The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects

Film and Video Collections

Title

Film and Video Collections

Source

Various collections, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky

Publisher

The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky

Language

eng

Type

Collection

Coverage

20th century

Collection Items

  • 015PC44_Schmitt.jpg

    Color film of the Kentuckiana Scuba-Diving Club diving in the iced-over Tucker Lake, Jefferson County, Kentucky, in the winter of 1960. Thomas L. Schmitt was a member of the club and captured the film. The footage includes scenes above and under the ice, and the divers exploring the lakebed.
  • 014PC17AV_title.jpg

    This 16mm silent Kentucky wildlife film was produced by Walter (1892-1957) and Elizabeth Catterall Shackleton (1894-1982) from footage of nocturnal wildlife around their 200-acre home in the Sleepy Hollow area of Prospect, Kentucky. It was their first film produced under their company Shackleton Productions, incorporated in 1949. Wildlife filmed include birds, raccoons, a salamander, a mole, owls, and flying squirrels.

    Walter began naturalist documentary work as a bird and wildlife photographer. He attended an Audubon Screen Tour in the 1940s, which inspired him to take up motion picture film. For their films, Walter shot the footage, Elizabeth logged the shots, and the couple worked together to craft the story and splice together the film. Walter Shackleton showed their films in Louisville in the late 1940s and began touring for National Audubon Society sponsored showings around the United States in 1952.
  • Animalcompilation.mp4

    Compilation of silent film footage of animals from film collections at the Filson Historical Society. The footage was exhibited in "Animals in the Archives" at the Filson from 2023-2024.