Damascus (Va.), 1940 (Reel 1)

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Title:
Damascus (Va.), 1940 (Reel 1)
Date:
1940
Creator:
Waters, H. Lee
Description:
00:00:01--Older man in a hat and overalls smoking a pipe, woman standing in doorway, men standing in front of store, girls standing in front yard, cow crossing road in front of oncoming car 00:00:16--Men working in the Mocks Mill lumberyard 00:00:46--Boy eating for cameraman, men sitting on front porch of home, sped up footage of boys walking along large pipe in wooded area, sped up footage of boys sharing a bicycle on downtown street, “Esso” sign, “Coca Cola” sign, pedestrians and cars on street, man posing in middle of street removing his hat as cars drive around him 00:01:23--Reversed footage of downtown street, sped up, cars and pedestrians on street 00:01:34--Man walking on street, boy on tricycle, man on woman standing in doorway, old man and boys standing in front of grocery store, wide shot of man walking on dirt road 00:01:56--Boy walking on downtown sidewalk, boys crossing railroad tracks, men and women crossing railroad tracks, boy petting cow, man walking down street, woman sweeping sidewalk, man exiting car, boys in Lindbergh aviator helmet hats posing for camera 00:02:35--Boys and men playing football, players posing for camera, man in newsboy cap smiling at camera, baby eating on front porch, close ups of men and children, boy holding dog, pedestrians walking and posing on sidewalk, “Mercer Bros.” sign, man playing harmonica on sidewalk 00:03:38--Men on downtown sidewalk, man with badge waving at camera, men in taxi uniforms posing for camera in front of shop, “Ex-Lax” sign, men walking on sidewalk, boys eating ice cream 00:04:08--Men standing in front of a gasoline pump, “H.C. Gasoline” sign, boys playing in yard, girls riding bicycles, pedestrians walking on residential sidewalk, children playing with ball, close up of young boys 00:04:43--Man standing in newsboy cap, “U.S. Post Office Damascus, VA” sign, boy holding puppy on downtown sidewalk, man rolling cigarette, twin boys on sidewalk wearing letterman sweaters, men standing and walking on downtown sidewalk 00:05:11--Close shots of children on sidewalk, man standing on sidewalk, men sitting in doorway, three girls posing for camera 00:05:21--Barber cutting young boy's hair, man holding baby, close shots of boys sitting outside, men walking past camera, boys on bicycle, men walking toward camera with downtown in background, “Esso” sign, pedestrians crossing railroad bridge 00:05:52--Close shots of boy and man smoking cigar, men standing in doorway, pedestrians walking on sidewalk, close up of couple, close up of boy in Lindbergh aviator helmet cap, pedestrians walking toward camera on downtown sidewalk, close up of children standing outside eating, man pulling cart with dog standing on top, children standing in yard 00:06:34--Man standing in front of barn door, pedestrians posing on downtown sidewalk, “Cardui” sigh, pedestrians walking on sidewalk, group of men sitting on a bench, close ups of children and adults, man carrying bag of groceries, 00:07:51--“N.S. Wright & Company” sign, men standing in front of store, interior of store, employees helping patrons, man unwrapping doll for young girl, woman helping patron try on coat 00:08:16--Men play fighting on downtown sidewalk, wide exterior shot of storefront, men butchering meat, interior of grocery store with employees and patrons 00:09:06--“Mock & Wright Hardware and Furniture Co. Inc” sign on building, “Funeral Directors and Embalmers” sign, furniture showroom with women shopping, boy lying on display bed, exterior of soda shop, “Brown Bros. Sodas” sign, interior of soda shop, employee showing man different items 00:10:06--“Mercer Bros. Radio Sales Services” sign, man working on radio equipment, boy on bicycle, “W.S. Wright & Company” sign, “Orange Crush” sign on building, children standing on street, men and women gathered outside store, children standing in front of school bus, boy riding bicycle, pedestrians walking on sidewalk, group of boys and men posing in front of house 00:11:20--Pedestrians walking on downtown sidewalk, “City Shoe Shop” sign, man with bandaged nose, close up of pedestrians, men sitting on porch, man and woman carrying infant, man smoking cigarette in front of “Chesterfield” sign, two boys riding bicycle, pedestrians walking on downtown sidewalk 00:12:24--Boy standing on sidewalk eating apple, toddler walking toward camera, boys standing on sidewalk in front of moving cars 00:12:38--Reversed sped up footage of street with cars and bicyclists, pedestrians crossing street, 00:12:49--Sped up footage of street with cars, bicyclists, and pedestrians 00:13:03--Group of people greeting each other on sidewalk in front of theatre, “Pet Ice Cream” sign, children on sidewalk walking toward cameraman, men sitting in group in front of store, pedestrians on sidewalk 00:13:43--Exterior of school building, boys playing basketball outdoors, students playing in schoolyard, boys playing marbles, children going down slide, group of girls posing in front of school door, girls jumping rope, close up of boy, boy walking barefoot carrying shoes, boy wearing feathered headdress, medium and close shots of children posing for camera 00:16:03--Medium shots of teachers and administrators, shots of groups of children walking in to school, group of children posing outside school building 00:18:10--Men standing in downtown street while one man works underneath hood of car, men walking toward camera, women standing on sidewalk in front of “Owl Cafe” sign, close shots of children and men, pedestrians walking and posing on sidewalk 00:19:15--Men riding horse drawn wagon filled with brush down city street, young women riding bicycle, groups of men sitting on bench, pedestrians walking down sidewalk, two children sitting on tricycle and crying, group of women walking together toward camera, boy walking dog past train tracks 00:20:31--Close shots of young girls holding babies, close shots of children, pedestrians walking on downtown sidewalk toward camera, boys in military uniforms posing in front of service station, boy carrying rifle on shoulder, children walking dog on sidewalk, pedestrians walking down sidewalk, close shot of boy eating ice cream 00:21:52--Men walking on sidewalk toward camera, children walking on sidewalk toward camera, women sitting on porch swing, men lounging on porch, young woman walking down dirt road toward camera, boys playing together, service station attendant polishing car, men standing around in front of service station, people walking toward camera in residential area, “7Up” sign 00:22:48--Group of boys running down sidewalk and rolling tires, boy showing tin star on sweater
Location:
Format:
Extent:
TRT 00:23:02
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 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:
Free Re-Use
CC0 1.0
Identifier:
  • rl10075bcam0006010
  • cda8cd317320884fe4374ed968ecb282
  • watershlee
  • duke:611421
  • RL10075-BCAM-0006
  • ark:/87924/r4wh2j85p
  • 074affed-7291-4f0a-aa40-5e399c342bcb
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