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H.C. Blankenship and John Scott home movie collection, circa 1936-1967<
Home movies of the Blankenship family of Gordon and Macon, Georgia from 1936 to 1967 which depict family life, scenes of Central of Georgia railroad trains and stations, a mobile x-ray clinic for tuberculosis, family pets (cat and dog), birthday parties, Zoo Atlanta, Willie B. II gorilla, petting zoos, parades (including centennial of the Civil War parade and a Halloween parade), the Gordon mines, Rock Eagle, and Warner Robins.
More About This Collection
Creator
Wier, Joel A.
Date of Original
1936/1967
Location
United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Wilkinson County, Gordon, 32.88209, -83.33238
Type
Moving Image
Description
The collection consists of footage of Gordon and Macon (including downtown scenes), Georgia, and families based in Gordon. There are also some early home movies of a kaolin mine's operation that were transferred from their original 16mm to VHS in the 1980s ; the Walter J. Brown Media Archive does not have the original 16mm film. Also included is footage of numerous beach vacation trips in Georgia and Florida, mountain trips, picnics, a trip to England and Scotland, scenes of Central of Georgia railroad trains and stations, a mobile x-ray clinic for tuberculosis, family pets (cat and dog), birthday parties, Zoo Atlanta, Willie B. II gorilla, petting zoos, parades (including centennial of the Civil War parade and a Halloween parade), the Gordon mines, Rock Eagle, Warner Robins, and miscellaneous family footage.
Rights Holder
Dupree Blankenship home movie collection, 1937-1967. Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Holding Institution
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
