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Film, Video Carl Sagan home movies of childhood Carl Sagan--home movies

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Title

  • Carl Sagan home movies of childhood

Other Title

  • Carl Sagan--home movies

Summary

  • A series of short silent home movie clips from Carl Sagan's parents (Sam and Rachel) and family documenting his childhood and youth. A young Carl Sagan is seen playing the piano and playing outside with his sister Cari, and other children. Other clips document trips to the beach and horseback riding.

Created / Published

  • 1940s & 50s

Headings

  • -  Sagan, Carl
  • -  Childhood
  • -  Family life
  • -  Videorecording

Genre

  • Videorecording

Notes

  • -  A series of short silent home movie clips from Carl Sagan's parents and family documenting his childhood and youth. A young Carl Sagan is seen playing the piano and playing outside. Other clips document trips to the beach and horse back riding. The movies were transferred from film to a tape likely in the early 1980s.

Medium

  • Video Tape

Source Collection

  • The Seth MacFarlane Collection of the Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan Archive

Repository

  • Motion Picture, Broadcasting And Recorded Sound Division

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2013607053

Online Format

  • video

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(1940) Carl Sagan home movies of childhood. s & 50s. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2013607053/.

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