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The Ifills of Washington, DC Home Videos and Audiotapes — Great Migration Home Movie Study Collection

circa 1990

African American history · place not specified

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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.

The Ifills of Washington, DC Home Videos and Audiotapes contain foootage of youth cheerleading and basketball, a fashion show fundraiser, and sound recordings of telephone voice messages. Additionally, there is footage of an infant originally captured on film, but subsequently transferred to VHS.

Collection
Great Migration Home Movie Study Collection
Catalog date
circa 1990
Cataloged creator or photographer
National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)
Recorded subjects
Cheerleading; Basketball; Fashion; Infants; Telephone answering and recording apparatus
Format and extent
4 Video recordings; 2 Sound recordings
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Sources & collection details

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Catalog reference: sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref677

Collection: Great Migration Home Movie Study Collection

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