Voice of America
June 8, 2010 by admin
Filed under In the Media, Voice of America
Voice of America
Museum Goes International: Voice of America, Washington D.C., filmed a program on the New Mark Twain Exhibit and the Angels Camp Museum for Asian broadcast to all Chinese speaking peoples — e.g. Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China.
Click here to view the segment.
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
November 12, 2009 by admin
Filed under Just for Fun, Vintage Frog Jump Movie
Enjoy this vintage movie clip from the 1950s of “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”.
Famous frog-jumping contest memorialized in Mark Twain’s short story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.” Newsreel story presenting the 100th anniversary of the contest.
This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives
Producer: Universal-International Newsreel
Many thanks to the friends and family of Paul Raggio who generously donated to the Museum in his name. A memorial fountain and support for the Mark Twain Exhibit are being completed in his name.