New Deal symposium at the Library of Congress

On March 13 & 14, Hank Sapoznik and I will be participating in a symposium at the Library of Congress: ART, CULTURE & GOVERNMENT: THE NEW DEAL AT 75. We'll be talking about our forthcoming book, All I Got Is Gone: Roots Music Photographs from the Great Depression, and I'll give a talk about how the book came about, how I researched it, etc. There will be a number of other speakers, and some presentations on under-utilized collections at the Library. The following day, there will be a screening of rare government-produced period films at the National Archives& Records Administration Film Festival. For more information contact: Nancy Groce, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress; Phone: 202-707-1744; Email: ngro@loc.gov.

People Take Warning!

I'm happy to announce the release of a project I worked on - People Take Warning! Murder Ballads and Disaster Songs, 1913 - 1938. There are three CDs of vintage recordings dealing with natural disasters, industrial accidents, and heinous crime.

It's a beautiful package with notes by Tom Waits and Hank Sapoznik, remastering by Chris King, and design by Susan Archie. I did most of the photo research, and it was pretty cool digging into historic images of the Wreck of the Old 97, Casey Jones, and other stories I think of existing more in myth than in actual history.

If you're interested in a copy, you can order one via Amazon through my website: http://www.atlasfilms.org/store.html

Jeweler's Eye at Slamdance Anarchy

Jeweler's Eye was chosen as one of three featured shorts for the October Anarchy, their online festival. And if you wouldn't mind casting a vote for it, I would be grateful. www.slamdance.com/anarchy
~Rich

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Welcome to the blog for Rich Remsberg and Atlas Films. Her I'll be posting occasional news about Atlas Films, tales from the front lines of archival image research, recent discoveries, Movie Night schedules, friends' goings-on, and more. Hope you enjoy it. ~ Rich