"Imaging Columbus" A Christopher Columbus Iconography

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Video recording of a slideshow presentation by Samuel J. Marino that was directed and included photographs from Silas S. Stamper. It includes visuals of portraits, monuments, statues, busts, and books that depict Christopher Columbus. It was overlaid with music from the Italian Symposium of Texas and narration explaining who the artists, and writers were along with a history of Columbus.

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1 videocassette (VHS) (18 min.) : sd., col.

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Marino, Samuel 1987~.

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Description

Video recording of a slideshow presentation by Samuel J. Marino that was directed and included photographs from Silas S. Stamper. It includes visuals of portraits, monuments, statues, busts, and books that depict Christopher Columbus. It was overlaid with music from the Italian Symposium of Texas and narration explaining who the artists, and writers were along with a history of Columbus.

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1 videocassette (VHS) (18 min.) : sd., col.

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Samuel Marino was a professor at NTSU who researched the Italian American experience.

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  • Preferred Citation: Samuel Marino Collection (AR0202), University of North Texas Special Collections

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  • 1987~

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  • Feb. 19, 2019, 7:47 a.m.

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  • April 22, 2021, 3:23 p.m.

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Marino, Samuel. "Imaging Columbus" A Christopher Columbus Iconography, video, 1987~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1453421/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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