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Collection Creator:
Bergman, Harry M.  Search this
Kahn family  Search this
Kahn, Kimberly  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents note:
Descriptive Summary: 500f, 16mm, b&w, silent, a compilation reel of five original reels of amateur shot film consisting of: speed boats passing by, bi-plane flying overhead, NY Hospital construction views from the East River, East River views of Manhattan, Brooklyn Bridge, Statue of Liberty, views of NYC interior, soft focus "shadow" portraits, silhouettes of people and the dog, two women fighting then making up, man acting like a monkey - doing hand stands, normal group shot with dog, more silhouette work, woman smoking, man smoking and eating a peach, man putting on glasses, woman and dog again dockside, getting off the boat, RPYC, out on the water in a speed boat, views of cargo ships, women on board, views of shore residences, Harbor Inn, bridge with side wheeler passenger boat [? Steamboat Co. II] one stack passing by women on the dock, vies of boats, a sail boat docking, large four deck passenger boat passing by Date: 1926-1928 Camera Operator: Harry M. Bergman Performer(s)/Persons Pictured: 1. Yachting, 1926, 100f 2. Yachting/Shadow making, 1926, 100f 3. Shadow making, "Shadowgrafs", 1926, 100f 4. Trip on "Whitecap", Jamaica Bay, July 1928, 100f 5. Yachting/family, 1928, 100f
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the original and master (preservation) 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:
The National Museum of American History may not authorize publication, reproduction, or distribution by a commercial, for-profit publisher, distributor, media producer, or film maker without the express permission of the Donors. The term of the requirement for written authorization prior to third party, for-profit, commercial use will last 50 (fifty) years unless agreed to in writing by both the National Museum of American History and the Donors.
Collection Citation:
Kahn Family Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
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Kahn Family Film Collection
Kahn Family Film Collection / Series 3: Travel/Leisure
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83e209dea-e269-4fc6-a72c-579c124085dc
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0722-ref92