Stilson Film #8, Richmond, Virginia, 1933 October 2-3
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Date Created

1933-10-02/1933-10-03

Reel Format

16mm

Reel Description

This film reel contains footage of people and events in and around Richmond including:

  • A young child with left arm limb difference dances in a fenced yard
  • Approximately eight young individuals play fights in the street in front of commercial storefronts
  • Four individuals including two children stand outdoors with a water tower or radio tower partially visible behind them
  • The child with left arm limb difference previously seen runs towards the camera with a tree and lake behind them, this appears to be Byrd Park
  • A toddler stands and walks outdoors in front of plant pots leaned against a house
  • A horse track with a stage and trapeze rig set up in a field
  • Horses racing on a track
  • Trapeze artists/acrobats perform on a rig with observers on the other side of the track
  • Other circus performances with an elephant, zebra, and dog
  • Kick line dancers on the same stage
  • High divers diving into a water tank with "Billy Ritchie Water Show" written on the side. A banner in front of the water tank reads: "Byrd Starting Friday Oct. 6 Irene Dunne In Ann Vickers"
  • Four individuals standing on the side of the road with residential houses behind them

Runtime

00:03:01

Note

Transcription of writing on film reel container: "“[illegible] Fair, Oct 5 + 6 - 1933, 5 off roll [illegible] film, 5 off “” [illegible], round [about?] [illegible] and [Ann?] [illegible], [illegible] [llegible], Trained elephant, zebra, Winter [Garden?] Rev, High dive”

Personal Name Subject

Stilson, Harris, 1868-1934

Topical Subject

Circus; Aerialists; Circus animals; Diving; Racetracks (Horse racing)

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

This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries and the Harry Stilson Richmond Collection 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_008.mov

Stilson Film #8, Richmond, Virginia, 1933 October 2-3

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