Dupree Blankenship home movie collection, HM-75, HM-76 (hm-bla_0027)

Collection:

Georgia Home and Amateur Movies

Title:

Dupree Blankenship home movie collection, HM-75, HM-76 (hm-bla_0027)

Creator:

Blankenship, H. C.

Date of Original:

1937/1966

Subject:

Blankenship, H. C.--Travel
Blankenship family
Children
Dogs
Pets
Gardens
Flowers
Railroad trains
Beaches
Airplanes
Delta Air Lines
Central business districts
Vending machines
African Americans
Fishing
Architecture, Domestic
Automobiles
Storefronts
Boats and boating
Lumber-yards
Railroad stations
Marching bands
Blue collar workers
Horse racing
Horses
Golf
Service stations
Swimming
Swimmers
Family vacations
Ships--Great Britain
Tugboats--Great Britain
Aquitania (Steamship)
Coca Cola (Trademark)
Amateur films--Georgia

Location:

United Kingdom, 54.75844, -2.69531
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018

Medium:

moving images

Type:

Moving Image

Format:

video/mp4

Description:

Segment one: Opening credits, 0:00. Music playing and opening screen: "SCENES FROM MOVIES OF H. C. Blankenship and John Scott." Segment two: Children, 0:13. Children walk together across a field and play outside with dogs. An African American yard man cuts the grass. Women interact in the garden. Segment three: Train, 0:56. A train emits smoke and goes down the tracks. The screen is full of smoke. Another train backs into a yard with piles of cargo. Men walk around the area and look at the camera. A train pulls up after being loaded with cargo. Segment four: Beach, 2:18. Men stand in front of flower bushes. A man rides in a cart with a sail attached to it on the beach. People play with a dog on the beach. Segment five: Airplane, 3:31. A plane with "Delta Air Lines" on the side of it drives down a runway. People pose near the airplanes, watching them. People board a small commercial plane. A woman smiles for the camera. Segment six: Town, 4:11. People walk around outside a building. It is hard to see what is actually happening. A train comes towards the camera. A man in town walks to his truck. People move sacks off of a train. Women walk down the streets. Two men stand in front of a plane. A man jumps on a train engine. People generally walk around and pose for the camera. A street in town is empty. A man walks down the sidewalk. A man picks up a dog and puts it into his car. Segment seven: Industries, 6:05. The train tracks and workers are shown again. Land outside of town that looks like farmland is shown. Trees lie in beds of carts in what looks like a lumber yard. Men walk around the lumber yard as the camera pans across it. Sign: "Machine Shop." Workers walk behind a dog through the yard. A man walks along a dirt road. Work areas with machines have men shoveling dirt in them. An African American workman walks along the top of the work building. A man walks around a field and works with other men at a pump. A train backs down a railroad. The train goes under a large wooden bridge. A man walks across railroad tracks. Men work on the railroad tracks. The train goes into the station and has something loaded onto it. A machine moves back and forth loading things onto a train. A machine carries dirt and drops it into piles. A group of African American men walk down to the railroad with shovels. Men stand together in front of a car business, posing for the camera. A man catches a fish with fishing line while on a boat. Men fish off the back of a boat. People walk around downtown. Segment eight: Homes, 14:58. A person walks out of a brick house with big trees in the yard. A dirt road is lined by large trees. A car drives down the dirt road lined with trees. The car parks just outside the house and a woman with two dogs gets out of it. The woman smiles for the camera. The camera pans across the house and yard. An end screen with "THE END Grandadee Production" and a graphic road pops up. Black slug. Sign: "Produced by Videonics DirectED PLUS." Segment nine: Town, 17:10. A car drives down a road over a small bridge. The camera falls over and the inside of the car can be seen briefly. Outside there is a large plant of some sort. Many cars are parked by the buildings. The car is now in town where a sign: "Family Dollar" advertises a store, among other buildings. There is a Chevrolet car store. The camera zooms in on certain buildings. There is an abandoned train station. One shopping strip has a large sign: "KARATE" over one of the stores. There are railroad tracks in the middle of the down town area. A church building is shown from across the parking lot. The camera zooms in on a building so that the sign: "PIGGLY WIGGLY" can be read. There is a water tower in the background. Many of the buildings in town are brick. A large white church is located on a corner street. A school bus is parked by a brick building. Another brick church is shown. A brick building is shown that has a Coca-Cola and a Pepsi vending machine sitting on the front porch. The camera drives by some houses, then a Chevron gas station. Many of the houses have fences in their yards. There are plenty of other cars out and about. The car is now away from the neighborhood area, although there are still some large houses along the road. On the left is some kind of manufacturing plant that has a railroad attached to it. The speed limit on the road is 45. The car turned onto a new street, which is mostly lined by trees. An end screen with "THE END Grandadee Productions" is shown. Black slug. Segment ten: Outside, 24:09. Children walk together across a field and play outside with dogs. An African American yard man cuts the grass. Women interact in the garden. Segment eleven: Train, 24:53. A train emits smoke and goes down the tracks. The screen is full of smoke. Another train backs into a yard with piles of cargo. Men walk around the area and look at the camera. A train pulls up after being loaded with cargo. Segment twelve: Coast, 26:14. Men stand in front of flower bushes. Women observe the same flower bushes. A man steps onto a dock as a boat glides by the camera. They tie the boat to the dock. Buildings are shown, but it is too dark to see them well. What looks like a parking lot is shown, but it is too dark to see them well. Segment thirteen: Places: 27:37. A woman walks down a busy street with lots of tall buildings. Chairs are set up in a field for women to sit in and chat. A couple of men join the women, and then they all go somewhere else. Segment fourteen: Beach, 28:17. A man rides in a cart with a sail attached to it on the beach. People play with a dog on the beach. Segment fifteen: Airplane, 29:27. A plane with "Delta Air Lines" on the side of it drives down a runway. People pose near the airplanes, watching them. People board a small commercial plane. A woman smiles for the camera. Segment sixteen: Town, 30:12. People walk around outside a building. It is hard to see what is actually happening. Black slug. A train comes towards the camera. A man in town walks to his truck. People move sacks off of a train. Black slug. Women walk down the streets. Black slug. A house and landscaping is shown. Black slug. A man stands outside in a garden area by a house. Two men stand in front of a plane and spin the propeller to start it. Black slug. A man jumps on a train engine. People generally walk around and pose for the camera. A street in town is empty. A man walks down the sidewalk. A man picks up a dog and puts it into his car. Segment seventeen: Industries, 35:07. The train tracks and workers are shown again. Land outside of town that looks like farmland is shown. Trees lie in beds of carts in what looks like a lumber yard. Black slug. Men walk around the lumber yard as the camera pans across it. Sign: "Machine Shop." Workers walk behind a dog through the yard. A man walks along a dirt road. Work areas with machines have men shoveling dirt in them. An African American workman walks along the top of the work building. Black slug. A man walks around a field and works with other men at a pump. A train backs down a railroad. The train goes under a large wooden bridge. A man walks across railroad tracks. Men work on the railroad tracks. The train goes into the station and has something loaded onto it. A machine moves back and forth loading things onto a train. A machine carries dirt and drops it into piles. Black slug. Segment eighteen: Marching, 41:41. A band is marching in synchronization on a field. Black slug. The camera is having trouble filming. The marching band is in a full stadium marching on the field. Black slug. Bells are ringing with a black screen. Cars drive by the football field. Black slug. The camera shows people in the crowd watching the field. Black slug. Segment nineteen: Work, 46:36. Men stand in a group outside under a bridge. Black slug. Men walk in a line to work. Black slug. Men walk around with shovels towards train tracks. A crane moves dirt over to where the men are shoveling. There are knocked down trees everywhere. Black slug. Segment twenty: Horse Racing, 48:22. Horses race on a track. A family watches. An airplane flies overhead. People walk around enjoying themselves. Segment twenty-one: Golf, 48:53. There is a table with what looks like trophies. Men stand with golf clubs. A few men are on a golf course playing golf. A group of women walk on the course with them and chat with each other. Segment twenty-two: Transportation, 49:58. A group of men and boys stand around at a gas station. They are near a car, and other cars are driving down the road past them. There are a couple of women with them, too. A man sits on the back of a boat and fishes. A man catches a fish with fishing line while on a boat. Men fish off the back of a boat. Black slug. People walk around downtown. A woman walks toward an incoming train. The camera is having problems. Black slug. Segment twenty-three: Family, 52:07. Children walk together across a field and play outside with dogs. An African American yard man cuts the grass. Women interact in the garden. Black slug. Segment twenty-four: Train, 52:35. A train emits smoke and goes down the tracks. The screen is full of smoke. Another train backs into a yard with piles of cargo. Men walk around the area and look at the camera. A train pulls up after being loaded with cargo. Segment twenty-five: Coast, 53:53. Women stand in a garden where there are flowers. Separate flowers are shown. Men look at the flowers as well. A man climbs down onto a dock as a boat floats along in the water. The boat comes toward the dock and they tie it up. Segment twenty-six: Homes, 54:18. A brick house is shown. The camera has problems. Black slug. Another house with many trees around it is shown. A woman and two dogs walk out of the house. There is a dirt road surrounded by trees. An old car drives down the dirt road. It parks and a woman gets out with two dogs and they walk into the house. The woman smiles for the camera. A field with trees in it is shown. Swimmers jump into a pool in the yard. They splash around also. Black slug. The camera shows a pond surrounded by rolling hills and children playing on a swing set. A family gathers outside their home. The same pond and rolling hills are shown. Segment twenty-seven: Vacation, 57:47. A tugboat floats down the river. A life preserver says "Aquitania Liverpool." Workers move about on a dock. There are many ships and people in the ship yard. An airplane flies low over the water. A small ferry takes cars across a small river. In addition, a man ferries people on a canoe across the river. A family plays with their dog at the beach. A man runs far into the water. The family chats together at the beach. The family also goes to a fort that overlooks the water. Black slug.

Local Identifier:

hm-bla_0027.mp4

External Identifiers:

Metadata URL:

https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:ugabma_bmahm_hm-bla-0027

Digital Object URL:

https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:ugabma_bmahm_hm-bla-0027

Language:

eng

Extent:

1 video file (mp4) (60 min., 16 sec.) : sd., b&w and col.

Original Collection:

H.C. Blankenship and John Scott home movie collection, circa 1936-1967

Holding Institution:

Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Rights: