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Title
[Jonestown scenes]
Creator
Peoples Temple
Date Created and/or Issued
1974/1975?
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
Collection
California Revealed from California Historical Society
Rights Information
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Description
Amateur movie recording early Jonestown scenes, including the nursery, piggery, pavilion, and other buildings; agricultural equipment; and the settlement's early residents and construction crew. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.
Type
moving image
Format
Original
Silent
Color
Super 8mm film
Extent
1 Reel of 1
Identifier
MS 3800
Film reel 9
chi_000111
Language
English
Subject
Peoples Temple
Peoples Temple Agricultural Mission
Place
Jonestown (Guyana)
Provenance
California Historical Society
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