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Title on Reel (transcribed from original)
Winter and Spring of 1929-30, Fourth of July, Children at R.E. School
Date Created
1929/1930
Reel Format
16mm
Reel Description
This film reel contains footage of people and events in and around Richmond including:
- Four young individuals playing with a dog, wearing winter clothing with snow on the ground
- A parade around the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument in Monument Avenue and Belmont Avenue. This was likely the dedication of the statue, held on November 11, 1929. The parade includes marching bands, individuals in automobiles and on motorcycles, individuals on horseback, individuals in horse drawn carriages, and individuals carrying flags, including United States of America flags.
- A young child playing a piano
Runtime
00:02:57
Personal Name Subject
Stilson, Harris, 1868-1934
Topical Subject
Parades; Monuments; Statues
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
black-and-white films (visual works)
Local Genre
moving image
Type
Moving Image
Digital Format
video/mov
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection
Harris H. Stilson Films Richmond film collection, circa 1929-1931
Source
Harris H. Stilson Films Richmond film collection, circa 1929-1931, M 575, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
m575_stilson_006.mov