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Smithsonian Institution
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circa 1927-1950
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25 cu. ft. (25 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-143
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of motion pictures created by, acquired by, or about the Smithsonian Institution and its staff. Highlights of the collection include footage related to the Charles Lindbergh transatlantic flight and the Lindbergh baby; footage of Native American sign language; footage from archeological expeditions in Arizona, Colo...
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circa 1973
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-179
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of motion picture and sound elements for the exhibition films that accompanied the National Museum of Natural History exhibition (Hall 10) "It All Depends: How Man Affects and Is Affected by His Natural Environment." Some of the film offerings that accompanied the exhibit were: "Man's Use of the Earth"- a 10-minute ...
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1979
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-025
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of film and sound elements used to create the film "Seidlitz Powder," which documents early automatic packaging equipment at Garfield & Co. in New Jersey.
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1978
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
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- Accession 05-024
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession contains film and sound elements used to create the exhibition film "Full Speed Ahead." This film is a presentation of Franklin D. Roosevelt talking about the role of the American merchant marine and shipbuilding industry during World War II, featuring period film.
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1981-1989
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
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- Accession 01-230
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audio-visual records maintained by Esin Atil, Associate Curator of Near Eastern Art and, later, Coordinator of Special Programs. Materials include VHS and Beta videotapes of seminars and exhibitions, a VHS tape of "The Legacy of Mamluks," and a 16 mm print of "Mirror of Kings: Tales from Kalila Wa Kimna."
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1978
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-108
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual records created during the production of "Peril on the Sea." This film, completed in 1978, is a compilation of maritime disasters as shown in Hollywood movies. It accompanied an exhibit in the Hall of American Maritime Enterprise and is 11 minutes and 50 seconds long. Materials include A and B rolls ...
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1970, 1995-1996, undated
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
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- Accession 06-250
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual materials created during the production of exhibition films. "Rube Goldberg: Or Doing It the Hard Way" accompanied a 1970 retrospective of Rube Goldberg's work at the National Museum of History and Technology, titled "Do It the Hard Way: Rube Goldberg and Modern Times." Goldberg was an engineer, inventor,...
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Motion Pictures and Videotapes
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circa 1938-1980 and undated
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5.38 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (1 film box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 395
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of motion pictures taken by veterinarians, keepers, directors, and other staff at the National Zoological Park (NZP) for research and documentation purposes. These motion pictures, along with footage shot for television news and other programs, were kept by the Office of Education as part of their mission to disseminat...
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1973-1974, 1982
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4.52 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (4 film boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-234
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document elements for three film productions: "Changes: The Story of Evolution and Speciation," a 7-minute animated description of speciation created for the National Zoological Park, Office of Education and Film Polski (Polish and English sound mixes); "The Last Wheel Works," a 20-minute film demonstrating how old wooden wa...
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circa 1973-1999
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 15-010
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual materials related to the National Museum of Natural History that were either created or collected by Smithsonian Productions and its predecessor units, Smithsonian Press/Smithsonian Productions, 1996-1998; Smithsonian Institution, Office of Telecommunications, 1976-1996; and the Office of Public Affa...
