Waters, H. Lee

Description

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 1942.00:20--Men standing outside a storefront eating bananas, a 'Donkey Baseball' flier in window. 00:21--African American man in straw boater hat with a car, a 'Pledged to drive safely' sign above the license plate. 00:24--Woman laughing inside a car; panning shot of children standing outside of a car and smiling for the camera. 00:31--Boy riding toward the camera on a bicycle. 00:40--People on the street laughing. 00:54--High school students exiting the school building in a large group and walking past the camera; students exiting the school building and congregating outside. 02:23--Students leaving the school building and standing in the schoolyard, posing for the camera. 03:33--School buses leaving the schoolyard filled with students. 03:56--People gathered outside of the school building. 04:02--Exterior panning shot of the school building. 04:09--Students exiting the school building; students gathering in the schoolyard. 05:15--High school girls standing in front of school busses; students in a large group waiting to get on school busses. 05:21--Students leaving the school building; students gathering in the schoolyard. 05:59--Shots of teachers and students on the steps of the school building. 06:09--Panning shot of a large group of students posing for the camera in the schoolyard in front of school busses, one boy with legs spread balancing between two school busses. 07:00--Students in the schoolyard milling about and...

Record Contributed By

Duke University

Record Harvested From

North Carolina Digital Heritage Center