Maurice Sorrell Home Movie #6

Source catalog description

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

Consists of: 8mm Film (a), Original film reel (b), Original film canister (c). 2016.95.9.1a: 8mm film. This home movie begins with an exterior shot of a home with the number “3664” on the top stair of the stairs leading up to the porch. Sorrell, a boy, and a dog walk out of the door and proceed down the stairs. There is a quick exterior shot of the house from a left angle. A woman exits the house and walks down the stairs with the dog. Another shot of a woman and man with a camera in his hand walking out of the front door and down the front porch. The young boy and the dog are sitting on the porch behind them, and close up shots of the dog and the boy follow. Next, there are multiple shots of animals in a zoo.

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