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Helen Keller immortalized in marble!

Film | Accession Number: 2002.549.1 | RG Number: RG-60.3517 | Film ID: 2571

Universal Newsreel, Vol. 3, No. 17, Part 5. Release date, 02/20/1931.
According to UN Official Motion Picture Release: News Paragraphs - New York, NY. Helen Keller immortalized in marble! Noted blind humanitarian poses for sculptured portrait. CU, Helen Keller posing. CU, conversing by finger code. CU, Helen Keller smiling.

Other parts of newsreel include:
01:39:32 1: Mrs. Calvin Coolidge christens giant ship named for husband.
01:40:27 2: Idaho girl wins tahoe dog derby in driving snowstorm
01:41:28 4: News Paragraphs - Alexandria, VA
01:42:57 6: News Paragraphs - Miami, FL
01:43:46 7: News Paragraphs - Philadelphia, PA
01:44:40 8: Native women learn domestic science as part of 5-year-plan
01:45:34 9: Liberty Bell rings for last time until Independence Day, 2031
01:46:11 10: King Joy reigns in 53rd anniversary of famed celebration
ends at 01:47:14


Film Title
News Paragraphs
Duration
00:00:49
Date
Event:  1931 February 20
Locale
New York, NY, United States
Language
Silent
Genre/Form
Newsreels.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

About This Film

Contributor
Producer: Universal News
Camera Operator: Rita Mack
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Good
Time Code
01:42:08:00 to 01:42:57:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 2571 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    Master 2571 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    Master 2571 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    Master 2571 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 2571 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 2571 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 2571 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    Preservation 2571 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in 2002.The footage was obtained as research for the Museum's special exhibition in 2003 on Nazi bookburning, "Fighting the Fires of Hate."
Copied From
35mm DNS; b/w
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 3661
Source Archive Number: 200 UN 3-17-5

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
Copyright
Public Domain
Conditions on Use
To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 22:04:02
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