Denton (N.C.), circa 1939-1941 (Reel 1)
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- Title:
- Denton (N.C.), circa 1939-1941 (Reel 1)
- Date:
- 1939 to 1941
- Creator:
- Waters, H. Lee
- Description:
- 00:00:01--Women walking outside, men standing and talking, woman fixing makeup, man walking near stone wall 00:00:18--Woman walking toward camera, men at work site, large group of men leaving work site, close shots of workers at site, men standing in front of car, group of men standing at work site 00:02:01--Close shots of men at work site, man pretending to use axe on cameraman, men walking around building, man climbing down telephone wire to ground, man driving excavator, “Pure” sign, “Colle's Ice Cream” sign, sped up footage of man driving excavator, men digging ditch, “Morris & Lanier” sign, men watching excavator work 00:02:59--Close shot of young child in hat, men standing in front of buildings, close shot of child eating lollipop, man standing in doorway smoking pipe, women walking toward camera, man walking past camera smiling, man fixing tire on sidewalk, group of women walking down sidewalk, two girls carrying box down sidewalk, men posing on sidewalk 00:03:46--Men sitting at construction site eating lunch, men painting building, women leaving building, man standing in front of car, group of women, close shots of school-aged children posing for camera, long shot of boy walking toward camera, children playing outside, students arriving at school 00:04:41--Boy riding bicycle, boys roughhousing, shots of children playing in school yard, boy carrying tray of food, students posing on school steps, students walking toward camera, close shot of boys smiling at camera, students playing in school yard, close shot of man in hat 00:06:03--Sped up footage of cars and trucks on city street, reversed sped up footage of cars and trucks on street 00:06:33--Children playing and hugging in yard 00:06:44--Boys and girls at basketball practice outdoors, group shot of students posing, students tying bandages on other students' heads, students practicing leading cheers 00:07:29--“Thornton Knitting Co.” sign, man standing in front of factory, men and women leaving factory 00:08:36--Group of children on bicycles riding toward camera, man closing car's trunk, man painting moulding, man changing tire, men sitting on bench 00:08:52--Shots of men working on construction site, “Shell” sign, pedestrians carrying packages down sidewalk, long shot of young girl holding package 00:09:15--Men standing in front of service station, standing in line with one playing saxophone and one playing accordion, two men in overalls on sidewalk, close shot of man in suit smiling and laughing, pedestrians walking and pausing on city sidewalk 00:09:42--Oval masking, “Denton School” sign inside masking, panning wide shot of school building and grounds, boys eating lollipops, students walking toward camera, boy drinking from water fountain, teacher walking across field, teachers standing with students, teachers walking and covering faces 00:10:58--Students and teachers walking in lines toward cameraman 00:15:39--Students in costumes dancing in pairs outside, panning shot of students in costume, two boys walking with dog and BB gun on dirt road, medium shots of individual men standing in front of stores, pedestrians walking down sidewalk near service station, “Esso” sign 00:16:38--Medium shot of post office, sped up footage of people entering and leaving post office 00:16:48--Pedestrians walking on sidewalk in front of service station, couple walking toward cameraman and man runs away while woman covers her face, boy on bicycle, close shots of men on sidewalk, “Shell” sign in background 00:17:09--Workers leaving factory, men lined up, individual shots of men, men acting up for camera, men walking on work site or factory grounds, men leaving warehouse 00:18:59--Close shot of man in hat smoking cigarette, women leaving brick building, man carrying bundle on shoulder, men saluting cameraman 00:19:22--“Taylor's Cleaners” sign, interior of laundry, man putting items into industrial washer, man working at table 00:19:53--“Rex Furniture Co.” sign, “Hoover's Funeral Service” sign, exterior of building, interior of furniture showroom, panning shots of kitchen appliances 00:20:29--“Pickett & Morris Furniture” sign, interior of furniture showroom, men sitting on sofa 00:21:04--“Grimes Motor Co. Denton, NC” sign, shot of car lot from moving vehicle, panning shot of cars on lot, cars driving into lot from road, truck towing another truck, men looking at cars, boys standing in line in front of brick wall eating crackers, sped up close shot of boys eating, medium shot of boys eating 00:22:36--Man and woman crossing street, toddler backing away from camera, shot of downtown street, sped up footage of cars and pedestrians downtown, reversed sped up footage of cars and pedestrians downtown 00:23:04--“Denton School” sign, man in suit walking toward camera, students approaching school, cheerleaders practicing cheers, man carrying bucket, students doing wood working in school, “Vocational Department” sign, young men walking out of building, women leaving building in group 00:24:04--Women in matching uniforms posing for camera, men in matching uniforms posing for camera, women marching past camera, men carrying basketball marching past camera 00:24:35--Dog walking past the camera, group shot of young children standing in front of school building, children playing in school yard, group of children walking toward camera, group of students waving to cameraman, close shots of students 00:26:35--Man in horse-drawn wagon, man walking with child, young men posing in front of school busses, group of students walking toward camera, students lining up to board school busses, school busses leaving school grounds 00:29:22--Boys walking on sidewalk, boy running, boys with baby goat on sidewalk, close shots of baby goat, group of girls standing in front of school, three boys walking toward camera, girl playing baseball, students playing baseball outside school 00:30:05--Group of girls standing on school steps, boys and girls running in school yard, students walking toward camera, group of students and old man posing in front of store, “Pepsi-Cola” sign, quick shots of students playing outside 00:30:37--Car full of students driving and waving at cameraman, students in smiling at camera, group of young student posing on school steps, girl holding dog, men playing as they cross a street, man getting in car, three women walking toward camera, man in suit and glasses walking toward camera, “Coca Cola” sign 00:31:18--“Yadkin Valley Chevrolet Co.” sign, “Sun” sign, “Scientific Carbureter [sic] Diagnosis” “Scientific Engine Diagnosis”, “Scientific Service that Satisfies” sign, man servicing car, truck towing car to station, line of cars parked outside service station 00:31:58--“Denton Auto Supply Co.” sign, panning shot of car arriving at service station, attendant putting gas in car, man polishing windshield, display of Shell oil cans, man giving another man a tire, “Tru-Test” battery tester display, interior of auto parts store 00:33:00--Men standing next to gasoline pumps, close up of “Shell” sign 00:33:19--“Thornton Knitting Co.” sign, men standing outside factory in overalls, women standing in doorway, workers leaving factory, woman jumping down steps of factory building, group of women gathered outside factory 00:34:31--Boys approaching camera, boys hugging for camera, men approaching camera, man entering car, men posing in front of service station, “Esso” patch on uniform, men sitting on bench, pedestrians walking on sidewalk, man entering car and driving away, woman smiling in parked car 00:35:22--Man washing car, pedestrian walking down sidewalk, boy riding bicycle, reversed footage of women riding bicycles on road, boy walking with dog toward camera, man walking in front of post office 00:35:54--Wide shot of downtown street, sped up footage of cars and pedestrians, reversed sped up footage of same scene 00:36:23--Family walking on sidewalk, man entering truck and driving away, group of women standing in front of car, man standing on porch, reversed footage of previous shots, woman smiling and waving while seated in stationary car
- Location:
- Format:
- Extent:
- TRT 00:36:47
- Digital Collection:
- H. Lee Waters Film Collection
- Source Collection:
- H. Lee Waters Film collection, 1936-2005, bulk 1936-1942
- Series:
- Movies of Local People, 1936-1942
- Provenance:
- The H. Lee Waters Film Collection was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a series of gifts and purchases beginning in 1988
- Rights:
- Copyright Undetermined
- Rights Note:
- The publication status of this item is uncertain, making public domain determination difficult. To the extent these materials are protected by copyright, Duke has been granted permission to make digital reproductions and make them available to the public as part of a digital collection. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library: https://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/research/citations-and-permissions.
- Identifier:
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- rl10075umatic0008010
- 28e8ba607ccda434315ac764e3d59d64
- watershlee
- duke:611418
- RL10075-UMATIC-0008
- ark:/87924/r4nz84j4d
- 2520977a-a0e1-4a21-b3b8-66a30abc92a8
- Permalink:
- https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4nz84j4d
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