Michael Holman Family Home Movie #6

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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 first shot of the film is of competitors in a bicycle race riding at high speed. This is followed by a series of shots of children eating by the side of the road with US Army buses parked in the background. Next, there is a series of shots of unidentified historic buildings, including a castle. The subsequent series of shots depict an unidentified town, including the buildings and agricultural areas. A shot of Alice Holman and Thomas Holman a couple walking towards and waving at the camera in front of L'Arc de Triomphe in Paris follows.

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