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Amateur: Old West, Cowboys and Indians, Arizona and New Mexico
(Privately Published, 2009), 14 mins
This film reel contains rare amateur footage of Southwest American life in the early twentieth century. Despite the fact that the exact date and location of the film is unknown, it is likely that most of the scenes are from New Mexico, with some ending shots of the Grand Canyon and California. The beginning scenes...
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(Privately Published, 2009), 14 mins
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This film reel contains rare amateur footage of Southwest American life in the early twentieth century. Despite the fact that the exact date and location of the film is unknown, it is likely that most of the scenes are from New Mexico, with some ending shots of the Grand Canyon and California. The beginning scenes appear to be of the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe. This film focuses especially on Native Americans, their celebrations, adobe a...
This film reel contains rare amateur footage of Southwest American life in the early twentieth century. Despite the fact that the exact date and location of the film is unknown, it is likely that most of the scenes are from New Mexico, with some ending shots of the Grand Canyon and California. The beginning scenes appear to be of the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe. This film focuses especially on Native Americans, their celebrations, adobe architecture, and various national monuments. It is likely that one scene shows a feast day at a pueblo where the cameraman took special care in filming the Native Americans, particularly the women wearing headdresses. Early video such as this is hard to come by and preserves an old and mostly past way of life.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
American Indian communities, Archaeological sites, Architecture, Churches, Houses, American History, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Mexicans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Better Housing News Flashes
produced by United States. Federal Housing Administration (District of Columbia: United States. Federal Housing Administration, 1935), 5 mins
Theatrical short subject, newsreel-style, promoting the benefits of the National Housing Act for homebuilders, remodelers and would-be homeowners.
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produced by United States. Federal Housing Administration (District of Columbia: United States. Federal Housing Administration, 1935), 5 mins
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Theatrical short subject, newsreel-style, promoting the benefits of the National Housing Act for homebuilders, remodelers and would-be homeowners.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
United States. Federal Housing Administration
Date Published / Released
1935
Publisher
United States. Federal Housing Administration
Topic / Theme
Houses, Personal finances, New Deal, 1933-1938, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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City of Proud Memories
in Prelinger Collection, of United States. Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Collection; produced by Lorenzo Del Ricco (New York, NY: Audio Productions, Inc., 1934, originally published 1934), 10 mins
This documentary features Charleston, South Carolina.
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in Prelinger Collection, of United States. Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Collection; produced by Lorenzo Del Ricco (New York, NY: Audio Productions, Inc., 1934, originally published 1934), 10 mins
Description
This documentary features Charleston, South Carolina.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lorenzo Del Ricco, James F. Clemenger
Date Published / Released
1934
Publisher
Audio Productions, Inc.
Speaker / Narrator
James F. Clemenger
Person Discussed
Francis Marion, 1732-1795
Topic / Theme
African-Americans, Architecture, Churches, Government buildings, History curriculums, Houses, Merchants, Sculpture, American Revolution, 1775-1783, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright owner is unknown. Alexander Street Press is eager to hear from any rights owners who are not properly identified so that appropriate information may be provided in the future. Any information concerning rights to this work can be sent to the editor at the address below.
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Housing in Our Time
in Prelinger Collection, of United States. Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Collection; produced by Courier Productions (District of Columbia: United States. Housing Authority), 21 mins
This documentary features housing in Jacksonville, Florida.
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in Prelinger Collection, of United States. Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Collection; produced by Courier Productions (District of Columbia: United States. Housing Authority), 21 mins
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This documentary features housing in Jacksonville, Florida.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Courier Productions, Alois Havrilla, 1891-1952
Publisher
United States. Housing Authority
Speaker / Narrator
Alois Havrilla, 1891-1952
Topic / Theme
Construction, Demographics, Houses, Housing conditions, Municipal government, Poverty, Public housing, Slums, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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(U.S. Government Printing Office, 1931), 93 page(s)
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General Audience
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Monograph
Date Published / Released
1931
Publisher
U.S. Government Printing Office
Topic / Theme
Houses
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2. Segregated Houston
written by Ronald E. Goodwin; in African Americans of Houston, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 33-58
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written by Ronald E. Goodwin; in African Americans of Houston, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 33-58
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Ronald E. Goodwin
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Segregation, Houses, Afar
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by Ronald E. Goodwin
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3. Reyes Adobe Days
written by Susan M. Pascal; in Agoura Hills, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 35-52
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written by Susan M. Pascal; in Agoura Hills, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 35-52
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Susan M. Pascal
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Houses
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by Susan M. Pascal
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5. Parks and Residential Areas
Through its many incarnations, Alameda has never lost its charm and ability to draw people from all walks of life. Originally a peninsula inhabited by Native Americans, it was purchased by Don Luis Peralta in 1818 and developed into a bedroom community of San Francisco. Alameda became an island in 1902, and a shor...
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Through its many incarnations, Alameda has never lost its charm and ability to draw people from all walks of life. Originally a peninsula inhabited by Native Americans, it was purchased by Don Luis Peralta in 1818 and developed into a bedroom community of San Francisco. Alameda became an island in 1902, and a short time later, it was a new home to many refugees from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The Neptune Beach amusement park attr...
Through its many incarnations, Alameda has never lost its charm and ability to draw people from all walks of life. Originally a peninsula inhabited by Native Americans, it was purchased by Don Luis Peralta in 1818 and developed into a bedroom community of San Francisco. Alameda became an island in 1902, and a short time later, it was a new home to many refugees from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The Neptune Beach amusement park attracted tourists who enjoyed the bathing, beaches, and rides, making Alameda “the Coney Island of the West.” Modern transportation carried people and cargo in and out on ferries, trains, ships, and planes, which landed at the busy Airdrome. The creation of the Naval Air Station in 1938 and World War II made Alameda a military town. The 1990s brought Alameda back to its first purpose, as a small town amongst big cities, its streets lined with graceful Victorians and with a diverse and lively population.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Greta Dutcher
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Public parks, Houses
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by Greta Dutcher and Stephen Rowland
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6. Residences
written by Paul R. Secord; in Albuquerque Deco and Pueblo, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 111-114
Albuquerque's response to Modernism—the architectural avant-garde of the first half of the 20th century, of which the Art Deco movement of the 1920s and 1930s is an important component—was complex and varied. The growing city looked to the new as well as the mythic past characterized by the Santa Fe style. The...
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written by Paul R. Secord; in Albuquerque Deco and Pueblo, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 111-114
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Albuquerque's response to Modernism—the architectural avant-garde of the first half of the 20th century, of which the Art Deco movement of the 1920s and 1930s is an important component—was complex and varied. The growing city looked to the new as well as the mythic past characterized by the Santa Fe style. The result was rarely restricted to one cultural tradition. Influences include forms and motifs from a variety of intermixed cultural and...
Albuquerque's response to Modernism—the architectural avant-garde of the first half of the 20th century, of which the Art Deco movement of the 1920s and 1930s is an important component—was complex and varied. The growing city looked to the new as well as the mythic past characterized by the Santa Fe style. The result was rarely restricted to one cultural tradition. Influences include forms and motifs from a variety of intermixed cultural and social collisions. The result can be sophisticated, as with the Albuquerque Indian Hospital, or homespun, like the Shaffer Hotel in Mountainair. This book celebrates the cultural mixing of various Native American, Hispanic, and 19th- and 20th-century Anglo American forms and motifs unique to Albuquerque during the first half of the 20th century.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Paul R. Secord
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Houses, Architecture
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by Paul R. Secord
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Images of America, Albuquerque's Huning Castle Neighborhoods
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
As a 21-year-old German immigrant, Franz Huning could not have envisioned his future in New Mexico when, in 1849, he signed on as a "bull whacker" for a wagon train heading down the Santa Fe Trail. From his beginnings as a clerk in Albuquerque's Old Town, Huning's entrepreneurial talents flourished over the next h...
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
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As a 21-year-old German immigrant, Franz Huning could not have envisioned his future in New Mexico when, in 1849, he signed on as a "bull whacker" for a wagon train heading down the Santa Fe Trail. From his beginnings as a clerk in Albuquerque's Old Town, Huning's entrepreneurial talents flourished over the next half-century. He took on the roles of merchant, flour mill operator, and land speculator, helping to secure Albuquerque as a division po...
As a 21-year-old German immigrant, Franz Huning could not have envisioned his future in New Mexico when, in 1849, he signed on as a "bull whacker" for a wagon train heading down the Santa Fe Trail. From his beginnings as a clerk in Albuquerque's Old Town, Huning's entrepreneurial talents flourished over the next half-century. He took on the roles of merchant, flour mill operator, and land speculator, helping to secure Albuquerque as a division point with a depot, offices, and major repair shops for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. Huning's 700-acre estate, home to the once-legendary but now-demolished Castle Huning, fronted Albuquerque's main thoroughfare midway between Old Town and the bustling new downtown one mile east. It was a front-row seat to the city's development after the flood-prone Rio Grande was stabilized. Huning's former estate is now home to fine, diverse homes near the Albuquerque Country Club, as well as historic Route 66, Tingley Beach, the zoo, the Little Theatre, and a Christmas Eve luminaria tradition.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by Jane Mahoney
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