Clayton (N.C.), circa 1936-1937 (Reel 1)

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Title:
Clayton (N.C.), circa 1936-1937 (Reel 1)
Date:
1936 to 1937
Creator:
Waters, H. Lee
Description:
00:00:00 --Children walking in groups in school yard, boys posing for camera 00:00:15--Service station attendant wiping the rear windshield of a car, young African American men posing by service station 00:00:25--High school students walking toward the camera from school steps, in groups or alone, group of boys posing in front of school steps, children standing and walking on sidewalk in front of school, boys shooting marbles, close up shots of students, group shot of children, boys sharing water fountain, boys shooting marbles 00:02:24--Young African American man sitting on steps, group shot of white children posing in front of school, close up shot of boy missing front teeth and wearing Lindbergh cap, girls playing hopscotch, boy riding bicycle, girls walking in small groups down residential sidewalk, girl on roller skates 00:03:04--African American man sweeping sidewalk taken from moving vehicle, service station attendant attaching spare tire to car, white girl walking on sidewalk 00:03:15--Group of African American boys and girls standing on sidewalk, two African American men in suits talking, shots of African American children outdoors in school yard, probably William Mason Cooper School. 00:03:41--Man holding child in air, child hugging man, child being held by another man in a vest and tie 00:03:51--Car arriving at service station, “Essolube” sign, attendants checking car's fluids and under hood, “Acto” sign, man polishing car's chrome, car raised on lift, man posing under car with tool, “Drain Refill your Crankcase Now For Continued Protection” sign, “Atlas Certified Water Battery Service” sign, close up of “Essolube” display with cans of motor oil, “Standard Esso Dealer” hanging sign, “Champion Spark Plugs” sign, “Ladies Rest Room” sign, “Atlas Tires 1 Year Guarantee Backed by Complete tire service” sign, panning shot of service station grounds 00:05:15--Two young women looking out school bus window, two boys with Lindbergh hats standing on sidewalk, close up shots of children on downtown sidewalk, young African American men laughing on downtown sidewalk 00:05:39--Shot from front of moving vehicle of Clayton's Neuse River Covered Bridge and single-lane road, children exiting school bus, group shot of students and teachers posing in front of school bus, men and boys posing in front of building 00:06:16--Exterior shot of car dealership, “Chevrolet” sign, “Ever-Green 'The Best for Less'” sign, man cleaning sign from rooftop, “Coca-Cola” sign, men standing on downtown sidewalk 00:06:34--Man pointing at “Wall's Shoe Shop” sign, African American man in taxi driver's hat, “Ex-Lax” sign, close up shots of children on downtown sidewalk, “John T. Talton Insurance and COAI Notary Public” sign with family posing in front of it, boy in Lindbergh aviator helmet cap standing on sidewalk, police officer standing on sidewalk, African American man standing outside barbershop, children standing on downtown sidewalk 00:07:15--“Poole's Drug Store” sign, man posing by “Barber Shop J.E. Jones Prop. Baths” sign, African American men shoveling coal into truck bed, group of girls posing, young people standing on downtown sidewalk, boy on bicycle 00:07:57--Two African American girls talking, African American boys playing basketball outside, white children walking down sidewalk, girls on roller skates, group of white children standing on school steps 00:08:22--Workers leaving factory building, African American men moving bales of cotton, parents showing babies off in car, pedestrians walking on downtown sidewalk in rain, “Clayton Supply Co.” sign on car, African American man stepping out of car, man holding baby, group of children sitting on low wall 00:09:28--Mother holding baby, men exiting barbershop, men standing on sidewalk, African American man walking bicycle, African American women walking arm-in-arm, dog on downtown sidewalk, pedestrians standing on sidewalk, dog performing tricks for camera 00:10:40--“Catherine's Beauty Salon” sign, “Chick's Luncheonette” neon sign, “Bank of Clayton” sign, pedestrians walking on sidewalk, boy holding puppy, “N. Clyde Wall Grocery & Market Fish & Oysters” sign on window, men standing in front of car on lift 00:11:36--“W.J. Akins Dry Cleaning” sign, wide shot of exterior of gas station, “Sinclair” oil sign, “Piggly Wiggly” sign, “White's” cafe sign, girl walking toward camera 00:12:15--“The Clayton News” sign, quick shots of children outside school, “Clayton Furniture Co.” sign, exterior of movie theater, “Clayton Supply Co.” sign, “Poole's Drug Store” sign
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Extent:
TRT 00:13:23
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:
  • rl10075umatic0003010
  • f4c43e3de793162c921a49e6c5cf4803
  • watershlee
  • duke:611427
  • RL10075-UMATIC-0003
  • ark:/87924/r4bk1bj0q
  • 5e14976c-65ac-4d1b-8755-0f8f7061ba1e
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