A silent black and white film of Amos Alonzo Stagg's 100th birthday celebrations at Springfield College (August 16, 1962)
Description:
A silent, black and white 16mm film, of the Amos Alonzo Stagg's 100th birthday celebrations that took place on Springfield College on August 16, 1962. The film is a bit over 10 minutes in length. it shows the people seated at the dinner, the head table and the speakers, including the famous baseball player, Jackie Robinson, who was the main speaker at the festivities. The film is dark and grainy, and it is hard to make out the faces of the people in attendance and who is speaking. For more information on Amos Alonzo Stagg, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/661. Technician notes from digitization were as follows, "perf damage. shot very dark. 18fps.";
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