Michael Holman Family Home Movie #29

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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 metal film reel (b), and an original metal can (c). The film begins with a series of shots depicting street life during an unidentified festival and parade [Possibly Bastille Day] in an unidentified location in France. A child, Linda Holman, wearing a white dress and white cap The Holman children can be seen in some of the shots. The next series of shots depicts the ferry ride from Calais, France to Dover, England. This is followed by a sequence of shots depicting street life on Gloucester Road in the Kensington borough of London. There are multiple shots of the Montana Hotel, as well as shots of locals going about their day.

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