KNOXVILLE, TN (September 11, 2006) Renowned and revered as one of Knoxville's most famous commercial photographers, Jim Thompson also made motion pictures. Special clips from the Thompson collection have been put together by Bradley Reeves and Louisa Trott of Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound. This will be the first public showing of some of these clips. Included in this unique and exciting showing are some of the first home movies ever made (1915), Gay Street parades (including FDR's visit), historic downtown footage, a vintage 1930s UT Vols football game clip, 1920s/30s Smoky Mountain Hiking Club trips, Sen. Lawrence Tyson at Tyson House, and much more.
Preceding the showing of these films clips will be a 1931 UT All Students Club film, made by UT students showing scenes on campus and downtown.
The one-time showing will be Friday, September 15th at 7 p.m. at the East Tennessee History Center.
The East Tennessee Historical Society, whose mission is to preserve, interpret and promote the region’s history, is located at 601 S. Gay Street (across from the Tennessee Theatre) in downtown Knoxville. This special program is offered at no charge and is open to the public. Directions to ETHS are available at www.east-tennessee-history.org. For additional information, call 865-215-8824.
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