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Box 1

 Container

Contains 26 Results:

Object photography of prints, including Wanda Gag, Rockwell Kent, and others. No accession numbers. Unknown if these works are in PMA collection.

 Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: There are two 16mm films in the first series. The first is a duplicate of a ten-minute film made in 1926 of the Flag Day parade of the First City Troop of Philadelphia. This reel also includes the dedication of the Robert Morris statue at the Custom House. Museum trustee and donor Roland L. Taylor served as master of ceremonies at the event. "Colonial Dancing" was filmed at Mt. Pleasant, one of the Fairmount Park houses, as part of the 1932 opening ceremony of the park houses....
Dates: Majority of material found within 1930-1950

39 frames of "Whitney show" (per note from previous archivist)

 Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: There are two 16mm films in the first series. The first is a duplicate of a ten-minute film made in 1926 of the Flag Day parade of the First City Troop of Philadelphia. This reel also includes the dedication of the Robert Morris statue at the Custom House. Museum trustee and donor Roland L. Taylor served as master of ceremonies at the event. "Colonial Dancing" was filmed at Mt. Pleasant, one of the Fairmount Park houses, as part of the 1932 opening ceremony of the park houses....
Dates: Majority of material found within 1930-1950

Half "Whitney show", half domestic interiors with people

 Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: There are two 16mm films in the first series. The first is a duplicate of a ten-minute film made in 1926 of the Flag Day parade of the First City Troop of Philadelphia. This reel also includes the dedication of the Robert Morris statue at the Custom House. Museum trustee and donor Roland L. Taylor served as master of ceremonies at the event. "Colonial Dancing" was filmed at Mt. Pleasant, one of the Fairmount Park houses, as part of the 1932 opening ceremony of the park houses....
Dates: Majority of material found within 1930-1950

A - Rosen. Outdoor portraits of family members?; exterior shots of PMA w/sculptures

 Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: There are two 16mm films in the first series. The first is a duplicate of a ten-minute film made in 1926 of the Flag Day parade of the First City Troop of Philadelphia. This reel also includes the dedication of the Robert Morris statue at the Custom House. Museum trustee and donor Roland L. Taylor served as master of ceremonies at the event. "Colonial Dancing" was filmed at Mt. Pleasant, one of the Fairmount Park houses, as part of the 1932 opening ceremony of the park houses....
Dates: Majority of material found within 1930-1950

B - Boris Blau. Man sitting for sculpture portrait

 Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: There are two 16mm films in the first series. The first is a duplicate of a ten-minute film made in 1926 of the Flag Day parade of the First City Troop of Philadelphia. This reel also includes the dedication of the Robert Morris statue at the Custom House. Museum trustee and donor Roland L. Taylor served as master of ceremonies at the event. "Colonial Dancing" was filmed at Mt. Pleasant, one of the Fairmount Park houses, as part of the 1932 opening ceremony of the park houses....
Dates: Majority of material found within 1930-1950

C. Conservators at work, possibly at PMA.

 Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: There are two 16mm films in the first series. The first is a duplicate of a ten-minute film made in 1926 of the Flag Day parade of the First City Troop of Philadelphia. This reel also includes the dedication of the Robert Morris statue at the Custom House. Museum trustee and donor Roland L. Taylor served as master of ceremonies at the event. "Colonial Dancing" was filmed at Mt. Pleasant, one of the Fairmount Park houses, as part of the 1932 opening ceremony of the park houses....
Dates: Majority of material found within 1930-1950

D. Buildings around Philadelphia; sculpture in front of NY World's Fair 1939

 Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: There are two 16mm films in the first series. The first is a duplicate of a ten-minute film made in 1926 of the Flag Day parade of the First City Troop of Philadelphia. This reel also includes the dedication of the Robert Morris statue at the Custom House. Museum trustee and donor Roland L. Taylor served as master of ceremonies at the event. "Colonial Dancing" was filmed at Mt. Pleasant, one of the Fairmount Park houses, as part of the 1932 opening ceremony of the park houses....
Dates: Majority of material found within 1930-1950

E. Object photography detail shots, all the same painting, probably related to conservation work. Medieval/religious painting.

 Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: There are two 16mm films in the first series. The first is a duplicate of a ten-minute film made in 1926 of the Flag Day parade of the First City Troop of Philadelphia. This reel also includes the dedication of the Robert Morris statue at the Custom House. Museum trustee and donor Roland L. Taylor served as master of ceremonies at the event. "Colonial Dancing" was filmed at Mt. Pleasant, one of the Fairmount Park houses, as part of the 1932 opening ceremony of the park houses....
Dates: Majority of material found within 1930-1950

F. Sculptures in galleries; children at home; crocodiles at the zoo; sculptor at work in his studio; interior and exterior of PMA.

 Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: There are two 16mm films in the first series. The first is a duplicate of a ten-minute film made in 1926 of the Flag Day parade of the First City Troop of Philadelphia. This reel also includes the dedication of the Robert Morris statue at the Custom House. Museum trustee and donor Roland L. Taylor served as master of ceremonies at the event. "Colonial Dancing" was filmed at Mt. Pleasant, one of the Fairmount Park houses, as part of the 1932 opening ceremony of the park houses....
Dates: Majority of material found within 1930-1950

G - Naval Home. Bust of Benjamin Franklin; exterior building shots; possibly opening or dedication of Naval Home?

 Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: There are two 16mm films in the first series. The first is a duplicate of a ten-minute film made in 1926 of the Flag Day parade of the First City Troop of Philadelphia. This reel also includes the dedication of the Robert Morris statue at the Custom House. Museum trustee and donor Roland L. Taylor served as master of ceremonies at the event. "Colonial Dancing" was filmed at Mt. Pleasant, one of the Fairmount Park houses, as part of the 1932 opening ceremony of the park houses....
Dates: Majority of material found within 1930-1950