Sheffield home movie collection, Reel 14, Rolls 5-9 (hm-sheff_0100)

Collection:

Georgia Home and Amateur Movies

Title:

Sheffield home movie collection, Reel 14, Rolls 5-9 (hm-sheff_0100)

Creator:

Sheffield, Frank, 1900?-1994

Date of Original:

1925/1965

Subject:

Amateur films--Georgia--Americus
British Columbia--Description and travel
Family vacations--British Columbia
United States--Description and travel
Family vacations--United States
Washington (State)--Description and travel
Family vacations--Washington (State)
Oregon--Description and travel
Family vacations--Oregon
California--Description and travel
Family vacations--California
San Francisco (Calif.)--Description and travel
Family vacations--California--San Francisco
Humboldt County (Calif.)--Description and travel
Family vacations--California--Humboldt County
New York (N.Y.)--Description and travel
Family vacations--New York (State)--New York
Paris (France)--Description and travel
Family vacations--France--Paris
France--Description and travel
Family vacations--France
Gardens
Men
Flowers
Swimming pools
Mountains
Dams
Boats and boating
Airports
Automobiles
Architecture, Domestic
Carts and carriages
Horses
Totem poles
Thunderbird Park (Victoria, B.C.)
Rafts
Locks (Hydraulic engineering)
Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.)
Ferries
Canals
Fishing
Boys
Women
Fishes
Mount Hood National Forest (Or.)
Docks
Waterfalls
Beaches
Picnics
Trees
San Francisco (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Treasure Island (San Francisco, Calif.)
Bridges
Towers
Domes
Yosemite National Park (Calif.)
Ahwahnee Hotel
Yosemite Falls (Calif.)
Deer
El Capitan (Calif.)
Half Dome (Calif.)
Three Brothers (Calif.)
Christmas
Christmas trees
Families
Girls
Flight attendants
Airplanes
American Airlines
Dwellings
Archery
Storefronts
Birds
Airships
Cemeteries
Sepulchral monuments
Parties
Shrubs
Commencement ceremonies
Bodies of water
Smoking
Sun--Rising and setting
Spires
Marinas
African American boys
African American women
African American men
Markets
Cabanas
Water skiing
Ships
Helicopters
Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)
Paris (France)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Tour Eiffel (Paris, France)
Statues
Pigeons
Notre-Dame de Paris (Cathedral)
Motorcycles
Motorcyclists
Moulin-Rouge (Night club : Paris, France)
Signs and signboards
Stained glass windows
Castles
Stone walls
Cities and towns
Swans

Location:

Canada, British Columbia, 53.99983, -125.0032
France, 46.0, 2.0
France, Île-de-France, Paris, 48.85341, 2.3488
United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, California, 37.25022, -119.75126
United States, California, City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco, 37.77493, -122.41942
United States, California, Humboldt County, 40.70501, -123.91582
United States, Georgia, Sumter County, Americus, 32.07239, -84.23269
United States, New York, New York County, New York, 40.7142691, -74.0059729
United States, Oregon, 44.00013, -120.50139
United States, Washington, 47.50012, -120.50147

Medium:

moving images

Type:

Moving Image

Format:

video/mp4

Description:

Test pattern. Black slug. Segment one: Vacation in British Columbia, 0:51. Orange and red flowers make up bushes around the outside of a garden sitting area. There are white wicker chairs. Men in suits walk in the garden. A hand displays a pale orange flower. Bright orange flowers are shown up close, then collections of other flowers. A person is silhouetted outside on a porch facing a blue lake and tall mountains. A man walks through the flowers. People sit on grass surrounding a pool in the mountains. A road drives through the valley to see the mountains. Water flows down. A dam has water cascading down the side of it. At the bottom, the water flows swiftly into a canal. There is a lot of concrete and pipework on the surrounding hills. Roads drive down to the bottom of the dam. There are tall rock walls surrounding them. In a barren area, water provides color. Another landscape is shown. Family members sit together outside warming up in the sun. They move over to flower bushes to look at flowers. There are white flowers and foxgloves of many colors. The flowers are just outside of a small airport on a lake. The family members change and go for a boat ride on the water. They are back at the small airport for sunset. A larger group of the family is on a sightseeing boat. A bird flies in the air. Red berries sit among leaves. A group of women walk through a garden. The sprinklers come on after they pass through. Other people walk through the same garden. There are steps and paths among the flowers. An area has small ponds among the flowers. The women walk in a grassy area where you can see a large lake. From up high, many houses can be seen in front of a large body of water. Cars line the side of a street next to a grassy area and a sidewalk with people walking on it. Across the grassy area is a tall building with turrets and domes. A horse drawn buggy pulls people in the street. People walk outside a building. A sign: "THUNDERBIRD PARK" is carved on totem poles. Sign: ""TILIKUM" THIS DUGOUT CANOE UNDER COMMAND OF CAPT.J.C.VOSS F.R.G.S. WITH ONLY ONE SEAMAN CROSSED THE PACIFIC INDIAN & ATLANTIC OCEANS THE TILIKUM LEFT VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA MAY 27.1901. Donated to the City of Victoria by Messrs. E.W.E. and A. Byford. Greenwich Yacht Club. London, England. Returned to Victoria July 1st 1930. THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE VICTORIA & ISLAND PUBLICITY BUREAU." The boat the "Tilikum" is then shown. Totem poles stand in a field in front of the building holding the "Tilikum." Women and a man walk around looking at the totem poles. A boat glides on the water. Logs together make a sort of raft in the water. They float in the water with small mountains surrounding them on both sides. Sign: "U.S. GOVT. LOCKS ENTRANCE." Sailboats sit in a canal with locks to raise or lower the water as needed to let them through to the other side. One boat is named "BLUE PETER SEATTLE." Another is named "THUNDERBIRD SEATTLE." The locks open to let the boats through to the other side. A small beach on the water has hundreds of people dotting it. Segment two: Mount Rainier National Park, 8:22. A tall structure. Across the water is a mountain with buildings dotting it. Sign: "CYCLONE FENCE." SIGN: "SURPLUS." Nautical flags sweep across an open area outside of a building. A group of women stand outside the building. Cars drive down a road in a forest with tall trees on each side of the road. Sign: "MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK." There are clouds in the blue sky. A snow-capped mountain is in the distance. The family looks at mountains. From the road, an enormous snowy mountain can be seen. It has gray rock showing. On the ground, there are yellow flowers mixing with the tall trees. Mountains in the foreground are not covered in snow. A car sits on the road on the edge of a river, allowing the people to view the barren cliffs on the far side. A ferry takes the cars across the water. There are barren hills on one side of the water and small waterfalls in the river. They crash on rocks. A boat goes into the canal. A young man catches a fish in a net. The water crashes down into the river with a bridge in the distance. A man with a larger net messes with it and puts it in the water to catch a fish. People stand on platforms built on the rocks for fishing. Two women are shown around by a man. Dead fish lie on the ground. A boy looks grumpily at the camera. A boat comes into a canal with a sign: "INLAND." Segment three: Mount Hood National Forest, 11:36. Men without shirts walk on the docks. Cars drive in circles up a mountain above the river. There is green land in the valley below. On the river, is a large dam with arches cut into it. Sign: "HORSETAIL FALLS 176 FT MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST." Horsetail Falls is shown as a steady but thin stream of water falling down dark rocks into a pool of water at the bottom. Segment four: Wahkeena Falls, 12:20. A wide river flows in a valley between tall mountains with trees on them. Horsetail Falls is shown from farther back. There are green trees in the foreground. Sign: "WAHKEENA FALLS." Wahkeena Falls runs from one side of a cliff to another, then flows gently down a hill into a small stream. A river in a valley is wide and surrounded by mountains on each side. A woman with a baby stands looking at the water. The water between the cliffs flows as far as you can see. From above, water crashes on rocks. Waves slowly flow up a beach. Three women walk away from a scenic overpass. They pose on it in front of a small bay. Waves crash onto rocks below. Above the beach, they set up a picnic so they can eat and watch the waves. The camera pans up a tall tree, seeming like it will never end. Segment five: Founders Tree, 14:21. The women pose on the side of the road under the tall trees, which the camera pans up again. They are covered in dark leaves. Sign: "THE FOUNDER'S TREE WORLD'S TALLEST KNOWN TREE HEIGHT 364 FT. FOLLOW TRAIL 300 FEET TO TREE." The camera pans up a tall thick tree, presumably the Founder's Tree. It towers high above. Light can be seen on the green leaves through the shadows of the trees. Black slug. Segment six: San Francisco, 15:51. Looking down a hill, there are buildings covering all land as far as the eye can see, which looks like San Francisco. On the water, there are docks with buildings and some ships. In the distance in the bay is Treasure Island with a bridge that connects it to the city of San Francisco. From the top of a hill, they look out at the city and bridges. A tall tower with a copper dome stands above them. A collection of buildings with Spanish tile roofs blend together into a complex. The three women look down at them. A tower with bells in it can be seen from the inside. Segment seven: Yosemite National Park, 17:00. A rocky mountainside with pine trees. Some areas are barren where the trees cannot grow. A tall cliff. The Ahwahnee Hotel, now known as the Majestic Yosemite Hotel, can be seen from behind through the trees. It is stone and craftsman style wood with blue shutters. People walk around outside. Yosemite Falls trickles down the granite in the distance. Its full height is shown by the camera, broken into Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls. Cars drive around the valley floor. A deer stands in the plants on the floor and looks curiously at the camera. A tunnel is cut into the stone and granite. A view of the valley, today known as Tunnel View, shows the north face of El Capitan, Half Dome, and Three Brothers towering above the trees in the valley. A group of women stand on the roots of a giant sequoia tree that has fallen over. A deer stands next to a fallen tree, but turns and runs away in fright. A family poses at the base of a giant sequoia, barely showing any of the tree in the frame. There is a small cabin sitting amongst the sequoias. The family sits to eat a picnic meal together, enjoying the beauty of the surrounding sequoia trees. A city among hills can be seen. There are houses on the ridge and in the valley. The father and his daughters pose together on a road. From the top of a hill, they look down into a valley filled with homes. Segment eight: Christmas and travel, 19:40. Inside a house, a Christmas tree provides light as family members mingle. Girls sit together on towels at a beach. There are men with them as well. Some women put swim caps on to go into the ocean. They jump over waves. In the sky, the camera is even with a bunch of white clouds. A flight attendant slides a tray of food over to the girl sitting in the window seat. People line up to climb down the steps of the American Airlines plane with their baggage. Black slug. Segment nine: Visiting, 21:07. A group of four young women walk down a path between buildings. Two women talk to each other. The young women walk down a path with arches behind them and their parents following. They poke at a horse statue. Cars line the driveway in front of a large building with white columns. A dirt road cuts through a field. Homes are covered in colored leaves, which have been swept off the road. The girls walk away from a grand house. The camera films them up close. They walk down to a little cabin on a river where their mothers are. They all pose on the dock together. Fall leaves fill the trees across the river. On the dock, they chat. Various brick buildings are filmed. The buildings sit in between the colorful trees. The four young women sit on stone steps together. The two mothers walk across a field together. Pine trees stand alone in a field. A women walks down a pathway. There are archery targets set up in the middle of a field with large brick buildings on the sides. A small building has "THE BOOK SHOP" in large letters above the door. Sign: "POST OFFICE." The women come out of the building bearing the post office sign. Segment ten: Traveling, 24:56. At the beach, girls dive into waves in the ocean together. There are large ships on the horizon at the beach. The three young women play in the waves. A bird flies overhead. They run on the beach. Two women climb onto a boat. A blimp flies overhead while they are on the water. People are dressed up and stand beside a large monument in a cemetery. There are photographers to take pictures of the monument. Three women stand on a dock beside a river. Women in nice dresses walk together and chat. People mingle together at a party on a grassy field surrounded by shrubs acting as walls. There are many bushes of flowers. The camera films the party from upstairs in a building, then back down. A woman walks and points out types of plants. Three women walk together away from the party. Two women stroll through the parking lot. Large brick buildings. Four women walk on a path together through the wind to their car. Segment eleven: Graduation, 28:39. Women in graduation gowns stand together among flowers. The graduates line up. Young women in white gowns stand in a group together. They walk in twos through an arch doorway ahead of the graduates. After the ceremony, young women pose together. They walk with their parents under the trees. Two sisters sit together on a bench. A group of the women sit outside together. A crowd sits watching them and clapping. In a forest area, chairs are set up for the parents to watch performances by the graduates. They walk around outside the buildings together chatting. Black slug. Segment twelve: Coastal travel, 32:38. A small boat flows down a river with bare trees on each side. Farther down, there are houses. A city is on the river. The boat passes others boats on more open water. A man smokes a cigarette while staring at the water from the boat. A sunset. Small wooden boats are washed up on a beachy area. A shack building has boats for work. An island with some buildings on it. A large ship sails toward the boat with a city in the background. Another large ship sails by. There are spires and steeples in the city. Birds sit on an object in the water. Nice large houses line the water-front area. There are ships in a marina area. One has "RELIEF" painted on the side. In another area, there are a lot of military ships. The camera films the family members on the boat. A bridge crosses the water. Waves lap at the beach. There are palm trees growing and sitting areas just on the other side of the sand. A plane sails across the sky. There are homes by the water. The land and beaches are shown from up above in an airplane. The water is very blue and clear. Lots of sandbars in the ocean. Sign: "TAXI-CAB 136." A blue car has a man sitting in it who gets out to see the camera. Painted on a building "BAY ST." and "PARLIAMENT ST." Cars drive down the street between white buildings. Palm trees line the street. A statue of a person on a throne stands in front of a yellow building. Three African American boys ride on a cart pulled by a horse. More cars line the streets by buildings. An African American man drives a cart with a horse. Another rides his bike down the sidewalk. A truck sits outside of a garden. Young men play soccer on a field. People walk through a market area where an African American woman sits weaving. There are woven baskets and other objects. African American people talk together outside a shop. A man climbs into a car outside of a hotel. There are trees and water. A white house sits on top of a hill. Rocks create a field beside a wall. A man sits in a car at the beach watching the waves. Boats float in a marina. Steps go up two sides of a house. Men ride in a boat past other boats on the water. Cabanas provide shade on the beach. Waves crash on the sand and rocks. People walk along the beach and wade in the water. A man skis in the shallow water. Palms are combined to make thatched roofs. The wing of an airplane over the island can be seen. A person looks out the window. The camera films a pale pink rose. Purple irises and small pink flowers. There are white flowers as well. A pool is by a house. Trees surround a yellow brick house. There are chairs on the lawn and a dog rolling around. There is a small pond in the back yard. A small pink flower. Black slug. Segment thirteen: New York City 43:53. The camera pans along a large boat named the "QUEEN ELIZABETH." There are people on board. Water moves quickly under the boat as it sails off. There are other large boats in port at "AMERICAN EXPORT LINES" and other docks. A helicopter that can land in the water flies overhead. The city and docks can be seen from the boat. Other ships and boats are sailing as well. The dock and the Statue of Liberty can be seen. People on the boat wave at the camera. People file onto a smaller boat. Seagulls fly everywhere. People line the decks of the large ship. Men stare at the ships behind them. A boat travels to port. Segment fourteen: Paris and France 45:53. A group of ladies stand together. A well-manicured garden has red flowers. A sculpture stands atop an elaborate design on a fountain in a garden. An elaborate fireplace with a mirror above the mantle. Arched doorways made of marble. People walk around and stare at the elaborate house. There are statues and tapestries. Women stand outside of the elaborate building. There is a statue of a man on a horse. Two young women walk through the garden. They show red roses and other flowers. Some are pale pink and white or orange or purple. People walk on a platform to view the Eiffel Tower. The camera pans up the Eiffel Tower. There are dark clouds in the background. A person stands next to a cart of toy sailboats at a fountain. Boys put them in the fountain and play with them. There are a lot of people lounging around the fountain at small tables. An angel statue. A large building. People walking around a park and lots of pigeons. There are large statues of people on either side of a pond. Lots of different bridges on land and water with cars and boats doing under them. An elaborate archway with statues decorating it. A woman walks by a merchant. A bridge in the foreground with the Notre Dame Cathedral in the background. Notre Dame is shown up close. A woman stands on the side of a canal below Notre Dame. A large gothic building. A large estate with stairs on the front of the house and garden. Fish compete to eat bread. A large mass of teeming fish. A gazebo in the middle of a lake. Statues seen outside of a building. A golden room. A pond in a garden and people standing by gates. A large building that forms a courtyard with manicured lawns. Women walk down a wavy staircase. Motorcycles are lined up, one with the license plate "4804U75." A couple rides on a motorcycle together. The buildings are made of stone. People who live there walk by. A fountain is filmed at night, so not much is visible. There are lights everywhere reflecting on the wet ground. Some cars drive by. Fountains spray water with the mist catching light. Neon sign: "MOULIN ROUGE 1889 MOULIN ENTREE ROUGE 1951." Water flows below a building cut into stone. Hills in the background on the far side of a body of water. A woman walks by the camera. A man helps a woman into a car. A family walks together in a garden below a castle. A city spreads down street after street toward the water. The castle has many areas that are being repaired. Sign: "DUBONNET." A bridge crosses the water to a town. The camera pans up old stone buildings. Stained glass window inside of a building. A river flows through a town with gothic buildings that look like castles made out of stones. People walk around outside the building. A castle can be seen through the trees. People walk outside of a white castle. There are ominous clouds outside. A path lined with trees leads to an elaborate estate. There are people walking up to it and through the gardens. There are bright flowers in the garden. A castle is situated on land with a portion over water. The gardens are as elaborate as a maze. Large stone walls and a single tall tower defend a castle. A small village can be seen with many hedges separating the houses and small community gardens. The gardens create a maze. A swan floats in the water. A person walks through the hedges cleaning them up and trimming them. A statue of a woman overlooks the colorful gardens. A castle stands tall over the town. There are houses and other buildings across the bridge from the castle. Black slug.

Local Identifier:

hm-sheff_0100.mp4

External Identifiers:

Metadata URL:

https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:ugabma_bmahm_hm-sheff-0100

Digital Object URL:

https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:ugabma_bmahm_hm-sheff-0100

Language:

eng

Extent:

1 video file (mp4) (58 min., 03 sec.) : si., col.

Original Collection:

Frank Sheffield home movie collection, 1925-1965

Holding Institution:

Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Rights: