Race Films
Object Details
- Creator
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- Names
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- Collection Creator
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Place
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- United States
- Topic
- African Americans
- African Americans in the performing arts
- Race films
- Segregation
- Creator
- Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
- See more items in
- Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989
- Extent
- 1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)
- Date
- 1985
- Custodial History
- Created for Anacostia Neighborhood Museum.
- Archival Repository
- Anacostia Community Museum Archives
- Identifier
- ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV003503
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Citation
- Race Films, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings
- Note
- 001843
- Scope and Contents
- Portions of soundtracks from race films which were shown in segregated theaters from 1920s-1940s. Dialogue and music from The Exile (1931), and music from the slient film, The Flying Ace (1926). Narrator provides introduction to The Flying Ace.
- Film sound clips. Poor sound quality. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Dated 19850906.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
- Record ID
- ebl-1568815250523-1568815250690-1
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
