This footage shows a few people gathered inside and opening presents, perhaps for Christmas. The date and location are unknown and the darkness of the images makes it difficult to identify any of the people on screen, although it might have been taken by JoAnn Elam or her second husband Joe Hendrix in Chicago with their relatives. Near the end, the image becomes clearer and it reveals the meal the guests are about to feast on.
[Family Gathering]
[Family Gathering]
Video:
Collection:
Elam Subseries I: Films
Original Format:
8mm
Color:
B&W
Sound:
Silent
Duration:
0h 4m 45s
Abstract:
This footage shows a few people gathered inside and opening presents, perhaps for Christmas. The date and location are unknown and the darkness of the images makes it difficult to identify any of the people on screen, although it might have been taken by JoAnn Elam or her second husband Joe Hendrix in Chicago with their relatives. Near the end, the image becomes clearer and it reveals the meal the guests are about to feast on.
Genre:
Short
Subject(s):
Christmas, Family recreation
Source:
http://www.chicagofilmarchives.org/collections/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/7806
Repository:
Chicago Film Archive