Maurice Sorrell Home Movie #1

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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: 16mm Film (a). 2016.95.3.1a: 16mm film. This home movie begins with a group of men socializing and drinking inside an unknown establishment. The men are wearing white boating outfits and white sailing caps. The camera switches to an exterior shot of that same establishment, where there are more men socializing outside. There is a slow pan (left to right) of a boat yard. One man can be seen on the deck of his boat, folding a tarp. A long shot down showing the length of the dock shows a few men, some in white sailing outfits and hats, walking towards to the camera.

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