Tag Archives: Christmas

Hohmann, Nancy Collection

The collection consists of the Hohmann Family Home Movies, which include 54 reels of silent, color, Super 8 film, totaling approximately 4,200 feet. The films, which consist primarily of home movies and travelogues, were shot between 1950 and 1983 by Nancy Hohmann and her father, John Frederick Hohmann. They include scenes of Christmas and birthday

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Christmas Tree

Filmed in extreme close-up, the lit-up pine needles of a Christmas tree are abstracted into forms of line and contrast. “Christmas Tree” then moves around the living room to focus on JoAnn Elam stringing popcorn, a playful dog, a tapestry on the wall, and a curly-haired man playing guitar. The date and location of production

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Christmas Lights

Christmas lights blink and move against the dark black background of night. This footage is identical to, and may be the original for, the second half of JoAnn Elam’s full film ” The Christmas Story ” (F.2011-01-0132). When used in the latter film, the footage is slightly resized.

[Family Gathering]

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

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