Lenoir (N.C.), 1937 (Reel 1)

This film is part of a series of films taken by H. Lee Waters titled Movies of Local People. The series captures residents of small towns across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia between 1936 and 1942.

Time -- Description
00:00:00 -- Children walking down sidewalk approaching school, boys playing baseball, girls jumping rope, African American man approaching school, teachers standing in front of school
00:01:52 -- Bricklayers eating lunch, including one African American man, women walking on sidewalk, children posing on sidewalk, children standing outside school, girls jumping together
00:02:52 -- Children posing in front of school, students and parents approaching school, woman carrying case labeled "NC Symphony Orchestra", large group of students posing in front of school, African American busdriver loading luggage on bus,
00:03:50 -- Students packing bus, exterior shot of school building, group shot of children in front of school, close up shots of students, students and teachers exiting school building
00:06:01 -- Exterior shot of school building, children reading magazine girls jumping rope, students exiting school, group shots of students waving to cameraman, close-up shots of some children
00:07:29 -- Exterior shot of warehouse, "Bernhardt-Seagle Co. Mill & Building Supplies" sign, African American men handling finished lumber, "Dutch Boy White-Lead Paint" sign, "Marietta Paints Stains & Varnishes" sign, man stocking shelves of paint, "Westinghouse Kitchen Proved Refrigerator" sign, showroom floor with customers examining refrigerator display models, furniture showroom
00:08:51 -- Dishware display with employee helping patron select dishes, "Fishing Tackle" sign, men buying fishing lures, panning shots of merchandise
00:09:16 -- "Carolina Cafe" sign, African American men cooking and serving food, patrons eating in restaurant, woman using cash register, "Bürger Beer" sign, men serving drinks at bar, "Comet Ice Cream and Cake" sign,
00:10:08 -- "Lenoir Drug Store" sign, men serving sodas and sandwiches to patorns, pharmacist preparing medicines, patrons drinking sodas, panning shots of display cases, men smoking
00:11:36 -- "[unknown] Guarantee Store" sign, toddler walking in hallway, employees and patrons at fabric counter, men trying on sportcoats, children trying on clothes, men looking at women's shoes, panning shots of shoes, "Bargain Basement" sign, man trying on boots, women trying on shoes
00:13:15 -- "Smith Motor Sales" sign, "Ford" logo, "Lincoln Zephyr" sign, interior of automotive dealership, floor models of recent cars, exterior shot of damaged car, man painting car, "Mackie Furniture Company" sign, employees showing furniture to patrons, employees demonstrating kitchen appliances to patrons, patron looking at rugs, employee demonstrating radio to patron
00:15:19 -- Bookkeepers working at counter, "Mackie Funeral Home" sign, shots of display coffins, burial suits and dresses on display
00:15:49 -- Granite Bottling Wks sign, "Drink Cheerwine" sign, exterior of bottling plant with delivery trucks and drivers, group shot of drivers in uniform, interior of bottling plant with workers preparing Cheerwine bottles for cleaning and filling
00:17:25 -- Man at desk writing, men on street standing next to parked cars, African American boy hiding from cameraman, sidewalk shots of men and boys, "City Market Groceries" sign, men walking along sidewalk, African American boys sitting beside building
00:19:16 -- "O.P. Lutz Furniture Co." sign, men walking on sidwalk, African American man walking on sidwalk, men posing in front of storefronts, pedestrians on street, African American man sitting on parked car, more shots of pedestrians, patrons drinking soda, man riding bicycle