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Human Studies Film Archives
Guide to the Edward Higbee films, 1919-1929
Summary
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1989.16
- Creators:
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Higbee, Edward Converse
- Dates:
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1919-1929
- Languages:
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No linguistic content; Not applicable.
- Physical Description:
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Film reelsblack-and-white silent reversal; 5,200 feet16mm
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Films created and collected by Edward Higbee. Films were donated in three groups:
Edited film "Capetown to Cairo" and outtakes shot and edited by Edward Higbee in 1929.
Films shot by E. C. Higbee c. 1925 and 1926 in Bermuda and the British West Indies; Kodak Cinegraph titled HAITI, JAMAICA, NASSAU, AND CURACAO; and print of GRASS.
Edited film and outtakes shot by E. C. Higbee on a 1929 trip through the Mediterranean; Kodak Cinegraphs documenting sites throughout the world; and WHALING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC from the Filmo Library Adventure Series.
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Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Trew Higbee Bennett in three donations made in 1989 and 1990.
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.
Conditions Governing Use
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Preferred Citation
Edward Higbee films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Human Studies Film Archives
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