Maurice Sorrell Home Movie #7

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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.

Consists of: 8mm Film (a), Original film reel (b), Original film canister (c). 2016.95.10.1a: 8mm film. This home movie begins with St. Louis street signs from inside a moving car. Shots of cars driving down the street follow. The next few shots are of a few men walking down the stairs of a home and/or building in their shriners’ outfits; which includes read hats labeled “Mecca”. A woman in a dress walks down the stairs as well. The shots that follow appear to be of a small parade. Men dressed in different types of shriners’ outfits march, while some ride horses. Three women with sashes ride on the back of a convertible. The camera cuts to a a series of wide shots from a moving train. There’s a shot of a boat labeled “Atlantic City Beach Patrol” followed by women walking down the boardwalk and sitting on the beach fanning themselves.

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