Sheffield home movie collection, Reel 9, Rolls 3-6 (hm-sheff_0094)

Collection:

Georgia Home and Amateur Movies

Title:

Sheffield home movie collection, Reel 9, Rolls 3-6 (hm-sheff_0094)

Creator:

Sheffield, Frank, 1900?-1994

Date of Original:

1925/1965

Subject:

Amateur films--Georgia--Americus
Dwellings
Reflections
Bodies of water
Sun--Rising and setting
Christmas
Christmas decorations
Candles
Flowers
Girls
Women
Marquees
Motion picture theaters
Dinners and dining
Swimming pools
Swimmers
Boys
Clouds
Cities and towns
Central business districts
Parks
Men
Trucks
Construction equipment
African American men
Building
Swings
Wood poles
Dirt roads
Spanish moss
Trees
Statues
Marshes
Shrubs
Boats and boating
Bridges
Gates
Gardens
Fountains
Church buildings
Parades
Rabbits
Marching bands
Children
Parade floats
Boy Scouts
Dogs
Pets
Goats
Carriages and carts
Staircases
Porches
Swamps
Signs and signboards
Coca Cola (Trademark)
Guilford (Conn.)--Description and travel
Family vacations--Connecticut--Guilford
Henry Whitfield State Museum (Conn.)
Architecture, Domestic--Connecticut--Guilford
Historic buildings--Connecticut--Guilford
Monuments--Connecticut--Guilford
Ship models
Beaches
Sand
Sandcastles
Recreation
Harbors
Flags
Plein air painting
Lobster industry
Lobster traps
Ships
Masts and rigging
Piers
Stevedores
Sudbury (Mass.)--Description and travel
Family vacations--Massachusetts--Sudbury
Wayside Inn (Sudbury, Mass.)
Architecture, Domestic--Massachusetts--Sudbury
Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Sudbury
Busts--Massachusetts--Sudbury
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Stone walls
Charlottesville (Va.)--Description and travel
Family vacations--Virginia--Charlottesville
Architecture, Domestic--Virginia--Charlottesville
Monticello (Va.)
Historic buildings--Virginia--Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Toothbrushes
Prayer
Swimming
Docks
Marionettes
Horses
Horsemanship
Uniforms
Campfires
Camping
Camping--Equipment and supplies
Spaniels
Wooden bridges
Forests and forestry
Archery
Canoes and canoeing
Diving
Vacation homes
Synchronized swimming
Mountains

Location:

United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Connecticut, New Haven County, Guilford, 41.28899, -72.68176
United States, Georgia, Sumter County, Americus, 32.07239, -84.23269
United States, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Sudbury, 42.38343, -71.41617
United States, Virginia, City of Charlottesville, Charlottesville, 38.02931, -78.47668

Medium:

moving images

Type:

Moving Image

Format:

video/mp4

Description:

Test pattern. Black slug. Segment one: Home, 0:53. A house across a pond is obscured by some trees. The reflection of the sky in the pond. The trees are really tall. There are ripples in the water. Up closer, the house can be seen more thoroughly through the trees. There is a field behind the pond. The sunset is very colorful. Black slug. Segment two: Christmas, 1:49. A family room with a piano and bookshelves has small Christmas trees and garland in the window. The camera films the holiday decorations in the house. There is a moving tree over the table. There are lightbulbs that look like bells. There are big red bows. Lights inside the house can be seen from the outside. There is a wreath on the front door. A garland has lights that say "MERRY X-MAS." There is garland with lights in the front windows by the front door. There are many candles and lights in the house. Segment three: Flowers, 3:18. A young girl walks outside next to large flower bushes. She looks at the flowers, then at the camera. Two women sit in the shadows by the flowers. The camera shows different flowers up close. They are all the same kind, but there is a variety of colors. Segment four: Town, 3:57. A neon sign: "THEATRE MARTIN." Up close it adds "KATHARINE HEPBURN SPENCER TRACY "WOMAN YEAR"." The camera films the whole theater sign. Neon sign: "NEW YORK CAFE SPEARMAN BEER ALE." People can be seen dining in the background. Segment five: Flowers, 4:15. The camera shows a yellow flower with six petals up close. It moves to a bunch of small white flowers. They back to the first flower. Segment six: Pool, 4:29. Women lounge around a pool. Only one is in it and she is sitting on a floatie. A boy dangles his legs in the pool. A man sits on the side of a woman's chair. Two women swim. They play in the water. Segment seven: Nature, 5:07. The sky is full of intimidating dark clouds. A white flower. A pink flower. A pink and white flower in the shadows. Another pink flower. A white flower in the shadows. A bush of some of the previous flowers moves in the wind. A bush of the white flowers moves in the wind. The pink flowers are on a large bush. There are lots of flower bushes moving in the wind planted together. Segment eight: Town, 6:35. Buildings that connect to each other to form a downtown area are shown from above. There are houses and parks, too. One section has a lot of houses together. In outer parts of the city there are fields. Two men stand in a field with a truck while a crane moves dirt in the background. The crane digs dirt out of a hole and fills a truck. A white man and an African American man back away as it fills the truck. Once full, one of the men watching drives it away from the site. They are at a house. The bucket fills with red dirt. Segment nine: Home, 8:07. Women in dresses and skirts walk out a porch door. One swings on a swing. The others stand around drinking and talking. A woman gets out of a blue bar and walks around. They stand by the water talking. A woman carries a long pole like a fishing pole. Women dress in weird outfits and laugh together. They are acting things out. Black slug. Segment ten: Nature, 9:40. A car drives at the end of a dirt road lined by trees covered in Spanish moss. Tracks wind through a bushy field full of trees. A woman walks by flower bushes. Some of the pink flowers are shown up close. The flower bush is next to other bushes. There are paths through the bushes and they line a water-front area. There are some large oaks and other trees as well. A white statue of a woman sits facing the flower bushes. Some flowers are directly on the water. A few of the areas are heavily wooded and swamp-like. A marsh can be seen through the trees. More flower bushes line the waterway and reflect into the water. A woman walks along a path on the water. A woman walks away from the march. A long live oak branch dips over the moss. A building sits in the middle of trees and flowers. Women walk down a path next to a large building and more of the same pink flower bushes. A large pond has flowers and trees alongside it. Flower bushes fill a hill. A boat sits in the pond. A wooden arched bridge goes over the pond and has people walking on it. Two women stand and observe a building that is surrounded by trees and bushes. Segment eleven: Buildings, 13:13. A small garden area is shown from the other side of an archway with a 96 on it. A decorative fence hides a small garden area. A house with plants cascading down the front of it is shown. Many different gates and fences lead to houses and front doors. Most of the houses and gates are extremely elaborate. One gate leads to a garden with green grass and a fountain. A white house with a large staircase on the front. Columns are shown. The camera pans up a large white church with a very tall steeple. A house with stairs winding up the front of it has ivy on it and bushes in the front yard. Segment twelve: Parade, 14:17. A girl sits on a blue and white bicycle with a basket on the front holding rabbits. People stand in front of a wall at the beach to watch a parade. A marching band in white uniforms marches by. Children walk along the wall and follow them. Children in wagons are pushed by. Older children bring younger children along on floats. Many children walk dogs or pull animals on floats. Boys in Boy Scout uniforms march along to help. Many girls are in elaborate dresses. They have numbers on their sleeves. Another marching band of children marches by. A girl gets pulled along by a small dog, then pulls him. A boy with a goat struggles to get him going in the right direction. A girl in costume smiles and looks at the camera. A girl in a little red riding cape pats a large furry dog that a boy pulls on a leash. A girl walks a cooperative goat. Three children dress as large animals. A goat pulls a little girl in a cart. Two children walk together at bride and groom. A larger crowd has gathered with many children sitting along the wall. In the background, a ship floats along the water. An African American man pushes a cart on two wheels down the road. More follow behind him with different carts. Segment thirteen: Outside, 16:56. A huge live oak stands across a grassy field. A white house with a porch and a staircase up to the front porch. People gather alongside a swamp with boats in the water. An African American man paddles the boat at the back while the people in front look at the swamp. Many tall trees stand alone in the water. They float past them up close. There are flower bushes as well. Spanish moss hangs down to the water from the trees. The flowers and plants reflect clearly in the water. There are wooden bridges crossing the water. The boat continues to float alongside the beautiful flowers and trees. One bridge was built around a tree. There are plants and algae in the water along with the trees. A small boat holding only two people and the African American man steering it float ahead of the one with the camera. The camera films a woman and girl enjoying the ride. Flower bushes like the water and lean out over it. Black slug. Segment fourteen: Vacation, 21:05. There are lots of neon signs everywhere. Sign: "FOUR ROSES." Sign: "CHEVROLET NEW CHEVROLET TRUCKS." Sign: "BOND." Sign: "ASTOR." Sign: "Drink Coca-Cola." Sign: "LOOK FOR THE SPEAR." Sign: "TWO TROUSER SUITS." There are neon fish on a sign: "WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT." Sign: "QUIZ WILSON THAT's ALL." Sign: "USE BROMO-SELTZER FOR HEADACHES." Sign: "PLANTERS PEANUTS A BAG A DAY FOR MORE PEP." The signs all have a lot of lights and moving parts. A woman and girl stand looking at the lights as people rush by on every side of them. Sign: "THE GILLETTE BLADE GILLETTE." Sign: GIVE TO USO." Sign: "SILEX." A theatre sign: "WARNER BROS. STRAND JAMES CAGNEY BETTE DAVIS 'THE BRIDE CAME C.O.D.'." Sign: "CAMELS." During the day, a stone sign: "THIS HOUSE BUILT A.D. 1639 WAS THE HOME OF REV. HENRY WHITFIELD B.D. FIRST MINISTER AND THE LEADER OF THE FOUNDERS OF GUILFORD IN HONOR OF WHOM THIS TABLET IS HERE PLACED ON THE OLDEST STONE HOUSE IN NEW ENGLAND BY THE CONNECTICUT SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA 1897." A woman and girl walk outside the house, which is stone and has a wood tile roof. There are many chimneys. Sidewalks line streets with small houses and yards surrounded by fences. A toy sailboat floats in water. A man places a toy sailboat into the water with his two boys next to him. A girl swims in the water. Two children run along the beach together next to the water. There are a lot of people along the beach and in the water. Two women chat together in the same. A girl dug a hole and is building a sand castle. A small building with lots of flowers outside of it. An African American man tries to cross the street as cars drive by. Two women walk with their daughters down the side of the road. Boats float in a harbor. People stand on a dock next to sailboats waiting to ride them. Boat name: "FLORENCE MAGANN." A nice wooden boat sails by. People sail around the harbor. Back at the beach, children run around and play as adults talk. There is a rocky area in the water. Two lighthouses stand across the bay. Water goes as far as the horizon can be seen. A white house with red roofing is across from a pond with orange and yellow flowers. A car backs out of a driveway in a neighborhood area. A flagpole has the American flag on it waving in front of the water. Small pink flowers surround a rock. Red and white flowers sway in the breeze in front of a deep blue ocean. People walk around outside of small stores and buildings. A man and woman paint pictures of boats in the harbor. Lobster traps sit beside the water. A young man stands in the doorway of a building holding a lobster next to a sign: "CHICKEN LOBSTER LIVE OR BOILED 4 FOR $1." A man stands on a rocky shore painting boats. Another man is painting nearby. Sign: "HAKE CODFISH SWORDFISH SALMON." Boats sit in the harbor. Sign: "THE SNUGGERY." There are houses along the side of the harbor. The camera pans up a ship's mast to a man working above. Men work on ships. A woman walks down a pier with two girls. A man stands at the top of a mast tying rope. Men work on a pier, while women look on. A girl holds her nose, disliking the smell of the fish, likely cod. Men shovel ice into barrels then throw the fish in. Two girls watch the work. A man working on the dock wears a shirt with "ATLANTIC COAST FISHERIES" on it. The town sits on the water across a hill. People stand by sailboats. An American flag waves from a wooden house with old glass windows. A small area has old houses with straw roofs. Sign: "The ship which brought Governor Winthrop and members of the Massachusetts Bay Colony to Salem in 1630." The camera pans along the crudely made houses. Women and children stand with a man on a dock near sailboats. They are waiting to go for a ride around the harbor. Lots of birds fly around and float in the water. Many larger boats sail by them. The boat tips up and down in the large waves. One of the girls is really enjoying the ride, while the other one cries. The town can be seen on the shore not car away. Back on shore, a man stands next to his daughter holding a lobster. She watches it warily. A bucket full of lobsters. A sailboat sails through the harbor. Women work at a table cutting meat. Sign: "1683 Longfellows Wayside Inn." A path lined by flowers ends in a bust of a man, presumably Longfellow. People walk by a wooden house. A stone wall surrounds both a brick house and a wooden house. A girl and woman walk alongside a dirt road. A large white church stands alone on a grassy hill. A water wheel turns next to a large stone mill. Women stand on the porch of a large brick house. Monticello stands on a grassy field on the top of a hill. People walk around outside of it. Mountains can be seen in the distance. A girl stands in front of a brick wall and poses for the camera. The camera pans along the porch of Monticello showing its enormous columns. A woman walks outside of a large brick building with a large porch and giant white columns. There is a statue of a man outside the building. Inside of the dome, names like HENRY and GOETHE, are engraved. Across a grassy area is another impressive brick building with white columns. Many more buildings in the area are large brick buildings with columns. People walk around outside the buildings. A building like Monticello is shown across a field, likely at the University of Virginia. A woman and her daughter walk around. A few small brick houses with white columns are shown. A man walks up to a spaniel whom he plays with. A woman reads a magazine while rocking in a chair. A girl brushes her teeth in the bathroom and her hair in the bedroom. She prays before bed. Black slug. Segment fifteen: Recreational activities, 39:01. People swim in a river as others stand of a dock watching them or on a boat. There is a sandy beach nearby and canoes. Chairs are set up beside the water. Girls stand together in their riding clothes. People sit on the hillside as girls ride horses in a ring. Two girls play with a marionette. They stand on a bench to play with it better. Women and girls line up in the grass by a bench to get drinks from an African American man. Three girls walk down a path with the marionette. Girls sit on benches and talk. More girls are riding horses in the ring again. People rush out and spook the horse. A girl with a blue ribbon on walks toward the camera then tries to pick flowers from a tree. A girl swims in a pool practicing her strokes. A younger girl plays. Girls in blue uniforms walk from a wooden structure to fill mugs with water. They squat around sticks built for a campfire. On a platform tent, they wave and pose. A group of girls sit on the ground in a clearing. They pet a spaniel. A girl addresses the other girls. They sing and do a dance while sitting. A girl in a cape comes out. Three girls stand and do archery. More join them. Girls walk across a wooden swinging bridge. A girl runs along rocks on the far side of a river. Two girls walk through the woods together. A small building stands in the woods. The camera films a lake surrounded by trees from above. There is a grassy field and tennis courts in the trees. A dock connects the land and the water. Girls sit on the dock watching other girls work on a sailboat. The water is calm and beautiful. Two girls paddle a canoe together and bring it into the dock. A girl paddles alone. Girls take turns jumping off diving boards next to the dock. Girls swim in a relay race between two docks. Paths in the trees lead to a secluded dock. A girl walks around an area with cabins. Girls play tennis on courts as a group looks on. In a field, girls mount horses and walk them around in a circle. They walk at varying speeds. On the water, girls are paddling canoes and standing on the dock. Girls swim in the water. Another race is doing on. Girls stand around the cabin area. A group of girls in red swimsuits perform a synchronized swim dance near the docks. A group of girls in blue swimsuits perform after. Mountains are surrounded by low clouds. They are covered in trees. The clouds move slowly. Some of the clouds are rain clouds. Black slug.

Local Identifier:

hm-sheff_0094.mp4

External Identifiers:

Metadata URL:

https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:ugabma_bmahm_hm-sheff-0094

Digital Object URL:

https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:ugabma_bmahm_hm-sheff-0094

Language:

eng

Extent:

1 video file (mp4) (55 min., 10 sec.) : si., col.

Original Collection:

Frank Sheffield home movie collection, 1925-1965

Holding Institution:

Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Rights: