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- Movette Motion Picture Camera, 1916-1917 -
- 1916-1917
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Movette Motion Picture Camera, 1916-1917
- "Lillian Boyer's Stunt in Air More Thrilling Than Movies," 1924 - Would you climb out on the wing of an airplane? In 1921, Lillian Boyer did after only her second time in the air. This fearless decision led her to become a wing walker, performing death-defying aerial feats. She hung by her teeth, ankles, and toes. She balanced on her head. She even changed planes in midair. Her stunts garnered headlines wherever she performed.
- October 03, 1924
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"Lillian Boyer's Stunt in Air More Thrilling Than Movies," 1924
Would you climb out on the wing of an airplane? In 1921, Lillian Boyer did after only her second time in the air. This fearless decision led her to become a wing walker, performing death-defying aerial feats. She hung by her teeth, ankles, and toes. She balanced on her head. She even changed planes in midair. Her stunts garnered headlines wherever she performed.
- Music Sheet, "Take Your Girlie to the Movies (If You Can't Make Love at Home)," 1919 - By the 1920s, motion pictures became the dominant form of public entertainment--Hollywood and the movie industry reached new heights of popularity. When the first all-talking movies debuted in 1929, attendance nearly doubled. Shown in theaters nationwide, movies created a widely shared experience among moviegoers. Films influenced American culture at all levels, from manners and morals, to speech, fashions, and social and ethical values.
- 1919
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Music Sheet, "Take Your Girlie to the Movies (If You Can't Make Love at Home)," 1919
By the 1920s, motion pictures became the dominant form of public entertainment--Hollywood and the movie industry reached new heights of popularity. When the first all-talking movies debuted in 1929, attendance nearly doubled. Shown in theaters nationwide, movies created a widely shared experience among moviegoers. Films influenced American culture at all levels, from manners and morals, to speech, fashions, and social and ethical values.
- Brownie Movie Projector, circa 1955 - When Kodak invented the "Standard 8" film format in 1932, they also ushered in the rise of "home movies." Both 8mm film stock and cameras were affordable and widespread by the 1950s. From family events to amateur and experimental movie productions, these cameras provided a new way to record personal history, and alternative creative outlets to Hollywood entertainment.
- circa 1955
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Brownie Movie Projector, circa 1955
When Kodak invented the "Standard 8" film format in 1932, they also ushered in the rise of "home movies." Both 8mm film stock and cameras were affordable and widespread by the 1950s. From family events to amateur and experimental movie productions, these cameras provided a new way to record personal history, and alternative creative outlets to Hollywood entertainment.
- "The Rainbow Connection," from "The Muppet Movie," 1979 -
- 1979
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"The Rainbow Connection," from "The Muppet Movie," 1979
- Edison Diamond Disc Record, "Ever Since the Movies Learned To Talk (From Whoopee!)" / "A Gay Caballero," 1929 - In the late 1920s, movies with sound were newest thing, as "science now has really revolutionized the screen." While these "talking pictures" delighted movie-going audiences, they proved a challenge for some silent film stars whose careers abruptly ended. While their expressive faces and physical appearance may have worked well in silent films -- their voices didn't match their on-screen appearance!
- January 22, 1929
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Edison Diamond Disc Record, "Ever Since the Movies Learned To Talk (From Whoopee!)" / "A Gay Caballero," 1929
In the late 1920s, movies with sound were newest thing, as "science now has really revolutionized the screen." While these "talking pictures" delighted movie-going audiences, they proved a challenge for some silent film stars whose careers abruptly ended. While their expressive faces and physical appearance may have worked well in silent films -- their voices didn't match their on-screen appearance!
- Hallmark "Santa Claus: The Movie - Santa's Village" Christmas Ornament, 1985 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1985
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Hallmark "Santa Claus: The Movie - Santa's Village" Christmas Ornament, 1985
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Movie Poster, "Convoy," 1978 - Traveling the open highway, talking on citizens' band (CB) radios, encounters with corrupt police officials, and exploding cargoes punctuate the 1978 movie <em>Convoy</em>. The reality of truck driving, however, is far less exciting. Truck driving remains demanding, sometimes dangerous, and often boring work.
- 1978
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Movie Poster, "Convoy," 1978
Traveling the open highway, talking on citizens' band (CB) radios, encounters with corrupt police officials, and exploding cargoes punctuate the 1978 movie Convoy. The reality of truck driving, however, is far less exciting. Truck driving remains demanding, sometimes dangerous, and often boring work.
- Movie Poster, "Waterworld," 1995 -
- 1995
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Movie Poster, "Waterworld," 1995
- Movie Poster, "RV," 2006 - We all have stories about family vacations. And from time to time Hollywood has turned these travails into motion picture comedy. The 2006 film, <em>RV</em> starring Robin Williams, is a comic retelling of family vacations seemingly gone bad.
- 2006
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Movie Poster, "RV," 2006
We all have stories about family vacations. And from time to time Hollywood has turned these travails into motion picture comedy. The 2006 film, RV starring Robin Williams, is a comic retelling of family vacations seemingly gone bad.