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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
Posted in UFO
Tagged 1939, birds, color film, dead trees, greenery, home movies, low country, mystery, nature, pond, south carolina, unidentified, water, wildlife
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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
Posted in Feature Videos, Features and Events
Tagged aerial footage, airfield, amateur films, aviation, blimps, columbia airport, dirigible, home movies, owens field, planes
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Visit the MIRC Digital Video Repository
The University of South Carolina’s Moving Image Research Collections is excited to announce the launch of its Digital Video Repository site: mirc.sc.edu This pilot site provides access to more than two hundred moving images from a diverse set of collections, … Continue reading
Posted in MIRC News
Tagged clips, documentary, feature films, film collections, films, home movies, local films, moving image, news, newsfilm, repository, video
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Feature Video–July 24th–Old Cooper River Bridge
Let’s Take a Ride on the Old Cooper River Bridge by Cherrie Redd-Brown (MIRC) For readers who may not be familiar with the Low Country area of South Carolina, let me introduce you to the John P. Grace Memorial Bridge (also … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Videos
Tagged beach, bridges, cars, charleston, cooper river, home movies, landmarks, mount pleasant, rivers, roads, south carolina
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Feature Video–11th July–Scott Nixon Home Movies
The Scott Nixon Home Movies Collection by Charles Sinclair Anyone who browses the Scott Nixon collection will begin to get to know the man behind the camera. Mr. Nixon had many passions which he explored and documented habitually. The stories reveal … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Videos
Tagged augusta, beach, bridges, cameraman, cars, community, cook out, day at the beach, family, family gathering, films, georgia, home movies, outing, picnic, railways, road trips, sand, state park, summer, swimming, trains, vacation
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Feature Video – 27th June – Lulu Belle and Scotty Wiseman
Lulu Belle and Scotty ranked among the biggest country music stars of the late 1930s. Both launched their careers on WLS’s “National Barn Dance,” broadcast out of Chicago. Myrtle Eleanor Cooper started appearing on the Barn Dance as the comic … Continue reading
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Tagged california, california coast, comedy, country music, film lot, film set, films, hills, Hollywood, hollywoodland sign, home movies, horses, los angeles, music, palomino, radio stars, roy rogers, scenes, streets, studio, toy horse, trigger, western film, wonder horse
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Hello world!
Welcome to the blog of MIRC -Moving Image Research Collections. This is where we at MIRC intend to give more information about individual films or new collections or even research or findings of items in our collections. Here is where … Continue reading