Descriptive Summary: b&w, a compilation reel created by Ernie Smith
1. Dance du Ventre (two parts)
Copyright: 1894
Corporate Creator: American Mutoscope and Biograph Co., Edison Mfg.
2. Cakewalk
Descriptive Summary: silent
Copyright: 1903
3. Uncle Tom's Cabin,
Descriptive Summary: silent, Tom and Little Eva in the Garden
Copyright: 1903
4. Ballyhoo Cakewalk
Descriptive Summary: silent
Copyright: 1903
Corporate Creator: Biograph
5. Country Cakewalk
Copyright: 1929
Song Title(s): "At a Georgia Camp Meeting"
6. The Whirl of Life, excerpt
Copyright: 1915
Corporate Creator: Cort Film Corp.
Director: Oliver D. Bailey
Performer(s): Vernon and Irene Castle
7. Untitled, silent, ca. 1920s
8. Charleston demonstration,
Corporate Creator: Pathe
9. New Orleans Jazz Funeral, excerpt
Copyright: ca. 1961
Producer: New Orleans Jazz Club
Performer(s): The Eureka Brass Band
10. Unidentified guitarist with a female dancer
11. "It's Easy to Shuffle Along", excerpt
Copyright: 1929
Performer(s): Nina Mae McKinney
Video reference copy
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.