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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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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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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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Honea Path and the End of Summer
Claude Cannon, Lee Crawford, Ira Davis, E. M. “Bill” Knight, Maxie Peterson, C. R. Rucker and Thomas Yarborough all celebrated Labor Day for the last time on September 3, 1934 in the small town of Honea Path, South Carolina. Three … Continue reading
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Tagged Chiquola Mill, funeral, history, killings, labor day, labor union, management, massacre, mill, mill workers, pickets, shootings, strike, textile, violence, workers
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A Fine Feathered Friend Farewell
Sarah Rice, one of our talented colorists, is leaving for Scotland to pursue her masters in film curation. We’re thrilled that she is going on to bigger and better things, but we are also extremely sad to see her go. … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, burglar, dog, fowl, guard, poacher, swans
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Feature Video–8th August–Olympic Trials
Since the Olympics are everywhere at the moment, especially in my previous home town of London (England), I have finally succumbed to the pressure and decided to throw up some Olympic footage for you all. Being an archive, then of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1928, athletes, athletics, competing, competition, decathlon, games, high jump, hurdles, national team, Olympics, Pennsylvania, running, shot put, sports, stadium, track and field, trials, try outs
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