Detroit Historical Society | 1983 Christmas Carnival Tape 3 @DetroitHistoricalSociety | Uploaded April 2018 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
2015.008.277
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U-Matic S tape containing footage shot at the 1983 Christmas Carnival in Cobo Hall recorded over the first portion of a tape containing segments from WXYZ-TV and WDIV new broadcasts on a variety of subjects from 1981.
The tape begins with shots of children playing a ball throwing at the Christmas Carnival. The targets are in the shape of various characters including a clown and the Tin Man. This is followed by several shots of a large mechanical diorama consisting of a rotating flying saucer atop a snow-covered hill, with a group of green aliens with oval-shaped heads along a cliff below. The camera gets close-ups of a waving alien figure, and one who motions with a camera. Afterward, several shots follow of a large Santa Claus sculpture. The Christmas Carnival footage ends after a brief shot of a playscape with a slide.
The video is on an 18-minute U-Matic S tape with a handwritten City of Detroit Department of Public Information Video Production label. The tape is housed in a black plastic latching case with a 3M label on in its spine.
2015.008.277
detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/4A4B94B1-8F1F-48E4-89A7-624779025637
U-Matic S tape containing footage shot at the 1983 Christmas Carnival in Cobo Hall recorded over the first portion of a tape containing segments from WXYZ-TV and WDIV new broadcasts on a variety of subjects from 1981.
The tape begins with shots of children playing a ball throwing at the Christmas Carnival. The targets are in the shape of various characters including a clown and the Tin Man. This is followed by several shots of a large mechanical diorama consisting of a rotating flying saucer atop a snow-covered hill, with a group of green aliens with oval-shaped heads along a cliff below. The camera gets close-ups of a waving alien figure, and one who motions with a camera. Afterward, several shots follow of a large Santa Claus sculpture. The Christmas Carnival footage ends after a brief shot of a playscape with a slide.
The video is on an 18-minute U-Matic S tape with a handwritten City of Detroit Department of Public Information Video Production label. The tape is housed in a black plastic latching case with a 3M label on in its spine.
