Object Details
Collection Creator
National Film and Sound Archive (Australia)
Collection Citation
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
Edited film produced by James A. FitzPatrick and photographed by Bert Dawley is a fictional short subject set on a southern plantation during the Civil War. The primary focus is on the relationship of the elderly plantation owner to the "slaves" as the plantation falls on hard times during and after the Civil War, particularly with his death. Film includes "slaves" playing instruments and dance as choreographed by Madame Serova.
Legacy Keywords: Civil war ; Plantations ; Dance ; Song ; United States ; North America
sova.hsfa.1989.09_ref16
Local Number
HSFA 1994.14.7
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Extent
1 Film reel (black-and-white silent; 920 feet, 35mm)
Date
1926
Archival Repository
Human Studies Film Archives
Type
Archival materials
Film reels
Collection Rights
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Collection Restrictions
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.
HSFA.1989.09_ref16
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HSFA.1989.09
HSFA
Record ID
ebl-1633046501165-1633046501173-4