Sheffield home movie collection, Reel 17, Rolls 19-22 (hm-sheff_0124)

Collection:

Georgia Home and Amateur Movies

Title:

Sheffield home movie collection, Reel 17, Rolls 19-22 (hm-sheff_0124)

Creator:

Sheffield, Frank, 1900?-1994

Date of Original:

1925/1965

Subject:

Amateur films--Georgia--Americus
United States--Description and travel
Family vacations--United States
Maine--Description and travel
Family vacations--Maine
Marblehead (Mass.)--Description and travel
Family vacations--Massachusetts--Marblehead
Salem (Mass.)--Description and travel
Family vacations--Massachusetts--Salem
Boston (Mass.)--Description and travel
Family vacations--Massachusetts--Boston
Cambridge (Mass.)--Description and travel
Family vacations--Massachusetts--Cambridge
Cumberland Island (Ga.)--Description and travel
Family vacations--Georgia--Cumberland Island
Mount Vernon (Va.)--Description and travel
Family vacations--Virginia--Mount Vernon
Alexandria (Va.)--Description and travel
Family vacations--Virginia--Alexandria
Washington (D.C.)--Description and travel
Family vacations--Washington (D.C.)
Toddlers
Boys
Men
Women
Carriages and carts
Goats
African American boys
African American women
Baths
Wagons
Architecture, Domestic
Swimming pools
Sprinklers
Baby carriages
Older women
Grandmothers
Dogs
Pets
Dachshunds
Toys
Toy guns
Infants
Girls
Beaches
African American household employees
Older men
Grandfathers
Gulls
Sandcastles
Bicycles
Cycling
Ship models
Swings
Swimming
Tricycles
Islands
Airplanes
Automobiles
Boats and boating
Flowers
Hotels
Flags
Stone walls
Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Salem
Signs and signboards
Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Concord
Cottages
Bodies of water
Wooden bridges
Kayaking
Monuments
Statues
Charles River (Mass.)
Harvard University
Harvard University--Buildings
Sculpture--Massachusetts--Cambridge
Rowers
Domes
Church buildings
Roads
Excavations (Archaeology)
Donkeys
Ponies
Tractors
Sepulchral monuments--Georgia--Cumberland Island
Carnegie, Thomas M., 1843-1886--Tomb
Dolphins
Palms
Piano
Organ (Musical instrument)
Organists
Dinners and dining
Roller skating
Sofas
Furniture
School children
Bellamy, Francis. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
Award presentations
Houseboats
Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)
Historic buildings--Virginia--Mount Vernon
Historic buildings--Virginia--Alexandria
Historic buildings--Washington (D.C.)
Ford's Theatre (Washington, D.C.)
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.)
Canoes and canoeing
Life preservers
Marinas
Cliffs
Tugboats

Location:

United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
United States, Georgia, Camden County, Cumberland Island, 30.85107, -81.44843
United States, Georgia, Sumter County, Americus, 32.07239, -84.23269
United States, Maine, 45.50032, -69.24977
United States, Massachusetts, Essex County, Marblehead, 42.5001, -70.85783
United States, Massachusetts, Essex County, Salem, 42.51954, -70.89672
United States, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, 42.3751, -71.10561
United States, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Concord, 42.46037, -71.34895
United States, Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, 42.35843, -71.05977
United States, Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, 38.96872, -77.3411
United States, Virginia, Fairfax County, Mount Vernon, 38.71412, -77.10082

Medium:

moving images

Type:

Moving Image

Format:

video/mp4

Description:

Black slug. Segment one: Visiting family, 0:06. Two toddlers are being pulled in a carriage by goats being led by an African American boy. The little boy feeds the goat corn, then eats some himself. The African American boy previously leading the goats rides with the little boy. He then rides alone on a goat. An African American woman and boy try to put the little boy on a goat, but do not succeed. He continues to feed the goats corn. He then pulls the wagon. He lies down on a bed. The little boy sits on the back of a horse in the saddle as he is lead around slowly. The little boy sits in a tin tub and plays with the water. The two African American boys run across the yard. They ride on the goat cart with the little boy. He rides alone. The little boy rides a tricycle. A house with water skis outside sits on the water. There are trees surrounding a large lake. A boy pulls the little boy in a wagon by riding his bicycle. The boy's mother pulls him in a wagon. He walks around the yard in a robe. He pulls the wagon beside their pool. He plays with a sprinkler on the side of the pool. His grandfather tries to get him to jump in, but the boy will not do it. They swim together and splash. The little boy still will not jump into the pool. Inside the house with clothes on, she runs in place with a small broom. Sitting in his highchair, the boy feeds a dachshund some of his food. A group of adults sit in a room together. The little boy scoots across the floor on a toy tractor. His father hands him a full stocking for him to open. His mother and father help him with a toy gun. The boy plays in the pool with his father. He floats in an inflatable tube. In the ocean with his grandfather, the boy sits on a raft with the tube around his waist. They swim and play together. His mother stands on the beach. He sits in an inflatable pool with a baby girl. A dog runs around. Their grandmother floats in the nearby pool. An African American woman helps the baby to her grandmother. The boy swims in the pool after his grandmother, while the African American woman watches the baby walk around. The grandmother is playing with the baby girl. She walks on the driveway. Her grandfather swings her on his legs. She pushes a baby carriage. The boy stands in front of a flock of seagulls on the beach. He throws food for them, which they fight over. The boy and his mother make a sandcastle in the sand. He swims alone in the pool. His mother is there with him, but he does not need her help. There is a slide in the middle of the pool. He and his grandfather play together in the ocean again. The grandmother holds the little girl on her lap, but she is restless. The little girl walks around with a toy before standing by her grandmother while the boy and a girl ride bicycles. The little girl walks slowly around. Her grandmother pushes her on a swing. The boy swings by himself. The older girl, younger girl, boy, and grandmother are by the pool as the boy plays with a plastic toy boat in the water. He rides his bicycles with his little sister sitting on the front of it. They sit in the dark. Black slug. A lot of boys swim in the family's pool. A mother and father are with some of them. The mother has her daughter as well. The grandmother is in the pool with them. The grandmother watches the little girl at the pool while the boy and a girl race. The little girl swims. Other children swim in the pool with them. The mothers and grandmother are in the pool to help. The family sits outside at a restaurant. There is a children's table for them separate from the adults. The little girl stands on the beach unhappily. The boy runs into the waves and out before the can get to him. The mother walks her daughter out to the water, but picks her up before the waves can get her. She is unhappy when her mother puts her down in the water. The boy and his father ride bicycles in front of the house. The boy rides into his sister on her tricycle and he crashes. He gets back on and keeps riding. Black slug. Segment two: Vacation in Maine and Massachusetts, 19:11. Sign: "How the Gentry takes a trip The Hales trip to Maine, Marblehead, and Boston." Looking out over the water, there are islands and a mountain in the distance. People stand between a small airplane and a couple of cars on a dirt field. A boardwalk leads to large white building like a hotel. A girl runs across the boardwalk and a woman follows more slowly behind. A sailboat sits in the water. People ride on a small boat. Someone is on the sailboat, getting it ready to take out. In a pool, the boy and his father swim together. A toddler eats food on a rock. People sit and eat on rocks around the pool. There is a spread of food on a few tables with tablecloths. The pool is overlooking the water. There are mountains across the water. A yellow flower is shown up close. A man and woman laugh together. A man plays croquet by himself. There are woman with him to watch. A child helps another man play. They ride away from the hotel on a boat. It can be seen in the distance. A sailboat sails near them. Another sailboat joins the first one. There are a lot of people out on the water in their sailboats. People float by in a boat with a dark blue flag. Many more sailboats. One has an orange and blue sail. A girl walks on large rocks. A nice house with a stone wall in front of it. A house with bushes as a fence. A man and woman kiss outside one of the houses. The girl walks along the large rocks at the shore. There is no one outside the other house. A wooden building with wooden shingles. Sign: "JOHN WARD HOUSE 1684 GUIDED TOURS." A family walks through the gardens of the house. A man and woman pose in front of a pile of rocks with a statue of a young man on top. A couple walks up to a white house. Sign: "The Home of RALPH WALDO EMERSON." A man and woman pose in front of a small wooden cottage made of wood shingles. A man and woman walk through the woods. There is a small stone commemorating something. They stop and sit on wood posts. In an open area, the couple walks toward the water. There are no boats on the water. Sign: "CONCORD FIGHT ON THE MORNING OF APRIL NINETEENTH, 1775, WHILE THE BRITISH HELD THIS BRIDGE, THE MINUTE-MEN AND MILITIA OF CONCORD AND NEIGHBORING TOWNS GATHERED ON THE HILL ACROSS THE RIVER. THERE THE CONCORD ADJUTANT JOSEPH HOSMER DEMANDED, "WILL YOU LET THEM BURN THE TOWN DOWN?" THERE THE LINCOLN CAPTAIN WILLIAM SMITH, OFFERED TO DISLODGE THE BRITISH THE ACTON CAPTION, ISAAC DAVIES, SAID, "I HAVEN'T A MAN THAT'S AFRAID TO GO!" AND THE CONCORD COLONEL, JAMES BARRETT ORDERED THE ATTACH ON THE REGULARS. THE COLUMN WAS LED BY MAJOR JOHN BUTTRICK, MARCHING FROM HIS OWN FARM. HIS AIRE WAS LT. COLONEL JOHN ROBINSON OF WESTFORD. THE MINUTE-MEN OF ACTON, CONCORD, LINCOLN AND BEDFORD FOLLOWED. AFTER THEM CAME THE MILITIA. AT THE BRITISH VOLLEY ISAAC DAVIS FELL. BUTTRICK CRIED, "FIRE, FELLOW-SOLDIERS, FOR GOD'S SAKE FIRE!" AND HIMSELF FIRED FIRST. THE BRITISH FLED; AND HERE BEGAN THE SEPARATION OF TWO KINDRED NATIONS, NOW HAPPILY UNITED IN PEACE." The couple walks along the wooden bridge mentioned by the plaque previously shown. There are a lot of people on it. On the other side is a monument where the men stood. There are statues of the minute-men. Sign: "BY THE RUDE BRIDGE THAT ARCHED THE FLOOD, THEIR FLAG TO APRIL'S BREEZE UNFURLED, HERE ONCE THE EMBATTLED FARMERS STOOD AND FIRED THE SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD." Looking at the bridge with the monument on the far side. There is someone kayaking in the river below a bridge. A wooden bridge crosses a small river. A person kayaks under it. A white and yellow flower is shown up close. From across a park and above the trees, views of Boston. People walk through the park. The skyline of Boston during the day. There are a lot of trees in the park. A statue of a soldier riding a horse. A family poses in front of a large brick building with white columns and a coat of arms on top. A building covered with ivy. The family walks down a sidewalk. They walk under a brick arch. A scull with two people in it rows down the Charles River. The girl runs alongside them on the bank. The family walks down a sidewalk. A dome can be seen over tree tops. A large building completely covered in ivy. A group of people on a tour stand together. A bronze sculpture of John Harvard. A building on the Harvard campus, with "LIBRARY" inscribed over the doorway. A large steeple over the tree tops. A broken bicycle under a stairway. An elaborate church building. The skyline of Boston. Buildings overlooking the river. Black slug. Segment three: Cumberland Island, 34:53. Sign: "PEACHTREE HOUSe 2637 LUNCHEON 11:20-2:00 DINNER 6:00-11:00." A building with small balconies. Four donkeys stand by a fence. A woman pets a small donkey. A boy pets a pony. A boy stands on the roots of a large tree. A man drives a tractor over the beach. A group of birds run down a dirt road in front of the car. The boy comes running down the road. They drive on a better road through trees. A white building with a seating area outside. Large trees over the road. A pool with statues around it. Sign: "BARRACKS ST." An empty field. A small corner of crumbling bricks. Sign: "TWO USEFUL CITIZENS This is a double house, with a common wall," the rest of the sign is illegible. The brick ruins of the house with the common wall. Sign: "BROAD ST." Many trees surround a field. A person walks out of the ruins of a very large building. There are trees all around, and an animals walks beneath the trees. A gravestone. A white house with a stone wall around it. Large trees in even rows. A dirt road under some trees. Two people walk on a beach. A man and his son sit on a couch below a painting looking at something small in their hands. A gravestone: "THOMAS MORRISON CARNEGIE Born DUNFERMLINE, SCOTLAND OCTOBER 2ND 1843 DIED OCTOBER 19th 1886." A boy runs on sandy hills. They ride in a boat into the water. There are dolphins in the water near them. On the shore there are many trees. Two women walk onto a patio with tables on it. Children play in a pool by the ocean. Women walk around outside to a table to look at the view. There are palm trees. Two women wash their hands and work in the kitchen. Bare trees cover the hillside and down by the water. Water flows in the river. A house sits hidden in the trees. Men sit inside chatting. A man in the doorway sings before waving to the camera. Elaborate decorations in a room with a piano. A man sits down to play an organ. A group of adults sit comfortably inside talking with each other. A man cuts into a large bird for dinner. A woman shows other women to a nicely decorated table. They serve themselves food buffet style. A sign: "ORKIN," on a house covered in tarps. Women sit inside chatting. A boy and girl roller skate outside on a driveway. They ride their bicycles around the driveway and do tricks on them. An older man and a girl sit on a boat together. The boat is anchored in a river. Two girls play in the sand on the beach together. One picks up a shell. They chase each other in the waves. A girl practices her strokes while swimming in a pool. She dives off the diving board. A group of older people sit inside together with the girl. The family is chatting. People walk out of the house and wave to the camera. A man and woman smile at the camera while holding their dog. An older woman walks out of a large house with large columns. A boat is placed slowly into the water. The camera films the wake coming out of the back of the boat. The driver of the boat. A group of men sit around a large table with papers spread out in front of them. A piano sits in a room. A red couch under a mirror. A cabinet with white china in it. Segment four: School program, 48:12. On a stage, a group of children of all ages perform together. They perform the Pledge of Allegiance. Slowly they walk up to the stage individually to receive awards. Two boys pose together holding small trophies. Segment five: Vacation in Washington, D.C. and Virginia, 49:28. A woman sits on a boat overlooking the water. A group sits in chairs on the deck of a boat. A large group of house boats float together on the water. Their boat backs away from the houseboats to go in the other direction. They pull a small boat behind them. An animal climbs out of the water and quickly hides on land. Sign: "40 Min. BOAT RIDE by The WILSON LINE See and Photograph MOUNT VERNON AND HISTORIC FORT WASHINGTON from the POTOMAC RIVER Leaves Every Hour On the Hour." Mount Vernon from across the grassy field in front. A large group of people wait for a tour. Trees cover the view of the Potomac River. People stand on the back porch overlooking the river. A side view of the Lincoln Memorial. People walk around outside with cameras. A plaque outside of a historic building with a tall dome on top. A chandelier inside a room with paintings of America's Founding Fathers. Historical Marker: "LEE'S BOYHOOD HOME ROBERT E. LEE LEFT THIS HOME THAT HE LOVED TO WELL TO ENTER WEST POINT. AFTER APPOMATTOX HE RETURNED AND CLIMBED THE WALL TO SEE "IF THE SNOWBALLS WERE IN BLOOM." GEORGE WASHINGTON DINED HERE WHEN IT WAS THE HOME OF WILLIAM FITZHUGH, LEE'S KINSMAN AND HIS WIFE'S GRANDFATHER. LAFAYETTE VISITED HERE IN 1824." Lee's boyhood home is shown. Sign: "CHRIST CHURCH Protestant Episcopal Erected - 1767-1773 Rector...William Sydnor Associate Rector Gregory J. Lock services Sunday… 8:00 and 10:30 am Wednesday… 12:05 am open daily." The brick building of the church. There is a tall bell tower. The inside of Ford's Theater showing the box where President Lincoln was shot. The Capitol building is shown in the background. Shooting straight up the side of the Washington Monument. A boy and his father walk away from the base of the monument. On the water, the boy drives their boat all by himself. In a canoe, the boy sits in front and turns around to wave at the camera. He has a life preserver on. There are islands on the water. A sailboat is on the water with them. Some of the land has people camping on them in tents. There are people out and about. A marina has a lot of boats and houseboats at it. Cars drive down a street mostly obscured by a tree. Water flows swiftly down a lock. The doors open so the boat can go out. They pass a large barge on the water. There is open water in front of them on the river. Some mist is settling slightly over the water. There are sandy cliffs on the side of the river. There is a ring on the water keeping boats away from the small waterfalls close by. Rocky cliffs on the shore drop steeply into the water. They pass a tugboat pushing a long barge. The sun shines brightly through the trees. On open water. Black slug.

Local Identifier:

hm-sheff_0124.mp4

External Identifiers:

Metadata URL:

https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:ugabma_bmahm_hm-sheff-0124

Digital Object URL:

https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:ugabma_bmahm_hm-sheff-0124

Language:

eng

Extent:

1 video file (mp4) (59 min., 19 sec.) : si., col.

Original Collection:

Frank Sheffield home movie collection, 1925-1965

Holding Institution:

Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Rights: