Reel 12 and 13, 1950

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Title:
Reel 12 and 13, 1950
Date:
1950
Description:
Original notes on can: 12: Mary Esther - Ann and Bonnie w/half her hair. Ginny; 13: Katty w/crab - 1950. Ginny in boat - Hull St. Ginny, Ann and Bonnie. Margaret Day - Birthday Party. Joy, Louise, Ann, Ginny on horses, Easter Hunt. Bonnie walking. Fishing. Additional description: Reel 12. Sequence 68. Scene 1. Mary Esther, FL: Ginny (blue & white striped shirt), Ann, & Bonnie (baby) in hammock in front of house family renting; Santa Rosa Sound in front of house - small boat in which family went across sound, then left boat at pier & walked across Santa Rosa Island to the Gulf; Bonnie (right) & Ann (left) in straw hats in boat & Ginny in back - ? on beach; Mother in red hat holding Myrick; Uncle Eddie Stauss & Uncle Phil Branson?; Daddy sitting on edge of boat which is to right of a similar boat; ? comes towards boat; Ann? in red inner tube; little boy - Hank Hutchinson? in blue in inner tube in water; 2 people catching crab; Ginny's back (in bathing suit with blue back & design on white background in front). Reel 13. Sequence 69. Scene 1. Mary Esther, FL (cont'd): Pier & boat (possibly Uncle Phil's), probably in front of Aunt Mamie & Uncle Phil's house: Bill? Thetford in mostly blue shirt ; Ginny in plaid shirt; Mother in blue checked shirt & male leaning on boat; Bill? Thetford dove & Ginny jumped off pier & swam; both get on pier; on beach, Mother & Bonnie (baby); close-up of Ann & then Bonnie with almost no hair on left side of head (note: Bonnie went through stage of pulling out her hair on left side, probably when taking naps -- eventually overcame this practice); Bonnie playing in sand & in shallow water; Daddy sitting on edge of small boat; Bonnie & Ann standing in blue bathing suits; view of Santa Rosa Sound, pier & house -- Ann & Bonnie sitting on steps. 13* on original list, but contents of reel 13 are on reel 12. Reel 13. Sequence 69. Scene 2. Union Springs, AL: Pond: Small boat with Emily Hobbie (?) in back & Ginny, each with an oar; Jack & Emily Hobbie (parents of Emily) standing beside Daddy (hat on); parents of Emily in boat with Emily in front & Ginny in back. Reel 13. Sequence 69. Scene 3. Hull Street, front yard: Ginny pushing Bonnie (pink snowsuit) in "taylor tot" along gravel path; Ann in navy appears. Reel 13. Sequence 69. Scene 4. Hull Street, back yard: Ann (blue dress) & Bonnie on some small rocking horse contraption & Margaret Day in white dress & pink sweater; other children at birthday party for Ann & Bonnie; Ann guarding gifts on decorated table; view of back of house showing upstairs porch & broad rectangular columns under porch, that is, back of first floor. Different day: Bonnie on rocking horse & Louise Clark in blue dress (white stripe on front top center of dress); side wall of fire station (brick painted white) which was at end of back yard: Ann in blue dress watering hollyhocks; back of house: Daddy brings watering can with water to Ann; Big Ann in back behind Bonnie in taylor tot. Reel 13. Sequence 69. Scene 5. Location?: Libby Foster (?), Lila Ashley, older girl (?), Ginny on fence, Wiley Ashley, Jr. on horse; Louise Clark, then Joy Clark on horse; then Ginny climbing onto horse; then Ann with Lila Ashley behind her on horse. Reel 13. Sequence 69. Scene 6. Hull Street, front yard: Easter egg hunt; several small children; Sarah Lingham in white dress with yellow ribbon & Ginny in blue dress, each holding basket of Easter eggs; DARK: Ann?; Ginny in jeans & shirt holding basket of Easter eggs. DARK: hunting Easter eggs -- family wearing jeans. Later in day: Ann & Ginny dressed for Sunday School, probably Easter; Ann in blue dress & straw hat; on gravel path in front of banana shrub: Ginny, Bonnie, male, female, Louise & Joy Clark -- most holding Easter baskets; all hunting eggs; close-up of Ann in blue smocked dress. At a later time: Bonnie standing up from small chair (had been grandfather Dowdell's), walks a few steps & then crawls. Reel 13. Sequence 69. Scene 7. Location? Pond: Mother & Daddy's friends. Reel 13. Sequence 69. Scene 8. Location? Beach: children swimming; adults & Ginny in blue bathing suit with back to camera; ? With her; view of beach & water. Reel 13. Sequence 69. Scene 1. Sarajevo?: leg braces, etc. on ground -- memorial??; filmed in black & white. Reel 13. Sequence 69. Scene 2. Montgomery, AL: John & Algie Neill's back yard with swimming pool: swimming lessons being taught. Reel 13. Sequence 69. Scene 3. commercial film in black & white: Castle Films presents Merry Christmas; titles before each scene; c. MCML, United World Films.
Format:
Extent:
300 film feet
Digital Collection:
Mary Dowdell Ashley film collection
Source Collection:
Mary Dowdell Ashley film collection, 1937-1975
Series:
Films
Rights:
No Re-Use
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Identifier:
  • ref35_1az
  • ashleymarydowdell
  • duke:624431
  • RL10048-F16-0012
  • ark:/87924/r4qc00570
  • e276c71b-9942-4947-9e65-9f183b6251ab
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