Film of the first Soap Box Derby, 1933: Museum Object and Cultural History
Film of the first Soap Box Derby, 1933: date made: 1990. Object Name: film, soap box derby. Physical Description: film (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
Metal film canister containing two reels of film: one 35mm black and white Composite Dual Negative and one 35mm black and white Composite Positive print of the first Soap Box Derby race in Dayton, Ohio, 1933. The donor had sent the original nitrate film and curator, Ellen Hughes sent the original to Bono Films of Arlington, Virginia to have it copied onto safe film and have the film company destroy the original nitrate film.The film has since been digitized as is available in the Archives Center collections.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1990
- Object Name: film, soap box derby
- Physical Description: film (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Measurements: film canister: 2 in x 15 in; 5.08 cm x 38.1 cm
- web subject: Sports
- name of sport: soap box derby
- level of sport: Amateur
- web subject: Children
- ID Number: 2016.3026.01
- nonaccession number: 2016.3026
- catalog number: 2016.3026.01
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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