Williamsburg Restored (1951)
1951 · Short film · 29 min · dir. Francis Thompson
- Documentary
- History
Synopsis
This documentary which opens with a ten-minute period drama about the importance of Williamsburg in 1774, explains the mission of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin in the 1920s to restore Williamsburg to a colonial American icon. Through the painstaking research of curator, historians, and architects, the town's restoration plan is mapped out. Construction tradesmen from the twentieth century transform rundown exteriors into period edifices. Interiors are modified and restored to livable, sometimes elegant, period condition. This vast undertaking leads to mid-century historical interpretation about the importance of the people and ideas of Williamsburg that forged a new nation.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Francis Thompson
- Studio
- Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
- Released
- 1951-01-01
- Running time
- 29 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Educational Films, Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Williamsburg Restored
- Architecture
- Anthropology
- Cultural anthropology
- Regional history
- Social sciences
- Visual and performing arts
- World history
Cast & crew
Francis Thompson Director
