Newman Family home movie collection, Part 1 of 2 (hm-newma_0016)

Collection:: Georgia Home and Amateur Movies
Title:: Newman Family home movie collection, Part 1 of 2 (hm-newma_0016)
Creator:: Newman, John R.
Newman, Claire
Date of Original:: 1937/1960
Subject:: Amateur films
Newman Construction Company
Building
Building sites
School buildings--Georgia--Villa Rica
Automobiles
Construction industry--Employees
Dwellings
Church buildings
Buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Architects--Georgia--Atlanta
Men
School buildings--Georgia--LaGrange
School buildings--Georgia--Randolph County
Municipal buildings
Brides
Women
Older women
Gifts
African American women
African American household employees
Weddings
Children
Dogs
Pets
Boys
Girls
Dinners and dining
Recreation
Boats and boating
Infants
Toddlers
Families
Cycling
Baby strollers
Swimming pools
Dance
Vacations
Beaches
Merry-go-round
Smoking
Older men
Fishing
Bodies of water
Golf
Golf courses
Panama City (Fla.)--Description and travel
Beaches--Florida--Panama City
Boats and boating--Florida--Panama City
Piers--Georgia--Panama City
Dwellings--Florida--Panama City
Toy guns
Christmas
Children's books
Christmas trees
African American men
Cookies
Flowers
Easter
Easter egg hunts
Birthday cake
Birthday parties
Rocking horses
Automobiles--Florida--Panama City
Fishing--Florida--Panama City
Tap dancing
Swimming
Picnics
Toys
Bicycles
Horses
Horsemanship
Puppies
Location:: United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Florida, Bay County, Panama City, 30.15946, -85.65983
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Carroll County, Villa Rica, 33.73205, -84.91911
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Randolph County, 31.76262, -84.75419
United States, Georgia, Troup County, LaGrange, 33.03929, -85.03133
Medium:: moving images
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: video/mp4
Description:: Black slug. Segment one: Constructions, 0:19. A sign that reads "P.W.A. Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, McDonough High & Grammar School, Project No. GA 8106 DS" is shown. A building with a sign on top of it that reads "Newman Construction Co. General Contractors La Grange GA" is shown. The building and the two signs are shown from further angles. The camera pans to the side to show the rest of the building. The front of the building is under construction. There is a car parked in front of the building. The front of the building, where the construction is going on, is shown. The camera pans around to show the entire front of the building. The building is shown from a further angle. There are multiple cars parked outside. The camera pans around the back of the building, where some construction is also going on. The top of the front of the building is shown. Two men are standing in front of the building looking at the camera. The top of the front of the building is shown. There are men working on the construction of the back of the building. A fence with a sign that reads "P.W.A. Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works Villa Rica High School Project No. ga-1331-DS" is shown. Another sign next to a fence is shown; it reads "Newman Construction Co. General Contractors LaGrange, GA." Two buildings that are side by side are shown from different angles. Another building under construction is shown from different angles. The inside of the building is shown. There are four men walking around the inside of the building. Different spots inside of the building are shown. The outside of a building is shown. There are multiple cars parked outside and men walking around. Three men are walking towards the camera. There is a man standing in front of a truck. The door of the truck reads "C.W. McMullen Painting & Decorating MAin 7624." Segment two: House, 6:12. There is a car parked in the middle of the woods. A house in the middle of the woods is shown from different angles. There is a dog house next to a lake. The lake is shown. From the woods, the camera captures as three people walk into the house. The house is shown from a different angle. Three men are walking away from the house. Segment three: Construction, 7:29. A sign that reads "First Baptist Church Dr. Willis E Howard Pastor 211 Church St" is shown. The camera pans around and shows a big building. There are multiple cars parked outside and people walking on the street. The building is shown from a closer angle. There is a man filming outside of the building. There are people raking leaves and tearing down trees next to the building. There are people plowing the ground next to the building. The same people are preparing the ground for construction. There are people working on construction. Two signs are shown simultaneously. The top sign reads "Ivey & Crook Architects Candler Building Atlanta - WA.0423." The bottom sign reads "Newman Construction Co. General Contractors LaGrange, GA." Black Slug. The screen fades from the bottom left corner upwards to reveal the image of a man standing in front of the camera. The camera pans around and shows stacks construction materials. The camera pans around the side of a building with more stacks of construction materials. There are people working on a construction site. The camera pans around and shows the construction site from different angles. Different construction trucks are shown in action. A sign is shown that reads "Dunson School Building for City of LaGrange Ivey & Crook. Architects-Atlanta Newman Construction Co. LaGrange, GA." The construction site is shown from different angles varying the scenes between the different trucks and the men working. There is a sign shown that reads "P.W.A. Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works Municipal Building Newnan GA." The sign is shown from further away so that the camera captures it with the building behind it. The building is under construction, and it is shown from different angles. Another building is shown. This one says "Randolph County High School" along the top. It is also under construction. The building is shown from different angles. Another building is shown from far away. The same building is shown closer up and it reads "Municipal Building" across the top. A stone sign is shown, it reads "Municipal Building" across the top, but the rest is illegible. The building is shown from different angles. Black Slug. A building on a busy street is shown from far away. A large construction site is shown varying the scenes between the different workers working with different equipment and on different spots on the site. Black slug. Segment four: Bride, 17:50. There is a woman wearing a wedding gown in front of a mirror brushing her hair and doing her make up. An older woman puts a veil on the bride's head. The bride adjusts it and secures it with bobby pins. The bride is standing in front of the camera talking as the camera pans down to show her gown. The bride is seen wearing another outfit as she adjusts the things sitting in front of the mirror and holding a picture frame. She is then seen again standing next to a table decorated in white with all the utensils and plates lying out and two little bride dolls on either side of the table. A lamp is shown. Multiple tables are shown set up for a wedding banquet. The elderly woman is seen holding a gift. She then gives it to the bride, who opens it. Inside there is a large silver plate. The bride is now wearing another outfit and sitting on a bed arranging gifts. The camera pans around and shows some of the gifts up close. Some of the gifts are embroidered with the letters "VBM." The elderly woman is seen adjusting the gifts sitting on top of the bed. The bride is trying on another outfit. She is looking at herself in front of the mirror as she puts on an orange headpiece with a mini veil. She is seen again another outfit sitting on a sofa talking to someone off camera. An African American maid is seen. She smiles to the camera. The bride is holding a candelabrum and showing it to the camera. The camera pans around and shows the tables shown earlier. The bride is holding a book. She opens it and searches for a specific page, then begins to write in it. She is then seen showing the book to a small child. There is a small crowd gathered outside a house. The bride, who is wearing another outfit, and the groom walk out of the house. People in the crowd begin to cheer. The bride and the groom are standing next to a car saying goodbye to a couple of kids. They both get in the car and begin to drive away. Black slug. Bubbles. Brown screen. Segment five: Children, 22:56. A little girl is walking down the stairs looking at the camera. She is then seen playing with things inside a large round red box. A woman is sitting on the steps leading up to a porch with two little kids and a dog. She is talking to someone off camera. The dog is wagging his tail and accidentally hits the little girl in the head. She gets up and starts crying. Different little girls, who are all dressed up and wearing makeup, are seen in different places around a house. A little boy is sitting in front of the camera putting on a hat. More little girls are shown, and some of them are holding dolls. All the little girls are seen sitting around a large formal table. The one sitting at the end of the table is standing up. In front of her there is pink cake shaped like the dress of a doll. She blows the candles. The camera pans around and shows all the little girls eating around the table. A lot of little kids are seen in a room drinking from glass soda bottles and eating burgers. A little girl is seen opening presents. She shows a doll to the camera. A group of little kids are standing to take group photos in formal wear. Another group is standing alike but wearing costumes. The ones who are dressed alike are seen holding hands together in front of the camera. Then everyone starts running around and playing different games. In a classroom setting, a group of little kids and their teacher are seen reading, playing, and doing different learning activities. Brown screen. Segment six: Home, 29:42. The camera pans around showing a large house from different angles. A little girl is playing with different things in the backyard playground. A man and a woman are on a boat in the middle of a lake. A baby and a dog are sitting next to a lake. The baby starts crawling around. A man is coming towards the camera on a boat. Two little girls are playing on the backyard playground. The girls are now riding bikes. The baby and another toddler are standing by. There is another dog lying on the grass. The toddler gets on the dog’s back. The rest of the kids continue to ride bikes. One of the girls pushes the baby on a stroller. The kids are playing in a pool. There are adults sitting at the edge of the pool, some are talking and some are playing with the kids. The kids continue playing around the backyard, in the playground, and in the pool varying the scenes. A group of little girls wearing matching outfits are dancing. A woman is doing the same dance by herself. Different little girls are seen dancing on a stage. Two women and a man are coming towards the camera. A man and a woman are standing with a dog on the front yard of a house. Another man is approaching them. They play with the dog. The woman gets in the car that is parked by as one of the men closes the door behind her. Segment seven: Vacation, 41:19. A man, a woman, and a little girl are playing by the beach on multiple days. The woman and the little girl walk out of one of a beach house. The camera is in a car going down the street. It passes by a store sign that reads "The Trade Winds." The man, the woman, and the little girl play by the beach again. There are three little girls sitting by the shore. In the backyard of one of the beach houses, little kids are playing around while the woman is sitting on a beach chair. The little kids are on a merry-go-round. The woman is standing by one of them. The little girl is playing by herself on the beach. Segment eight: Grandkids, 46:12. A baby is walking towards the camera. A woman, a little boy, and a man are fishing on a lake. The baby is walking towards the camera. A woman is holding the baby by the lake. Brown screen. A little girl and a dog are running around a driveway. A man and an older woman are sitting in a backyard, a dog and a couple of little kids are playing around them. The man and another older man are smoking and fishing by a lake. The little kids are around them. The camera pans around and shows the backyard of a house and the lake. The kids are playing on the platform by the lake. The older woman is sitting by them. The little kids continue to play outside. The woman and the older woman are seen hugging some of the little kids. The kids continue playing outside. The man is walking towards the camera with his fishing pole. Then he is seen alongside the woman also playing with the kids outside. The older woman is by a car. The man is on the driver seat of the car. The kids are getting on the car. Segment nine: Golf, 53:14. A little boy is playing outside. A man walks out of the side door of the house. The African American maid walks out of the front door of the house. She is then seen playing with the kids. Multiple women are seen practicing golf. A man is helping some of them with their posture. The man is then seen playing himself. The women and the man are standing around where they were practicing. They are then standing around a white building some of them go in with their equipment, but some stay outside. The camera pans around and shows the golf course. The women and the man are then seen again around the building. Segment: ten: Florida, 55:25. From a high point the camera pans around and shows the houses by the ocean and the ocean from far away. It also shows the city further inland. On ground level the camera pans around and shows the houses on a neighborhood and the trees in the wind. Two women are struggling to keep their dresses down as the wind blows. On a car driving near the sea, the camera is filming the shore. They pass by a place where the wind tore down a sign that is broken in half. They continue to drive. They pass trees on the ground and flooded areas. They pass a sign that reads "2 Mi. Turn Left Panama City Beach Cottages Hotel Fishing Gear." They pass by houses that are flooded. There are three women and three men by the beach. It is really windy. There are women and men getting on a boat. The camera is on a boat and is filming as it sails away. It films all the boats and houses by the shore. There is a large boat in the middle of the ocean. The camera films all the men and women in the boat. The men are fishing. The camera films the shore as they pass by it. At the pier, the men are showing off how big the fish they caught are. They are all standing by a car waiting to get on with the fish. They get in another car and drive away. Segment eleven: Family, 1:01:39. The older woman is playing with the kids outside. An African American woman is taking clothes off of a clothing line. A woman is holding a new born baby. A man is behind her. A woman and a man are standing on the porch of a house. They are now standing in front of the camera smiling. A man walks out of a house. The camera pans around and shows the house. A woman is opening a box and shows off the small doll inside of it to the camera. The camera films the baby. A toddler is walking around a driveway. A little boy dressed like a cowboy is playing outside. A man is playing with him. An African American woman is holding the toddler. The little boy dressed like a cowboy is running around the yard with a little girl dressed like a cowgirl. They both have toy pistols. A toddler is learning how to walk. The African American maid is helping him. The kids are playing in toy cars. Black slug. Brown screen. Segment twelve: Family days, 1:06:19. The wall on top of chimney is shown. The top of the chimney is decorated with red figures and there is a sign hanging on the wall that reads "Merry Christmas." The camera shows the different decorations. One of them is a book titled "Santa Claus in Toyland." The camera pans down the tree and shows the presents underneath. The camera shows a swing, a phone, and a toy car on the ground. There is a little boy walking around the house playing with the things he finds on the ground. A woman is opening presents. There are toys and clothes for the little boy. There are other kids around the house. They're all playing different things with the toys they received. A man, a woman, an older woman, and an older man are sitting around a living area. Kids are playing with toys around them. The camera continues to pan around showing the Christmas decorations. Two kids are outside playing with two dogs. An African American maid is playing with the dogs and the kids. An African American man is doing garden work. The little girl is in a car waving at the camera. The kids are playing outside with other dogs. The little boy is holding a box that read "Vanilla Wafers" and is giving some to one of the dogs. Another toddler appears. They are sharing the wafers. There are more kids now. They are all playing together outside. A man and two little boys are eating popcorn. The kids are playing inside. A man is reading the newspaper. The kids continue to play. The little girl gives something on a plate to a woman. The older woman is sitting laughing. The camera pan around and shows everyone sitting around the living area. A man is playing golf. There are little kids playing outside going after the balls. A little girl is trying to play golf. Inside the little girl and the little boy are playing together. The little kids are playing outside. The little girl and the woman are wearing identical dresses. The camera pans around and shows the lake. The camera shows the flowers behind the house close up. The kids are playing outside. The women are sitting as the kids play around them. The women are playing golf. The kids are running around outside with Easter egg baskets. The kids continue playing outside. Inside of a house, a little girl blows out the candles of a cake. She shows off toys to the camera. Little kids are playing outside with Easter baskets filled with Easter eggs. The camera shows a cake and then a then two presents. A little boy is on a rocking horse inside of a house. The kids are running around the house playing. The adults are watching them play, and one of the kids is opening presents. Another little boy is on the rocking horse. The kids are sitting around a cake, and they blow out the candles. A little girl has a bird and is showing it off to the camera. A teenage boy is outside of a house with a dog. An older man walks up to them. A couple of older women are standing near a lake. The older women are on the pier taking pictures. Little kids are playing in a pool. Two of the kids are now playing with a hose and a bucket. Bubbles. Brown screen. Segment thirteen: Florida, 1:24:40. The camera is filming from a car. It passes by street signs. One of the signs reads "Panama City" with an arrow to the left, and another reads "Pensacola 103" with an arrow to the right. There are two men and two women getting out of a car. There are multiple men and women getting on a boat. The camera films them on the boat as they sail. The men are fishing. One of the men is asleep. The camera captures the ocean as they continue to sail. One of the women is asleep and another one is trying to scare her by holding a bait fish near her nose. The camera captures the ocean. Once they get back to shore they lay out all the fish on the dock and the camera pans around to show them. Segment fourteen: Tap dancing, 1:27:59. A little girl is tap dancing around a house. A lot of different little girls perform different tap dancing routines on a stage wearing different costumes for each routine. Segment fifteen: Beach, 1:31:18. Families are playing by the shore of a beach. Little kids are swimming. Two women and little kids are sitting around a picnic table eating. Little kids are playing on the beach. Two women are later seen playing with them too. The camera pans around to show the beach houses. The kids and the women continue playing on the beach. There is a man floating on the beach as one of the girls plays around him with a floaty. There is an African American woman on the shore with a toddler. The man and the girl get out of the water. A close-up of one of the women is seen. Segment sixteen: Christmas, 1:37:08. Little kids are playing outside with a dog. There are kids playing inside of a house. A woman and a man are now playing with them. Brown screen. The camera pans around a chimney that is decorated for Christmas. The camera pans down a tree and shows the presents underneath. The camera capture different places around the house that are decorated as well as all the presents and toys laid out by the tree. Two kids are going down the stairs. The kids are playing with the toys. A little girl is riding a bike outside and another girl is walking around her. There are little kids playing outside. Then a woman comes riding a horse. The woman and a man take turns directing the horse so that the kids can ride. There is a woman smiling with two kids inside a house. An outdoors Christmas decoration is shown. The camera captures different kids and adults inside a house spending time together and playing. The outdoors Christmas decoration is shown again. Segment seventeen: Baby, 1:43:16. A new born baby is seen crying. A woman is cleaning him. The camera captures the baby from different angles. The woman is seen cradling the baby. The woman is then seen giving the baby a bottle. Kids are playing inside a house. A litter of puppies is seen outside by a dog house. They are playing and drinking water. One of the puppies hides under the dog house. The dog mom comes and drinks water with them and they all start attacking her for her to feed them. She runs around a little, but eventually settles down and they drink milk from her. They run around together more. The kids are seen holding the puppies and playing with them. A little girl is on a bed. The camera captures her in different positions as she falls asleep. There is a baby in a crib playing with a toy hanging from the crib. The camera pans around the floor of a house where there are a lot of present laid out. A little girl is modeling a dress for the camera. The little girl is with a little boy. Segment eighteen: Golf, 1:48:47. There are a lot of people, men and women, golfing at a tournament and others are watching. Segment nineteen: Kids, 1:50:23. It is the birthday of one of the little boys. The kids are outside celebrating. The African American maid brings a cake. The little boy takes off the toys that are decorating the cake. He opens his presents. Some of the presents are toys and some are clothes. A double exposure happens. Both exposures are of different scenes of the kids playing at different places such as the playground and the backyard. Eventually one of the exposures is about the adults golfing, but the other one is still about the kids playing. Double exposure ends. The kids are playing with the adults who are coming back from playing golf. The scenes alternate between a man fishing and another man golfing. A woman is sitting on the dock by the lake with a stroller by her side. The camera captures the different vegetation around the house. The camera from far away captures the kids running around by the lake, and a woman pushing a stroller towards the dock of the lake. The kids run towards the camera. A dog is around them. The kids are by the lake. A man is trying to start up a boat. He starts it up and gets ready to leave. A woman is sitting on the dock with a baby. Bubbles. Black slug.
Local Identifier:: hm-newma_0016.mp4
External Identifiers:
Metadata URL:: https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:ugabma_bmahm_hm-newma-0016
Digital Object URL:: https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:ugabma_bmahm_hm-newma-0016
Language:: eng
Extent:: 1 video file (mp4) (117 min., 09 sec.) : si., b&w and col.
Original Collection:: Fred Newman family home movie collection, 1937-1969
Holding Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
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