Witness to the American experience

United States, 1977

Film
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Episode number 5 of Series “The Developing image”.
Examines the importance of photographs as an historical record of the American experience, and suggests that care must be taken in accepting the photographs as unbiased or entirely realistic. Viewers visit American Civil War locations as they look today and compare them to historical records. Through photographs, the emotions of a community deep in economical and psychological depression at the turn-of-the-century, are highlighted.

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Credits

producer/director

David Hopwood

production company

Northern Virginia Community College. Extended Learning Institute

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1977

Appears in

The Developing image

Group of items

The Developing image

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

305965

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Documentary photography

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photographers

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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