Dr. Leonard Carmichael 
Itovesibcr 9 , 1956 
Waldo L. Schmitt 
aaithsonian-Bredin Congo axjtioa pietore film 
To complete the Africaa film for showiag at the Cos»s Club os I^ceaber 
10th j I seed some additional footage s a few siK>ts of acme of the scnlptures 
is the Ward collections a take of some of the materials collected bgr the 
tion} and a brief glimpse of the aoyth front of the Hatwral Histoiy Boildlng, 
and of the top of the Washington ffonw^t, so r«iinlscent of the obelisks m 
saw at Karnakin, Eg^t. 
The motion picture laboratory at the Department of Agricolturt (Mr. Carl 
Tarrey, chief) will undertake the assignment if the Institution will request 
it by way of a p„irchase order. Ihe ««>st will be in the aeighboriwod of #2.50, 
and is expected to run less. 
In this connection, to e^edite dewelopii.g , we shall have to furnish 
ii-100 ft, rolls of “ilyp© 1, 16 a®. Sodachr«e films which they do not have 
immediately on hand (cost |li.5l each, total fid.Oij), 
Ihe matter of some further expenses in osaaection with the preparation of 
the African film have been discussed with Hr, acedia on several occasions, and 
he is agreeable to putting it into first-class lecture sh^e at the expense ©f 
the Fuad, In report!^' to you on balances remaining in the Iredin eapeditionaary 
funds, I also mentioned to you that sc®® further expenses would be entailed 
before the African film could be used for public lecture purposes. There will 
also be some additional expense in connection with the sound records that will 
be played during portions of the fil® but I shall not be able to say what until 
I have consulted again wlto the Ifeitional 0®ogra|hie Society early this next week 
Last, but not least, on Ifonday, the 19th, or perhaps on Fi'idiy, the l6th, 
we shall need to enlist the assistance of Er. Oliver's department to provide a 
tmpor&ry screen or backpround for taking the Viard sculptures, 10 or 12 feet 
wide and 12“lli feet high. Ibis could be wsnks’ cloth suspended from a rod 
between two ladders. It would need to be mvmd behind each of three “statues" 
in turn on Monday, the 19th and possibly on Jbiday, the l6th of Soveaher, 
though this contingency is more r«^te. It depends on certain othar of Agri- 
culture's tentative commitments. 
In short, I seek your aj^rov^ fbri 
(1) a par<diase order on Agriculture for exposing several hundred feet 
of motion picture film in this building, estimated cost |250s 
(2) a purchase order for lt-100 ft, rolls, 16 m®. Sodachrome IVpe A 
film at m.5l each, cost flS.Olti 
