Photography, motion pictures, and audio recordings, circa 1900s-1932
Part of collection: P.S. du Pont photographs (Longwood) (1969-002)
Dates
- Creation: circa 1900s-1932
Scope and Contents
The Photography, motion pictures, and audio recordings subseries contains P.S. du Pont’s camera and photography accessories. There are also lantern slides and twelve rolls of motion picture films for the Edison Home Kinetoscope. The lantern slides are of notable landmarks of various countries such as England and Germany and are dated 1912. The films date from 1909 through 1915 and seem to be fictional shorts. There are also several phonograph records, most of the recordings are of band music, two are of speeches by P.S. du Pont on anti-prohibition in 1932, and one is of the Longwood organ in 1950-1952.
Extent
From the Collection: 60 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Additional Description
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Film based materials (Boxes 99-111) are located in remote storage. Please contact staff 48 hours in advance of research visit at askhagley@hagley.org
Access to view lantern slides is at the discretion of the conservator. Please inquire in advance of your visit.
Glass plate negatives DO NOT CIRCULATE.
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
