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Feature Video–May 2nd–Caribbean Cruise
COME ABOARD WITH THE NIXONS Everyone loves to go on vacation and so did the Scott Nixon family, as shown here in this week’s feature film. The Scott Nixon Family boarded the Norwegian Cruise Line’s MS Bergensfjord for a 1960 … Continue reading
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Tagged Bergensfjord, caribbean cruise, cruise industry, cruise ships, cruises, De Grasse, deck, excursions, lido, love boat, Newcastle, Norwegian cruise lines, ocean liner, puerto rico, Swan Hunter, trip, vacation
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Feature Video–April 2013–Camp Jocassee
Camp Jocassee–Lever-Karst–home movies This week the feature video on MIRC’s DVR is a home movie from the Lever-Karst Collection, featuring a camp that now lies underneath a body of water in the Northwest corner of South Carolina. Camp Jocassee for … Continue reading
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Tagged camps, girls camp, Jocassee, lake leowee, lakes, natural resources, rivers, south carolina, summer camps, swimming, vacations. valley, water, whitewater river
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The 7th Chinese Film Festival
The 7th Chinese Film Festival Screening of Five Films Friday, February 8 to Saturday, February 9, 2013 Nickelodeon Theater A Simple Life – Friday, February 8 at 2:30 p.m. Dragon – Friday, February 8 at 5:30 p.m. Let the Bullets … Continue reading
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Feature Video–January 29th 2013–Rubenstein mystery films
Here at MIRC, we invite our staff members to contribute to the feature video selection and write a blog piece about why they chose the film that they did. This week’s video and blog is by Brittany Braddock, our film … Continue reading
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Feature Video–Dec 10th–Uproar in Heaven
Here at MIRC, we invite our staff and student workers to contribute to the feature video selection and write a blog piece about why they chose the film that they did. This week’s video and blog is by Ran, our … Continue reading
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Tagged animation, cartoons, chinese films, chinese legends, dreams, film, monkey, monkey king
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Feature Video–Thanksgiving 2012–Mr Zero gives to the needy
What do you think of when you think of Thanksgiving? Turkey, family gatherings, football, Macy’s parade, pumpkin pie, Pilgrims? Historically, Thanksgiving began as a tradition of celebrating the harvest of the year, as Harvest festivals are celebrated around the world, usually in … Continue reading
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Tagged bums, canteen, charity, dinner, free food, good works, holiday season, homeless, hungry, needy, overcoats, philanthropy, restaurant, soldiers, thanksgiving, turkey
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UFO – mystery film
Nesting birds–Gibbes–home movies Its time for a UFO again and this month our Unidentified Filmed Object consists of 2 items, the area and the subject. This film is of nesting birds in a lake or wetlands area and we would … Continue reading
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Tagged 1939, birds, color film, dead trees, greenery, home movies, low country, mystery, nature, pond, south carolina, unidentified, water, wildlife
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Open House at MIRC–Friday October 26th 2012
In honor of World Audio Visual Day, held annually on October 27th, MIRC will be conducting an Open House event for the public. It will be taking place from 3pm-5pm this friday and all are welcome. Come one and all … Continue reading
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Tagged archive, archivists, audiovisual, curators, event, faculty, film archive, films, games, librarians, MIRC, moving images, open house, participate, popcorn, prizes, projected film, projections, refreshments, screenings, sign up, staff, students, tours, video, volunteer, watch films, workshops, world audiovisual day
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Feature Video–October 20th–Owens Field–Gibbes–home movies
Home Movie Day is upon us again and this year it is the 10th anniversary of the annual event. I have attended and assisted this event for the last few years in London, and this year will be both attending … Continue reading
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Tagged aerial footage, airfield, amateur films, aviation, blimps, columbia airport, dirigible, home movies, owens field, planes
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Feature Video – Sept 20th – Olympic Athletes return
The Olympics, and Para-Olympics, are over in London, and returning athletes from both these competitions are already home. However, in previous Olympics which took place around the world, it may have been many weeks or months before the athletes could … Continue reading
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Tagged athletes, dirigible, irish-american, new york, Olympics, policeman, port, ship, shot put, sports, track and field, transport ship, weight throwers
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