(BUSINESS LAND) Film reel of A Pictorial View of Idlewild

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(BUSINESS--LAND.) Film reel of "A Pictorial View of Idlewild." 16-mm film on 10½-inch metal reel with producer's printed credit tag on first few inches of film, in original canister reading "Pictorial View of Idlewild, 775' silent speed, B&W 16 fps 34:00", in turn housed in crate with straps and metal corners; minimal wear. Accompanied by a digital transfer of the film on compact disc, running to 19 minutes and 38 seconds. Kansas City, MO: Calvin Communications, 1979

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Idlewild was a rural resort community founded in 1912 which became known as "The Black Eden of Michigan." This film is a 1979 edited version of original 1927 footage of Idlewild, with music added. The copyright was claimed by Benjamin C. Wilson and Edward Reed. Wilson was a professor at western Michigan University and published a related book, "The Rural Black Heritage Between Chicago and Detroit," in 1985. We have not determined whether this 1979 version of the film was ever screened or sold commercially, but it does not appear to be mass-produced.