Michael Holman Family Home Movie #4

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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 cardboard film box (c). The film begins with several shots depicting Twann (Douanne), Switzerland. These are followed by shots of mountains taken from a moving vehicle. Next, there is a series of shots of street scenes in at least one unidentified town in Germany, as well as several street scenes in Heidelberg. A quick shot of three women walking together shows Pauline Thompson Wood on the left wearing a grey coat with toggles and Alice Holman in the middle wearing a grey jacket and white gloves. This shot precedes several shots of an unidentified historic building.

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