Original notes on can: Sarajevo; Castle Films presents a Yuletide Movie, "Merry Christmas" Additional description: 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.
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