Home Videos: Joseph Towles and Colin Turnbull, circa 1960s-1970s
Scope and Contents
Includes home videos in 8 mm and super 8 mm film (color, silent, and each about 3 minutes in length) labeled F1-F6 by Turnbull with notations on covers, circa 1960s-1970s. User DVD copy of merged films, consecutively filmed, available in repository. Folder 1 includes shots of home in Lancaster, Virginia; Towles washing his car; and New York City scenes (presumably filmed from their apartment) of people walking. Folder 2 includes Towles and his family in Virginia eating barbeque; shots of swimming pool in Lancaster, Virginia; Turnbull and their cats. Folder 3 includes swimming pool scenes (circa late 1970s-early 1980s) of Lancaster, Virginia home. Includes children playing, Towles, Turnbull, and unidentified adults lounging by pool. Possibly shot by Colin Turnbull's nephew, David. Folder 4 includes shots from fishing trip in river in VA, presumably shot by David Turnbull during family visit (circa 1981-83). Shows Towles, Turnbull, and child on dock and river. Folder 5 includes Towles and their two dogs; snowy winter scene in Virginia home. Folder 6 includes Towles prepping and driving tractor and spraying the orchard, possibly in their Lancaster home.
Dates
- Creation: 1964-1986
Creator
- From the Collection: Towles, Joseph A. (Person)
- From the Collection: Turnbull, Colin M. (Person)
Language of Materials
Material is in English
Conditions Governing Access
Originals of the film studies are housed at the Smithsonian. VHS user copies are available for Avery researchers.
Extent
From the Series: 10.25 linear feet
Repository Details
Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository
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Charleston South Carolina 29424 United States
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