- Collection:
- Georgia Home and Amateur Movies
- Title:
- Louis C. Harris home movie collection, Compilation -- 1 of 2 (hm-har_0049)
- Creator:
- Harris, Louis C., 1912-1978
- Date of Original:
- 1942/1960
- Subject:
- Amateur films--Georgia
Airships--Georgia--Augusta
Parades--Georgia--Augusta
Police--Georgia--Augusta
Motorcycles--Georgia--Augusta
Parade floats--Georgia--Augusta
Horses--Georgia--Augusta
Indians of North America--Georgia--Augusta
Carriages and carts--Georgia--Augusta
Italy--Description and travel
Vehicles, Military
Soldiers
Cities and towns--Italy
Roads
Passenger trains
Cathedrals
Boats and boating
Leaning Tower (Pisa, Italy)
Tourists
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Parades--Washington (D.C.)
Parade floats--Washington (D.C.)
Boys
Tricycles
Recreation
Monuments
Golf
Airplanes
Cities and towns
Dogs
Pets
Cigar smoking
Marching bands
United States. Air Force
Birds
African American women
Women soldiers
Family vacations
Beaches
Infants
Piers
African American boys
Flags--Great Britain
Delta Air Lines
Fishing
Buses
Greyhound Lines, Inc.
Families
Toddlers
Cycling
Morocco--Description and travel
Jeep automobile
Buildings--Morocco
Morocco--Buildings, structures, etc.
Banks and banking
Dinners and dining
Hotels
United States. Army
Horses
Carriages and carts
United States. Marine Corps
Donkeys
Waiters
Sheepherding
Flags--United States - Location:
- Italy, 42.833333, 12.833333
Italy, Pisa, 43.7228, -10.4017
Morocco, 31.791702, -7.09262
United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018 - Medium:
- moving images
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Test Pattern. Black Slug. Title screen "Harris Reel 1." Segment one: Crowd gathering, 0:18. There is a large crowd gathered outside a white building. The camera rotates around the crowd to show how large the crowd is. The camera pans up to the sky where there is a blimp flying by. There is a choir and a band performing on a stage in front of the building as the color guard marches to towards the stage to present the colors. Behind the stage there is a balcony where a gentleman walks up, salutes the crowd and gives a speech. Segment two: Parade, 3:51. There is a parade happening, and a large crowd is gathered to watch it. The first group the camera sees go by is the policemen in motorcycles. Then a marching band passes by, followed by a group of military personnel. Then we see a white car drive by and a man in the backseat stands to wave at the crowd. A green car passes by and a man in the backseat stands to wave at the crowd. Then we see a color guard pass by presenting the colors of multiple states. Then a white car passes by. Another color guard passes wearing combat uniforms. Then a group of soldiers marches by. A float passes by with a sign that reads "freedom to worship." A group of military personnel marches by. A group of military women marches by. Several groups of men riding horses pass by. A red carriage drawn by mini horses passes by. There is a man standing in the back of the carriage waving at the crowd. A green car passes by, and a man in the backseat waves at the crowd while seated. A small group of men in green uniforms passes by riding horses and holding flags. A drum line passes by wearing Native American headgear. Behind them there is a horse drawn carriage with multiple people in the carriage. A float passes by showing a a scene from the American Revolution and on the side it reads "Delaware First State Liberty and Independence." A group of men pass by holding a sign that reads "Pennsylvania." A float passes by showing the scene of the painting "Crossing the Delaware," and on the side it reads "New Jersey." A group of military men passes by. A white car passes by and a man in the backseat is waving at the crowd. A float passes by with a golf course scene and on the side it reads "Augusta. GA. Golfing Mecca of the Nation," behind it there are two stilt walkers. A group of men dressed in American Revolution's soldiers' uniforms marches by. A float passes by with a scene from the American Revolution and on the side it reads "Connecticut Foundation of Liberty". A float passes by with people standing on it and on the side it reads "Massachusetts". A float passes by with three women kneeling appearing to sew together an American flag and on the side it reads "Maryland." A car passes by. Bubbles. Title screen "Harris Reel 2." Segment three: Italy, 7:51. There is group of military trucks loaded with people. The military trucks are on the road. A group of soldiers is sitting under the shade of a tree eating and talking. There is a busy street in a city. There are a couple of people passing an unfinished building structure. People are gathered around a memorial site. There is a table by the memorial site, and two women are passing out flyers and talking to those visiting the site. There is a group of people outside the unfinished building structure, and there is a smiling man carrying a small child and pointing at the camera. There are large white buildings. There is an arch of triumph next to the buildings. There is a monument in front of buildings in the middle of a city. People are walking on the streets. A car parked on the side of a street and people passing by on bicycles. A train is passing by in the middle of a city. Three soldiers are standing talking, and a woman is standing next to them. The camera pans up to show the building with an arch of triumph behind them. Two women holding flowers are standing next to a building. There is a cathedral with a sign in Italian. The camera pans down to show the people passing on the street walking, driving, and riding bicycles. The camera starts filming at the top of the cathedral and starts going down filming the rest of the structure. There is a military person walking towards the camera. The cathedral is filmed from far away. The camera films the top of the cathedral where part of it is still under construction. The cathedral is filmed from further away and there are multiple signs in Italian in front of it. The cathedral is filmed from another angle showing a clock that reads 2:00. There is a monument in the middle of a city. There is a military car full of people going down a street. There is a traffic light at an intersection followed by a soldier about to get in a car. There is a sunset by a lake and mountains in the background. A woman and a child walk on a bay. There are buildings along the bay. The camera starts going around showing people sitting on a bench by the bay, a sign that says "Slow 20 MPH," a car passing by, a woman on a bicycle, and a man walking by. There is a building next to the sea and surrounded by trees. The camera pans out to show the sea. There is a boat next to a pier. There is a woman and six children playing at the seashore. The camera pans out to show the mountains at the end of the sea line. There is a woman and a man walking on a historic site. The camera pans out to show the buildings in the historic site. There is a pier with people standing looking at the sea. There is a backyard next to the sea. The camera pans out to show the rest of the backyard. Two large houses are far away surrounded by vegetation. The camera catches a sunrise. Title screen "Harris Reel 4." Segment four: Pisa, 17:21. There is a military truck passing on the street next to a river. The camera pans out to show the buildings on the other side of the river. Three soldiers are walking down a street. In the background the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the cathedral of the city of Pisa is visible. There are cars on the street. The camera starts panning up to show the Leaning Tower of Pisa. There are people walking along the top balcony of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. There are people going in and out of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Military persons are standing around the historical site. One of them is holding his gloves in his hands and walking towards the camera. A man is smoking a pipe with a camera around his neck and walking towards the camera. The camera starts filming at the front of the cathedral and pans out to show the rest of the building and the Leaning Tower of Pisa behind it. The camera starts filming at the base of the tower and pans up to show the entire tower. There are people walking along each level of the tower. Members of the cathedral are walking along the site. Members of the cathedral and military personnel are walking along the site. The camera pans up to show the Leaning Tower of Pisa. There is an airplane in the sky. The camera pans down to show the Leaning tower of Pisa. An airplane passes and disappears behind the cathedral. The camera follows where it disappeared until it circles around and reemerges from behind the Leaning Tower of Pisa. A woman is taking a picture of another woman and two little girls. Military personnel are walking along the site. Standing at the base of the tower, the camera films upwards towards the tower and begins to pan down to show the detail on the structure. There is a bear statue at the top of a column. There are people walking beside the cathedral. The camera pans up to show the detail of the structure. A close up of the entrance of the cathedral. There are four men standing around the entrance. A close up of the painting on top of the entrance. The camera pans down to show the detail on the door. There are people walking by. A close up of the detail on the door. The cathedral and the tower are filmed from far away and there are people walking along the site. The camera pans up to just show the buildings. Title screen "Harris Reel 6." Segment five: Washington, D.C., 23:44. There are planes in the sky. The Capitol building is visible far away. There are planes in the sky. A parade is happening. Men are seen walking in the parade. There are people on both sides of the street. A car passes between the men. A color guard marches by. A float with a bald eagle and two American flags passes by; on the side it reads "District of Columbia." A horse drawn float passes by; on the side it reads "Missouri." A horse drawn carriage passes by; on the side it reads "From Lamar Missouri the Birthplace of President Truman. Men on horses pass by; one of them is holding a flag. Soldiers march by. A float with a golden structure passes by. A marching band passes by. A horse drawn float passes by; on the side it reads "Missouri, Missouri." Four people holding a sign that reads "Ashland Kentucky's Famous Tomcat Band" pass by; behind them is the marching band lead by a majorette. A group of military personnel marches by. A float passes by; on the side it reads "Maryland." Title screen "The End." Black slug. Title screen "Harris Reel 8." Segment six: Front yard, 27:27. A little boy riding a red tractor tricycle speeds down a hill in a front yard. He rides around the front yard looking at the camera. A close up of the little boy. The little boy starts making silly faces at camera. An older boy and girl appear from behind the hedges in the front yard. The little boy in the red tractor tricycle speeds down the hill and heads towards the camera. The older boy does two front flips. The girl is play fighting with another girl. A woman with a baby comes out of the house. Title screen "Harris Reel 11a." Segment seven: Military parade, 28:41. The camera pans up showing a monument. The camera pans down and shows people standing around the front yard of a large building. There are flags on the side. The camera pans up and goes around showing trees, the sky, and the monument. The camera closes in on the monument, which looks like multiple people holding up a body. The camera shows the side of a building with balconies, some of the balconies have people standing. The camera pans up to the sky. The camera pans down to show the building again. The camera goes around showing the trees around the site. The camera zooms in on people standing outside the gate of the building. More people are walking up towards the gate. The people begin to line up. Soldiers march by. Soldiers on horses are marching by. A drum line is playing. A man on a four-wheeler passes by with military trucks full of soldiers behind him. The camera films the parade from a higher angle. Cars and horses continue passing by as the drum line plays. There are people watching the parade from the balconies of the building. Soldiers march by as the drum line continues to play. The men on horses and cars are all stopped at the street in front of the building. The camera pans up to show the people on the balconies of the buildings. The drum line marches by, behind them is a group of soldiers. Another drum line marches by accompanied by a marching band behind them. A group of military women passes by. Title screen "Harris Reel 11b." Segment eight: Golf, 35:05. A man is playing golf. After he hits the ball, the camera pans out to follow it. There us a boy standing by holding golf clubs. Another man hits the ball from another spot and starts walking towards where it went. They continue to play golf. Segment nine: Aircraft, 37:02. Someone is holding a sign in front of the camera reading: "9th C.C.U. Project 1/2 Million Rol[sic] No 1 scene Cameraman Gekler Film A Date 2-8-45 Sound S/Set Karner." Three military men are standing talking. A plane heads down a runway slowly. A plane speeds up in the sky. The plane on the ground continues to move slowly down the runway, while men stand on the runway talking. Segment ten: City, 38:58. A man walks up to a woman and starts walking towards the camera with her. She waves at the camera. There is a dog lying on the ground of a patio, the man starts walking up to him and he starts wagging his tail. The camera shows a distant view of the city from the patio. A close up of the dog. A man and a woman wearing military uniforms are sitting on the balcony of a building talking. Another man is now with them, and they're reviewing documents. A close up of the woman talking towards the camera. There is a busy street. The man and the woman on the balcony appear again talking. Title screen "Harris Reel 14." Segment eleven: Recognition, 41:03. The camera is pointed at the ground. There are people standing around a car talking. One man pulls out a cigar and begins smoking. Another man pulls out a camera. A woman walks up and shakes one of the men's hand. Other men are seen talking to a different woman. One of them shakes her hand. A couple walks up and shakes hands with the man. Three men are talking. Three men stand still, one is dressed with a military uniform and he is saluting. Of the other two men, one has a hat, but he takes it off and holds it to his heart. People are sitting on bleachers. The camera starts to pan to the side and the Georgia flag is waving. Two of the three men get in a car. The third man gets in the car that pulls up after the other one takes off. The man alone in the car pulls up to two military persons and one of them gets in the car with him and shakes his hand. Soldiers are standing at parade rest on a field; some of them are holding flags. The cars the men are riding start approaching. As the cars pass the soldiers they move to attention. The three men are standing at a stage. Soldiers are marching towards them. The man with the military uniform is giving a speech. He presents the other two men plaques and they deliver speeches. Soldiers are marching towards the camera with a marching band behind them. They march past the stage where the men are standing. More groups of soldiers are behind the marching band. They march past the stage where the men are standing. When the soldiers pass the stage the soldiers on the outside rows look straight ahead, but the soldiers in the middle rows have their heads turned towards the men on the stage. The marching band is standing to the side playing as the soldiers continue to march by. As they march by, the man on the stage with the military uniform salutes them. Planes are flying behind the last group of soldiers seen. Title screen "Harris Reel 16." Segment twelve: Airport day, 46:05. There are people standing behind a white fence, and soldiers are standing in front of the fence at attention. The camera pans out to show the crowd. A United States Air Force airplane is on the runway and there are people standing around it. The camera pans out and shows the number on the tail which reads "8610." There is another plane further away. One of the planes starts to take off. As that plane travels down the runway, there are people standing around the other plane. There are two women and children standing around the field next to the runway. A plane is taking off behind them. A man walks up and starts telling the children to wave at the camera. Two of the children are up close to the camera making silly faces. The camera pans around and the other children are walking towards the camera. The children are standing around looking at the camera. A leafless tree has hundreds of birds on its branches. The camera pans around showing houses in a neighborhood. A busy street is shown. The camera pans out and shows a bus stop where African American women are standing waiting to board a bus that reads on the side "Augusta Coach." Title screen "Harris Reel 17." Segment thirteen: Golf, 48:16. A man hits a golf ball in a field. Another man hits a golf ball from the same spot. Man number one hits the golf ball from another spot. The camera is behind the hole, with a boy holding golf clubs and a flag pole. The men continue to play golf and smoke cigarettes. Segment fourteen: More Aircraft, 50:14. Someone is holding a sign in front of the camera reading: "9th C.C.U. Project 1/2 Million Rol[sic] No 1 scene Cameraman Gekler Film A Date 2-8-45 Sound S/Set Karner." Three military men stand talking. A plane heads down a runway slowly, while the men continue to talk. A plane speeds up in the sky. The three men talking are shown from different angles. The camera shows a close-up of a man talking. Segment fifteen: City, 52:10. A man walks up to a woman and starts walking towards the camera with her. She waves at the camera. There is a dog lying on the ground of a patio, the man starts walking up to him and he starts wagging his tail. The camera shows a distant view of the city from the patio. A close up of the dog. A man and a woman wearing military uniforms are sitting on the balcony of a building talking. Another man is now with them, and they're reviewing documents. A close up of the woman talking towards the camera. There is a busy street. The man and the woman on the balcony appear again talking. Title screen "Harris Reel 20." Segment sixteen: Beach, 54.18. There is a little boy sitting on the beach with a basket. The little boy is walking towards the water and waves at the camera. The little boy is playing with the sand. The little boy is walking towards the camera. The camera pans around to show the houses by the seashore and stops where the little boy and a woman are sitting. The little boy is playing with the sand. The little boy is running after his marine hat that the air is taking away. He catches the hat. The little boy is sitting in a wagon behind a car. The sun is setting at the beach. The camera pans around showing the beach in bright daylight. A woman is walking from the water towards the camera. She stops at the shore and grabs the little boy's hand. She signals for him to get in the water. The little boy takes off running towards the water. The woman catches his hand again and they both go in the water together. The camera is filming down towards the sand. The woman is smiling at the camera and the little boy is sitting on the sand further behind her. The woman and the little boy are lying at the shore side by side. An older African American woman is holding a baby by the beach. The little boy is playing by the shore. The African American woman is heading towards the houses with the baby. A man is fishing by the seashore. A baby is lying on a bed. The little boy comes and lies next to the baby. The woman is helping the little boy undress. Bubbles. Title screen "Harris Reel 21." Segment seventeen: Second beach scene, 58:58. The camera pans around showing the houses by the seashore and the little boy is standing by one of them. The camera pans up to show the trees, and then back down to the ground. The little boy is walking towards the camera. There is an older woman in the water by a small boat. A girl is standing on another boat and paddling it around. There is a sign on the side of that boat that reads "Camp lagoon." The little boy, the older woman, the younger woman, a girl, and a man play at the beach. Title screen "Harris Reel 22." Segment eighteen: Trip, 1:03:31. The camera shows a busy street. A car is approaching towards the camera, but stops because a woman crosses the street in front of him. A pier is shown from behind the structures. The pier is shown from the sea. A couple is walking down a pathway that is surrounded by trees. The beach shore is shown with hay umbrellas and beach lounge chairs. There are people under the umbrellas and in the lounge chairs. An African American boy is swimming towards the bottom of the part of the beach he is at, to catch something. He catches it, and when he comes up he puts it in his mouth. A boat is sailing away from the camera. The camera is on a boat filming the strip of houses next to the shore. A part of the strip is just vegetation, then there is a big hotel with umbrellas and people by the shore. Another boat crosses the boat the camera is on. The camera pans around the porch of a building. The people there are wearing matching outfits. A British flag is waving. The people in the matching outfits are getting on a plane. The nose of a flying Delta plane is shown. The sea is shown from above on the plane. As the plane begins to descend, the city underneath is shown. A boat is seen going away from the camera, on the back it reads "Riptide." Three men are fishing on the boat. A woman's legs are seen hanging from the ceiling of the boat. One of the men catches a fish. A woman is sitting at the back of the boat. The man who caught the fish is showing how big it is to the camera. The people with matching outfits are all standing around a boat. The people with matching outfits are boarding a bus; on the side it reads "Greyhound Lines." There is swimming pool close to the ocean with lounge chairs, umbrellas, tables, and chairs. There are people on the lounge chairs. Two of the men wearing matching outfits are next two a plane. Bubbles. Title screen "Harris Reel 23." Segment nineteen: Family, 1:08:15. A toddler is walking around a garden. The little boy is holding the toddler’s hand as they walk towards the camera. The little boy is standing in front of the camera smiling. There is a car next to trees and a man is next to the driver's side. The camera pans up to show the trees. The toddler, the little boy and the woman are inside the car. The little boy is running towards the camera and falls, but he gets back up, and continues walking towards the camera. The toddler is on a swing. The little boy is on another swing. The camera pans out and there are more kids on the swings, and the woman is walking around them. The toddler is walking with a big hat on and throws it on the ground multiple times, but someone keeps putting it back on him. The woman is walking towards the camera. The little boy is riding a bicycle. The toddler is walking towards the camera. The woman comes out of the house. The toddler is walking around the front yard exploring. The little boy is riding the bicycle on the sidewalk; behind him is the toddler standing and three girls on bicycles. The woman comes to the sidewalk and pulls the toddler out of the way of the girls' bicycles. The camera pans to the side where there is a man standing by watching the kids play in the bicycles. The kids continue riding the bicycles around and the toddler continues walking around them. The toddler and the little boy are playing with a soccer ball. The toddler picks up the soccer ball and throws it. The little boy runs after it and picks it up. He then throws it to the man standing by, who catches it. The toddler picks up the soccer ball and throws it. The little boy runs after it and picks it up. There is a person in the dark reading a large book. With light, the little boy is seen reading the book. Bubbles. Title screen "Harris Reel 24." Segment twenty: Morocco, 1:12:46. The camera is in a car driving by a port. It passes some people and in the back a boat is visible. There is a military jeep. As the camera pans around a soldier sitting at the driver's seat is visible, then another soldier sitting in the backseat, then a man standing by it, and then a little boy standing next to the man. A little boy demonstrates military commands. One of the commands requires him to walk, and there are some people standing by watching him. The little boy now has a stick and continues demonstrating military commands, using the stick as if it were his rifle. The camera pans to the side and there is a group of people watching him, including soldiers. There is a group of people walking down the street. There is a group of people by a building. Three men are walking away from it. As they walk, the camera follows them. They pass a monument. The camera pans out and shows the surrounding buildings. The camera pans up to show the tower clock in one of the buildings. There are two men walking buy the building. As they walk the camera follows them, then it pans up to show just the building, and then it pans down to show the garden. There is a soldier walking towards the camera. The camera pans around showing another building. The camera pans up to show a title at the top of the building, it reads "Banque D'Etat Du Maroc." There are two people looking at a billboard. There is a couple with a baby standing close to the bank. There are people, including Army soldiers and Marines, sitting at tables eating. The camera pans around showing a strip of restaurants and people sitting outside eating. The camera films people passing the street in front of a large building. The camera pans to the side and the name of the name of the building shows, it reads "Grand Motel." There is a car parked right outside the entrance that reads on the side "US Army." The camera pans up to show the building. There is a woman cleaning her nose with a handkerchief. Another woman is approaching her. There is a site without a lot of vegetation. Far away a building is visible. The camera pans to the side. There is a house and people walking around. The camera continues to walk around and there is another house and more people walking by. There is a plain terrain. Far away it looks like people are walking around. The camera pans around showing more of the terrain. People are walking around. There is a big field next to the street. The camera pans around. There are people passing by. Far away houses are visible. A little further from the houses a construction site is visible. A strip of houses is filmed from far away. There is a field behind a wire fence. The camera pans around. A horse drawn carriage passes by. The camera continues to pan around. Two people on a bicycle pass by. Another person on a bicycle passes by. The camera continues to pan around. There are people walking around. Moroccan natives are walking by. Moroccan natives are playing drums. Moroccan soldiers pass by. There are people on horse drawn carriage. The horse drawn carriage is leaving. A bus approaches. It opens its doors and people begging getting out. A native is walking around with a monkey on a leash. There are a lot of children and couple of women standing around a car. A military person and a woman are sitting on a balcony talking. The camera shows a closer look at the two. The camera pans from the woman to the man. A woman is walking towards the camera. There is a group of soldiers pushing a car and looking at the camera. There is a native Moroccan man spinning a headpiece around his head and playing a drum. There are people going down a street. There is a horse drawn carriage coming towards the camera. There are multiple horse drawn carriages going down the streets. There are multiple bicycles going around as well. A horse drawn carriage with Marines goes down the street. Two Marines are walking down the street. There are people riding donkeys coming towards the camera. There is a truck full of soldiers in the middle of the street. The camera pans around to show people going down the street. There are multiple soldiers standing around the entrance of a building. There is a building with a mural of a map of Morocco and next to the map there is a star and a sign that reads "Maroc." The camera pans around to show the rest of the mural. The camera pans around different spots in a garden. There is a tall building visible in between the trees far away. The camera continues to pan around and shows a building next to the garden. There are people sitting around a small table drinking at the garden. There are other groups of people sitting at other small tables at the garden. There is a server bringing drinks to the people at the tables. There is a native Moroccan standing on top of something so that he is taller than everyone else. He is in the middle of a group of other native Moroccans addressing them. There is a group of people walking and riding horses up a small hill. There are native Moroccans herding sheep. There are three cars. One of them says "US Army" on the side. An American flag is shown. Black slug.
- Local Identifier:
- hm-har_0049.mp4
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:ugabma_bmahm_hm-har-0049
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:ugabma_bmahm_hm-har-0049
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 video file (mp4) (89 min., 00 sec.) : si., b&w and col.
- Original Collection:
- Louis C. Harris home movie collection, 1942-1960
- Holding Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
- Rights:
-