Gastonia (N.C.), 1942
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- Title:
- Gastonia (N.C.), 1942
- Date:
- 1942
- Creator:
- Waters, H. Lee
- Description:
- Numbers in parentheses indicate that location's geographic coordinates. 00:00:00--Bicyclists on street; pedestrians on sidewalk; children and adults walking on sidewalk and crossing street, probably at intersection of Vance and West Franklin; Gilliam's Grocery (35.261414, -81.201583). 00:00:57--Split screen effect, individual and group shots of pedestrians and bicyclists on sidewalk and crossing streets. Rish's Café, Cox Drug (35.261350, -81.202103), Carolina Theatre (35.261710, -81.202187). 00:02:17--Teacher and children playing in schoolyard, girls jumping rope, children playing in school yard, teacher leading calisthenics. Probably Arlington School (35.263198, -81.210699) 00:04:44--Students drinking coca-cola and eating snacks, students playing games 00:05:40--Split screen effect, students in schoolyard, playing, sparring, and posing 00:06:26--Boys eating, students waiting in line for ice cream at the Coletta Ice Cream truck, Tony Coletta (possibly), students playing on playground, girls playing stickball, boys playing marbles 00:06:53--Students exiting school, possibly West School (35.259988, -81.202376) 00:09:12--Boys playing in a group, students at recess playing games, making faces and posing for camera, jumping rope 00:11:16--African American man sharpening knife, children playing on playground 00:11:36--Slow-motion effect with shots of children running and jumping 00:11:47--Children posing on playground, boys playing baseball, children lining up, 00:12:39--Oval masking with children in two shots, boys and girls 00:12:50--Close ups of children playing, close ups of adult workers sitting on grass holding lunches, men and women in coveralls approaching cameraman. Activity around Loray Mill (35.260301, -81.200122) 00:13:38--Sped up footage of men and women waiting outside mill and entering 00:13:48--Men and women walking on sidewalk, "Down in San Diego" sign, women in coveralls approaching camera, "Jack Benny Charley's Aunt" sign, African American men in the background, Carmine Coletta in white in horse-drawn ice cream cart "Coletta Ice Cream Co." 00:14:26--Man holding baby, workers leaving factory, some African American workers in crowd, workers continuing to leave factory 00:17:03--Shots of men, women, and other workers leaving factory in slow motion 00:17:22--Group shot of children sitting in front of fence 00:17:26--Men and women leaving mill 00:17:30--Sped up footage of city street with pedestrians, bicyclists, and cars, 00:17:34--Two young girls holding and playing with baby goats outdoors, students walking along sidewalk, students posing for cameraman, 00:17:56--Downtown street with cars and trolly, sped up footage of trolly and cars, Firestone Florist, National Welding Institute (35.261761, -81.201599) 00:18:21--Two boys holding puppy, childeren posing with baby, children in movie theater, probably Carolina Theatre (35.261710, -81.202187), people exiting theater, sign for "Our Wife" 00:21:01--Split screen effect, young man on one side of screen and cartoon rabbit on the other side 00:21:11--Young girl on swing, teacher leading students in calesthenics, children playing games on playground, Myrtle School (35.267629, -81.222906) 00:22:20--American flag flying over students saluting flag with Bellamy salute and saying pledge of allegience, students and teachers outside school playing and square-dancing 00:23:27--Split screen effect, shots of students playing, eating and drinking, talking, and laughing 00:24:25--Group shots of students in schoolyard, "Cox Drug" sign 00:24:54--Sped up footage of interior of Cox drug store (35.261350, -81.202103) with druggist and customers 00:25:14--Interior of drugstore, customers paying for items, druggist mixing medicine, Jolly Lunch Hotel (35.261928, -81.198518), patrons eating dinner in restaurant, group shot of waitresses in white dresses, men and children, Summerrow Furniture (35.262094, -81.173257), exterior of furniture company with several trucks lined up, interior shot of furniture in warehouse, men looking at items on warehouse floor 00:28:13--Firestone Drug Store (35.262172, -81.198744), "Southern Dairies Ice Cream" sign, interior of drugstore with customers, druggist mixing medicine, customers purchasing coca-cola, men leaving drugstore 00:28:55--Shot of city street from rooftop with cars and pedestrians, Kay's, Schneider's Dept. Store (35.263764, -81.184565). 00:29:00--Sped up footage of city street from rooftop with cars and pedestrians, shot reverses temporarily
- Location:
- Format:
- Extent:
- TRT 00:29:15
- 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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- rl10075film160033010
- 48152399b7431dd0de2f1d0852f1db3d
- watershlee
- duke:611494
- RL10075-F16-0033
- ark:/87924/r4ws8nf4q
- 092f5d12-3a7a-4296-ba4e-c1541688492b
- Permalink:
- https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4ws8nf4q
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