Animated folk tale about John Henry, an African American, and his endeavour to cut a railroad tunnel through a mountain. Sung by Roberta Flack.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
318816
Language
English
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - United States
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → African Americans
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → African Americans
Literature → Folk literature, American
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation