Michael Holman Family Home Movie #28

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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 metal can (c). This film consists of series of shots depicting the Holman family, primarily the children, playing and mugging for the camera in the front yard and driveway of a home in San Francisco. The film begins with Linda Holman wearing a white dress with her hair in pigtails. She plays with Michael Holman who wears a white shirt and gray shorts. The film then shows Linda wearing a Catholic school uniform with a white shirt, navy sweater and plaid skirt. Keith Holman appears as a newborn, wrapped in a blanket. There are also shots of the children in a the school yard of E.R.

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