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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Film Footage of the State of Virginia, Ms2010-024, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The Film Footage of the State of Virginia was purchased by Special Collections in 2010.
DVD Masters and use copies are available in Box 1 of the collection.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Film Footage of the State of Virginia was completed in May 2010.
This collection contains 35 Betacam tapes (also available on 9 DVDs) of raw video footage featuring locations throughout Virginia, including Williamsburg, Richmond, Lake Prince, and Alexandria. The film was shot over several years, during the 1980s, 1990s, and up through 2003. This is raw footage and contains no audio. Wherever possible, details of what was filmed is available in the inventory.
The guide to the Film Footage of the State of Virginia by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Tape 1: Arlington Cemetery
Changing of the Guard; Tome of Unknown Soldiers; USS Maine Masthead; Nurses Memorial; Robert Kennedy; JFK & the Eternal Flame; Views of Washington, D.C.
Tape 2
Eternal Flame & JFK; Robert Kennedy; View of Washington, D.C.; Arlington House; Interview with Agnes Mullen; Portrait of Robert E. Lee; Interior and Exterior of Arlington House; Theodore Roosevelt Island; Skyscraper Views; Roosevelt Statue and Fountains
Tape 3
Theodore Roosevelt Island; Joggers; Biker; Pentagon; Washington Monument; Volleyball Game; Interview with William Newman; Metro; Busy Highway; Interview with Jacqueline Herijeau
Tape 4
Fashion Center at Pentagon City; Rockin Trolls Entertainment; Food Court; Ethnic Restaurants; People Dining
Tape 5
Navy & Marine Memorial; View across the Potomac of Washington Monument; Memorial Bridge and Kennedy Center; Jefferson Memorial; Joggers; Iwo Jima and tourists; Netherlands Carillion Bell Tower
Tape 6
Manassas Museum; Train Station; Dolls and Toys at Museum of Antique Cars; Manassas Battlefield; Stonewall Jackson; Cannons
Tape 7
Tourists; Manassas View of Hill; Interview with Doug Harvey; Museum Exterior; Streets; Potomac Mills
Tape 8
Potomac Mills; Interview with Lynne Mitchell
Tape 9
Weems-Botts Museum; Forest Park; Quantico; Occoquan; Interview with Mark Mosley
Tape 1
Fredericksburg; Sunken Road; Stonewall National Cemetery; 1st Standup VA; 2nd Standup Chatham Manor; B-roll
Tape 2
B-roll Chatham Manor; Rising Sun Tavern; Standups and Wench Interview; Kenmore B-roll; Mary Washington House
Tape 3
Monument Row; Museum of the Confederacy; White House of the Confederacy; Tredegar; Standups on River
Tape 4
James River standup; River Rafting; City Skyline; Battle Re-enactment
Tape 5
Appamattox; Standup at McClean's; McClean's B-roll; Surrender's Triangle; Courthouse; Hall of Valor Standups and B-roll
Tapes 1-3 contain standups.