa) ; Zimbabwe ; Zimbabwe ; Kenya ; Victoria Falls ; Tangyanyika ; Zulu (African people) ; Masai (African people) ; Metabele (NDabele)
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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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.
Administration
Custodial History
Previously titled "Burnham Footage of Southern and Eastern Africa 1929."
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Frederick R. Burnham II in 1985.
Processing Information
Frederick Burnham films of Eastern and Southern Africa, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
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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More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
HSFA 1985.4.1
Bibliography
- Richard H. Bradford (Dept. of History, West Virginia Tech). "Frederick Russell Burnham, the British Empire's American Scout". Paper presented at the American Historical Society Annual Meetings, Washington D.C., 1984.
Bibliography
Publications referencing this collection.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa, East | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Africa, Southern | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Cape Town (South Africa) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Durban (South Africa) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Safaris | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Travelogs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| silent films | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Burnham, Frederick Russell, 1861-1947 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Human Studies Film Archives
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