Island of Hope, Island of Tears
1989 · National Technical Information Service (via FedFlix)
Finding US Government work
The record names a federal body as the creating agency: The National Park Service and Charles Guggenheim. A work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person's official duties has no US copyright (17 U.S.C. 105; before 1978, section 8 of the 1909 Act).
The record names a federal body as the creating agency. A work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person's official duties has no US copyright (17 U.S.C. 105; before 1978, section 8 of the 1909 Act). This says nothing about copyright outside the United States, or about music, stock footage or other material the film may incorporate.
- Creating body, as recorded
- The National Park Service and Charles Guggenheim
- Internet Archive item
- gov.ntis.ava15996vnb1 (uploader's licence mark: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/)
The record
The Internet Archive item's description, as transcribed by the uploader from the source archive's record. Check it against the National Archives catalog entry linked above.
National Park Service Island of Hope, Island of Tears AVA15996VNB1, 1992 (1989) From 1892-1954, Ellis Island was the port of entry for millions of European immigrants. Fascinating archival footage tells the moving story of families with dreams of opportunity, leaving their homes with what they could carry. CINE - Golden Eagle Award 1990 Columbus International Film and Video Festival - Chris Award 1990 Earthwatch Institute Film Award - 1991 National Educational Film & Video Festival - Bronze Apple 1991 Presented by the National Park Service Narration by Gene Hackman A Film By Charles Guggenheim There are 4 versions of this video. The one named HD.theater.splice comes from the uncompressed .avi highdef master from the National Archives. The one named 79-hfc-287-r1-3c is the National Archives reference print. The one with the file named "Island of Hope" is from the DVD. The one named ava15996vnb1 is the original NTIS video digitized by Public Resource.