Chapel Hill (N.C.), 1939 (Reel 2)

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Title:
Chapel Hill (N.C.), 1939 (Reel 2)
Date:
1939
Creator:
Waters, H. Lee
Description:
00:00:00--African American man smoking and carrying boxes, walking towards camera, “Chevrolet” sign, “Amoco” sign, African American woman in maid's uniform, African American men and women on residential sidewalk, African American woman doing laundry, African American women sitting on porch 00:00:27--African American boy smoking on city sidewalk, “Elk's Club Taxi” sign, African American men and women smiling and laughing on sidewalk 00:01:17--Disabled African American man sitting next to child in front of car, men changing car tire, African American women and child walking toward camera, African American man changing tire, African American children walking down dirt road, African American boy on tricycle in road 00:01:47--African American children eating in yard, close up shots of African American children on front porch, African American man on rocking chair, man swinging on porch swing 00:02:38--African American men walking toward camera, close ups of African American children and older women, older man napping in rocking chair, African American children playing outside, individual shots of African American men and women, boy holding football, woman washing clothing, boy kicking ball, pregnant woman walking by home, children playing on playground equipment 00:04:45--African American students play fighting with man in hat in front of Orange County Training School, close ups of students, group shot of students posing on school steps, children leaving school building 00:07:08--African American students walking away from school, medium shot of students in embroidered sweaters, girl dancing, boys wrestling on ground, girls dancing with one another 00:08:12--Young African American men and women dancing the jitterbug outdoors in front of Orange County Training School, other students holding books and watching dancers, young boy dancing, boys standing by car, woman walking down dirt road carrying package, man on sidewalk dancing for camera, man riding bicycle 00:09:46--“Cities Service” sign, wide shot of exterior of service station, white and African American attendants tending to customer's car, “Koolmotor” sign, close ups of African American boys laughing and dancing for camera 00:11:03--African American man holding business card “Tar Heel Taxi No. 1 at the Elk's Rest Phone 9406 Day and Night Service”, driver leaving building and getting into taxicab, taxi picking up customer and dropping customer off, children playing on front porch, man walking with child, “Esso” sign, shots of men sitting and smoking, white man blocking sun from eyes, African American man on bicycle, men and women walking on residential sidewalk, toddler walking in front yard, shots of people greeting each other in residential area, close ups of children and men 00:13:23--African American children leaving Orange County Training School in groups holding hands, wide shot of students standing outside, some students holding umbrellas, close ups of teachers, group of children posing on school house steps, students making faces at camera 00:18:10--African American men and women crossing residential street, man on bicycle, men walking toward camera, close ups of men in hats, men in overalls walking alongside road, young women walking on sidewalk toward camera 00:19:20--Tall African American man walking toward camera, “Chevrolet” sign, “Amoco” sign, sped up footage of man walking toward camera from other direction, young man walking on sidewalk
Location:
Format:
Extent:
TRT 00:19:51
Digital Collection:
H. Lee Waters Film Collection
Source Collection:
H. Lee Waters Film collection, 1936-2005, bulk 1936-1942
Series:
Movies of Local People, 1936-1942
Provenance:
The original motion picture film reel of Chapel Hill (N.C.), 1939 (Reel 2) is held by the State Archives of North Carolina, Record ID MPF.84. The H. Lee Waters Film Collection was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a series of gifts and purchases beginning in 1988.
Rights:
Copyright Undetermined
Rights Note:
The publication status of this item is uncertain, making public domain determination difficult.  To the extent these materials are protected by copyright, Duke has been granted permission to make digital reproductions and make them available to the public as part of a digital collection.  For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library: https://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/research/citations-and-permissions.
Identifier:
  • rl10075bcam0005010
  • ab083228dec137ef4030756278b0167f
  • watershlee
  • duke:611490
  • RL10075-BCAM-0005
  • ark:/87924/r42f7pk73
  • 4ab3a692-6830-48a8-8dd5-1680aaddd2d3
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