London

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2012.490 | RG Number: RG-60.1311 | Film ID: 2932

Overview

Description: London street scenes with automobile and bus traffic, circa 1935-1939 when Kurt Ehrenfeld had been living there to attend high school while his family remained in Nazi Germany. MS, in Hyde Park on Oxford Street. Bus advertising "Give Havana Cigars" passes the Marble Arch. Crowds at Speakers' Corner. Camera follows a tall man with a hat as he crosses the street. CU of Kurt's mother, Alice, smiles as she walks toward the camera in Hyde Park. Families feeding the birds from the Old Stone Bridge at the lake in the Hyde Park. Quick LS of a group gathered in front of a gated house, cars parked along the street. Camera follows a man walking away from the house (perhaps in protest?).
Film Title: Mayazion -- Ehrenfeld family -- home movies
Film Collection Title: Ehrenfeld Family Collection
Duration: 00:01:08
Date: Event: 1935-1939
Locale: London, England
Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, gift of Jill Enfield
Contributor: Subject: Hans H. Ehrenfeld

Language: Silent
Genre/Form: Amateur.
B&W / Color: Black & White
Image Quality: Good
Time Code: 01:00:03:00 to 01:01:11:00
Film Format: Master
Master 2932 Film: 9.5 mm
Master 2932 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
Master 2932 Film: 9.5 mm
Master 2932 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
Master 2932 Film: 9.5 mm
Master 2932 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
Master 2932 Film: 9.5 mm
Master 2932 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
Preservation
Preservation 2932 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2932 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2932 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2932 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
User
User 2932 Video: DVD
User 2932 Video: DVD
User 2932 Video: DVD
User 2932 Video: DVD

Conditions on Access: You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Conditions on Use: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum places no restrictions on use of this material. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this film footage.
Copyright Holder: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Film Provenance: Kurt Ehrenfeld's daughter, Jill Enfield, donated the Ehrenfeld family collection of film, photographs, and documents to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in December 2010.
Note: See Photo Archives for Ehrenfeld family photos and documents. See also Sally Enfield Rabinowitz's video about the Ehrenfeld family on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBkAVnWi6FE

Reel was labeled "Mayazion" in handwriting. This Selo film was processed by Ilford Ltd in London.
Film Source: Jill Enfield
File Number: Legacy Database File: 5508
Special Collection: Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive