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  • All We are Saying documentary (15 minutes, 32 seconds) directed by Rev. Al Shands, III. The film documents the March Against Death, a major anti-Vietnam War protest march and gathering that took place in Washington, DC, on November 13-15, 1969. The film includes footage of Pete Seeger leading protesters in song at the Peace Service in Washington National Cathedral.

    Rev. Alfred Rives Shands, III (1928-2021), known most often as “Al,” was an Episcopal priest, film producer, author, art collector, and philanthropist who lived in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born in Washington, D.C., and lived with his parents in North Carolina and Delaware as a child. Shands received a BA in English literature from Princeton University and a master’s in divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary, where he was ordained as an Episcopal priest in 1955. In 1967, Shands met and married Mary Norton Ballard in Washington, D.C. In 1969, Al started Alfred Shands Productions, Inc., a documentary production company which he operated until 1983. The Shands moved to Mary's hometown of Louisville in 1970.

    Credits
    (c) 1970 Alfred R. Shands
    Camera: George Voellmer, Albert Ihde, Terry Proch, Sandra Bradley
    Editor: Sandra Bradley
    Sound: Curt Wittig

    Sponsors of the film:
    Clergy and Laity Concerned about Viet Nam Inter-faith Committee
    Union of American Hebrew Congregations
    Executive Council of the Episcopal Church
    National Association of Laymen (Catholic)
    Produced with the cooperation of the Rev. Philip E. Wheaton, Director of Inter-American Communication and Action

  • Envelope sent from C. Stanley Freville, 3221 River Park Drive, Louisville, Kentucky to Frank Hamel, Crafton and Company, Coptic House, 51 Great Russell Street, London, W.C.1, England. The envelope was printed for the Herald-Post, Louisville, Kentucky, and features an image of the Herald-Post building facade.

  • Envelope sent from CD Kenny Co. Teas, Coffees, Sugars located at the corner of Floyd and Main Street: 106 North Floyd Street, Louisville, Kentucky.

  • Envelope sent from Thompson-Silvy Distributing Co., located at 614 East Market Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Envelope features image of the building's facade and side and advertises "House-to-House Distributing is Productive Advertising."

  • Envelope sent from Louisville Slugger, Hillerich & Bradsby Co., located at 436 Finzer Street, Louisville, Kentucky.

  • Envelope sent from Prospect Garage located in Prospect, Kentucky. Envelope advertises the use of Holfast repair material and features an image of a mechanic pointing at a Holfast label on a tire.

  • Envelope sent from John J. Coomes, Long Distance Racing Pigeons, located at 1209 Lydia Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Envelope features image of pigeon.

  • Envelope, letter, and blank information form sent to the Editor of the Annual, Henderson Business College, Memphis, Tennessee, from Bush-Krebs Co. Incorporated Engravers - College Annual Experts located at 408 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Calling card style postcard. The letter advertises the services of the company and requests that the annual editor share the contact information of their successor. The information form is pre-addressed to Bush-Krebs Co.

  • Photo postcard featuring unidentified woman sent from Bonnie & Co. Distillers, 139 W. Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky.

  • Invoice sent from W.L. Weller & Sons Distillers and Wholesale Liquor Dealers located at 131-133 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Invoice includes lithographic image of building facade and also lists brands of whiskey, including: Harlem Club, Mammoth Cave, and Silas B. Johnson.

  • Envelope sent from Fairbanks, Morse & Co. located at 517 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky.
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