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Box 44

 Container

Contains 37 Results:

[Jonestown basketball game, children playing], circa 1974-1978

 Item — Box: 44
Identifier: Series 6
Scope and Contents

Film reel 25. Amateur movie recording young men playing basketball and children playing at Jonestown. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.

Dates: circa 1974-1978

[Jonestown residents entertaining in pavilion], circa 1974-1978

 Item — Box: 44
Identifier: Series 6
Scope and Contents

Film reel 26. Amateur movie recording a performance of the song "Yesterday" by a woman singer and band and a comedy skit at the Jonestown pavilion. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.

Dates: circa 1974-1978

[Aerial views of Georgetown, Jonestown scenes], circa 1974-1978

 Item — Box: 44
Identifier: Series 6
Scope and Contents

Film reel 27. Amateur movie recording aerial views of Georgetown, Guyana, and Jonestown scenes, including crops, the chimpanzee Mr. Muggs' cage, and buildings. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.

Dates: circa 1974-1978

[Jonestown children's parade], circa 1974-1978

 Item — Box: 44
Identifier: Series 6
Scope and Contents

Film reel 28. Amateur movie recording a children's parade in Jonestown, with children in costume, playing. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.

Dates: circa 1974-1978

[Jonestown children's parade], circa 1974-1978

 Item — Box: 44
Identifier: Series 6
Scope and Contents

Film reel 29. Amateur movie recording a children's parade in Jonestown, with children in costume, playing. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.

Dates: circa 1974-1978

[Jonestown volleyball game], circa 1974-1978

 Item — Box: 44
Identifier: Series 6
Scope and Contents

Film reel 30. Amateur movie recording children and young adults playing volleyball in Jonestown. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.

Dates: circa 1974-1978

[Jonestown singer and band entertaining in pavilion], circa 1974-1978

 Item — Box: 44
Identifier: Series 6
Scope and Contents

Film reel 31. Amateur movie recording singer Deanna Wilkinson and band performing a Jonestown-inspired version of the song "You are so beautiful to me" at the Jonestown pavilion. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.

Dates: circa 1974-1978

[Jim Jones promoting Jonestown], circa 1976-1978

 Item — Box: 44
Identifier: Series 6
Scope and Contents

Film reel 32. Amateur movie recording Jim Jones promoting Jonestown by showing and describing its amenities, including living quarters, cleared fields, chickens, generators, and power lines. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.

Dates: circa 1976-1978

[Jonestown schoolchildren, women making toys], circa 1974-1978

 Item — Box: 44
Identifier: Series 6
Scope and Contents

Film reel 33. Amateur movie recording Jonestown children at school, singing, and dancing, and women making dolls and stuffed animals. Also includes footage of Jonestown products, including wooden toys, children's games, and soap. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.

Dates: circa 1974-1978

[Jonestown residents showing heavy agricultural equipment], circa 1974-1975

 Item — Box: 44
Identifier: Series 6
Scope and Contents

Film reel 34. Amateur movie recording early Jonestown settlers showing heavy agricultural equipment. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.

Dates: circa 1974-1975