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Former U.S. Senator Rebecca Felton

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President Warren G. Harding Goes Horseback Riding

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Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of America takes airplane ride.

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First non-stop US transcontinental flight

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Purim Parade, circa 1929

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A Window to the World - a compilation of films by Amateur Women Filmmakers in MIRCs Home Movies

In celebration of World Day for Audiovisual Heritage on October 27th, Moving Image Research Collections at the University of South Carolina (MIRC@USC) presents a “Window to the World by Amateur Women Filmmakers”. This curated online screening compiles home movies from the 1920s to the 1970s shot by women as they travel the globe with their families and friends, providing us with a window on their explorations and adventures. These films were screened during the Home Movie Day celebrations on October 21st, and is posted here on October 27th to celebrate the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage.
Music by Lucette Bourdin
Families shown are from the following collections of home movies held at MI...

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Relief Supplies for Japan

Просмотров 40210 месяцев назад

Navy ship USS Vega sails with 5,561 tons of supplies for the victims of the Great Kanto earthquake. This film was shot by a Fox newsreel cameraman in San Francisco on September 20, 1923. Just over 18 years later, this same vessel would be anchored at Pearl Harbor and yet escape destruction. #GreatKantoEarthquake

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Former U.S. Senator Rebecca Felton

Просмотров 17 тыс.11 месяцев назад

Rebecca Latimer Felton, first woman to serve in the United States Senate, sits on the front steps of her plantation home, describing her experiences and philosophy of life. This film was shot by a Fox Movietone cameraman in Georgia on April 9, 1929.

President Warren G. Harding Goes Horseback Riding

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President Warren G. Harding Goes Horseback Riding

Просмотров 17811 месяцев назад

The public was surprised by President Harding's death in office 100 years ago today. The popular President was often an image of vigor, as seen here horseback riding on a brisk November morning. This Fox News film was shot on November 29, 1921, as the President left the White House grounds for the bridle path.

Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of America takes airplane ride.

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Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of America takes airplane ride.

Просмотров 178Год назад

Adventurous Girl Scouts' founder Juliette Gordon Low takes to the air in an open-cockpit Farman biplane while sporting a dashing aviation suit. This film was shot by Fox News in Mineola, NY, on November 18, 1920. #girlscouts #biplane #Farmanaircraft

First non-stop US transcontinental flight

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First non-stop US transcontinental flight

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The first non-stop transcontinental flight across the United States lands at Rockwell Field in San Diego, CA, on May 3, 1923. The pilots are Air Service Lieutenants Oakley Kelly and John Macready. They jointly won the prestigious Mackay Trophy for their accomplishment. From the Fox Movietone News collection.

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Purim Parade, circa 1929

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This is an edited excerpt from a home movie from the Shapiro Family Home Movie Collection, Shapiro number 1, reel 3. It highlights a Purim Parade circa 1929, possibly in Tel Aviv. Chag Purim Sameach! Happy Purim! #Purim

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Valentine's Day

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Pupils of the Vernon School send valentine hearts by pigeons to disabled children of the Shriner's home. Portland, Oregon. Filmed on February 8, 1928. #valentinesday

Diane Sawyer - America's Junior Miss, 1963 - 1965

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Diane Sawyer - America's Junior Miss, 1963 - 1965

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Diane Sawyer, as America's Junior Miss, in the audience at a beauty pageant in Columbia, SC. 1963. Formerly known as America's Junior Miss, Distinguished Young Women is a national scholarship program for high school girls. #DianeSawyer @DistinguishedYoungWomen

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My Home Town: Bennettsville 1946

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MIRC has a 16mm Black & White silent copy of the My Home Town: Bennettsville 1946 film and has added a narrative taken from a similar film from the town of Mooresville, NC, as these films were made with an universal narration that was applied to many different Home Town films for efficiency of production. In the 1940s the ‘My Home Town’ series of films for Park Motion visited towns on the East ...

Maybe Next Week Sometime by David Boatwright

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Maybe Next Week Sometime by David Boatwright

Просмотров 390Год назад

To celebrate the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, Moving Image Research Collections (MIRC) at the University of South Carolina presents Maybe Next Week Sometime by David Boatwright, a documentary film from 1975. This film traces the roots of music created among African American communities in South Carolina in the 1970s. It examines black roots music as it existed in the rural South of the U...

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Duke and Duchess of York return home

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In 1927 a young Elizabeth Windsor is reunited with her parents returning from a Royal Commonwealth Tour. 95 years ago, at the age of 14 months, the future Queen Elizabeth II waves to the crowd gathered outside Buckingham Palace.

Day in the Life of a Freight Train Engineer

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Day in the Life of a Freight Train Engineer

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Video taken on board a Norfolk-Southern freight train on December 18, 2000. Engineer Sandy Cogman oversees trainee Christopher Seeling, who drives the locomotive from Nixon Yard in Augusta, Georgia to Andrews Yard in Columbia, South Carolina. Footage captures a typical work day on the railroad and how a freight train operates. Passing scenery includes main street of Augusta, Langley Pond, vario...

General Knoles Home Movie Collection - Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base

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General Knoles Home Movie Collection - Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base

Просмотров 10 тыс.2 года назад

354th Tactical Fighting Wing, commanded by General Thomas M. Knoles III, carry out operations from Air Force Base in Korat, Thailand.

General Knoles Home Movie Collection - Myrtle Beach Air Force Base

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General Knoles Home Movie Collection - Myrtle Beach Air Force Base

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The 354th Tactical Fighting Wing takes flight, commanded by General Thomas M. Knoles III. Film shows deployment of unit to Korat, Thailand in December 1972. Part of Operation Constant Guard VI.