Michael Holman Family Home Movie #23

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop. It consists of a single reel of 8mm silent acetate film with color (a), an original plastic film reel (b), and an original plastic cover (c). The film begins with a series of shots in and around Akka Prison, a Baha'i Faith holy site in Acre, Israel. The next series of shots depicts a group of people visiting the gardens of the Mansion of Bahji, another Baha'i holy site in Acre. A series of shots then depict street life in Haifa, Israel from a variety of angles and street corners. The film concludes with a wide shot of the Shrine of the Bab, a Baha'i holy site, as viewed from the streets in Haifa.

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