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Anacostia Information Day 1973

Object Details

Creator
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Scope and Contents
Anacostia Information Day held on September 29, 1973 outside of the Anacostia branch of the Washington, D.C. public library system. Footage of setting up for event, the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum mobile division vehicle, and activities and entertainment, including African drumming and dancing.
Event. AV003187: Information Day footage until until 001150 [also on recording: Stone Cutting Demonstration and Mark Hutchinson Day]. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Dated 1973.
Date
1973
Extent
1 Video recording (open reel, 1/2 inch)
Type
Archival materials
Video recordings
Topic
African Americans
Communities
Neighborhoods
African American neighborhoods
Museums and community
African culture
Dance
Music
Place
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Citation
Anacostia Information Day 1973, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier
ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV003187
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