Michael Holman Family Home Movie #9

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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 shot by the side of a road as a convoy of cars drives by. Some of the cars have bicycles mounted on the roof. Next is a series of shots depicting street scenes in Barcelona, Spain. Included is a shot of Placa de Espana and the Arenas de Barcelona bull ring. The standard yellow Kodak 8mm film box (c) that accompanies the film has handwritten mailing addresses for processing film in Europe. It also includes a brief handwritten content note.

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