Skip to content

Museum object · Time-based Media - Moving Images

Maurice Sorrell Home Movie #5

ca. 1955

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
Visit the source record ↗

Source catalog description

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). 2016.95.8.1a: 16mm film. This home movie begins inside a home, where friends and/or family are gathered. There are multiple shots of individuals, men and women, speaking into a handheld microphone. There appears to have been an audio component to this home movie that was recorded on a separate device.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

Source collection ↗

Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2016.95.8.1a

Continue exploring Series 1

Arts, Music & Culture →Everyday Life & Community →

Explore all Series 1 cards →