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"Optimist Picknic. Soapbox Derby. Memphis Zoo."

Item

Dublin Core

Identifier

loc_burw_film_019

MC_115_019

Title

"Optimist Picknic. Soapbox Derby. Memphis Zoo."

Description

The label on the inside of the can notes, "Optimist Picnic. Parade. Memphis Zoo about 1952."
Film clips depicting family life, a Sparkman political rally, and the growth of Huntsville in the 1960s.
Boiling corn [02:41, 02:44]
Children playing at the pond [01:10, 02:34]
Family gathering and food [00:03, 02:39, 02:48, 03:27, 03:38]
Sparkman political parade [03:54]
Pinebox derby off Governors Dr. [06:15]
Zoo animals [08:41]

Creator

Publisher

University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama

Date

1952

Temporal Coverage

Spatial Coverage

Box 4 Film 020

Source

Burwell Family Collection

Provenance

Donated by Dudley Burwell. Digitized as part of a gift from the Doris Burwell Foundation in 2021.

Language

Rights

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Citation

Burwell, Dudley, “"Optimist Picknic. Soapbox Derby. Memphis Zoo.",” UAH Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, accessed April 24, 2024, http://libarchstor2.uah.edu/digitalcollections/items/show/11328.

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  1. loc_burw_film_019.mp4