ART BROWN:
An Inventory of His Film Collection at the Minnesota Historical Society
Sound and Visual Collection
Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For
details, please see restrictions.
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Brown, Art. | |
| Title: | Art Brown film collection. | |
| Dates: | approximately 1930-1960. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | A collection of amateur films that showcases small town parades and carnivals, outdoor recreation such as boating, racing, and skating, a storm in Anoka, and local political figures such as Minneapolis Mayor George E. Leach and the funeral of Governor Floyd B. Olson. | |
| Quantity: | 13 master film reels: silent, black and white; 16 mm, 1 submaster videocassette: silent, black and white; 3/4 in., and 13 user video files: MP4 (621 MB). | |
| Location: | I.399: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Access to the master copies is restricted and requires the permission of the sound and visual curator.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Brown, Art. Art Brown Film Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Location of Master Files
Digital masters of film recordings are maintained on the Society's secure digital collections storage servers and is managed and preserved in accordance with archival best practices.
Processing Information:
Processed by: Jennifer Huebscher, May 2009.
Digital video transferred from the master film recordings by the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation purposes, May 2018 and March 2019.
Catalog ID number: 990068913280104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| I.399.1 | Boating and motoring in St. Paul, undated. 1 master reel (3 minutes, 48 seconds): silent, black and white; 16 mm, and 1 user video file: MP4 (36.5 MB). | ||||||||||
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| I.399.2 | Boating and turtle races, Lake Calhoun, undated. 1 master reel (3 minutes, 40 seconds): silent, black and white; 16 mm, and 1 user video file: MP4 (35.3 MB). | ||||||||||
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| I.399.3 | Parades: a screen scrapbook, 1930. 1 master reel (2 minutes, 20 seconds): silent, black and white; 16 mm, and 1 user video file: MP4 (21.7 MB). | ||||||||||
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| I.399.4 | Governor Floyd B. Olson's funeral, 1936. 1 master reel (1 minute, 54 seconds): silent, black and white; 16 mm, and 1 user video file: MP4 (20.1 MB). | ||||||||||
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| I.399.5 | Sailboat races, Lake Calhoun, 1937. 1 master reel (3 minutes, 31 seconds): silent, black and white; 16 mm, and 1 user video file: MP4 (33.9 MB). | ||||||||||
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| I.399.6 | Mayor Leach and ice skating, approximately 1939. 1 master reel (2 minutes, 44 seconds): silent, black and white; 16 mm, and 1 user video file: MP4 (27.3 MB). | ||||||||||
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| I.399.7 | Anoka storm, approximately 1939. 1 master reel (3 minutes, 22 seconds): silent, black and white; 16 mm, and 1 user video file: MP4 (36.5 MB). | ||||||||||
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| I.399.8 | Glencoe, approximately 1958. 1 master reel (5 minutes, 7 seconds): silent, black and white; 16 mm, and 1 user video file: MP4 (49.7 MB). | ||||||||||
| Parade and carnival in Glencoe including floats and marching units on a main street. | |||||||||||
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| I.399.9 | Hutchinson, approximately 1958. 1 master reel (3 minutes, 44 seconds): silent, black and white; 16 mm, and 1 user video file: MP4 (39.2 MB). | ||||||||||
| Parade, carnival and water skiing in Hutchinson as well as shots of beauty queens. | |||||||||||
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| I.399.10 | LeSueur, approximately 1958. 1 master reel (8 minutes, 38 seconds): silent, black and white; 16 mm, and 1 user video file: MP4 (85.9 MB). | ||||||||||
| Parade and spectators at LeSueur, children eating ice cream, carnival rides. | |||||||||||
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| I.399.11 | Parades, Granite Falls, approximately 1958. 1 master reel (5 minutes, 18 seconds): silent, black and white; 16 mm, and 1 user video file: MP4 (55.8 MB). | ||||||||||
| Scenes of various parades, including the St. Paul Winter Carnival, spectators, and a scene of a waterfall. | |||||||||||
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| I.399.12 | Sample newsreel, 1958. 1 master film reel (11 minutes, 41 seconds): silent, black and white; 16 mm and 1 user video file: MP4 (128 MB). | ||||||||||
| Magicians performing; scenes of floats and marching units at a Glencoe parade; parades in Winona, LeSueur, and Morrison County; a model railroad carrying passengers; carnival rides; and Minneapolis park board mum show. | |||||||||||
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| I.399.13 | Stock car races, 1960. 1 master reel (7 minutes, 42 seconds): silent, black and white; 16 mm., 1 submaster videocassette: 3/4 in., and 1 user video file: MP4 (75.5 MB). | ||||||||||
| Carnival, stagecoach rides, go-carts, and stock car races. | |||||||||||
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CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Amateur films.
- Outdoor recreation -- Minnesota.
- Parades -- Minnesota.
- Storms -- Minnesota.
- Persons:
- Leach, George E. (George Emerson), 1876-1955.
- Olson, Floyd Bjornstjerne, 1891-1936.
- Places:
- Glencoe (Minn.)
- Granite Falls (Minn.)
- Hutchinson (Minn.)
- Le Sueur (Minn.)
- Document Types:
- Video recordings.
- Motion pictures (visual works).
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