Andrew Avery Home Movies Film Reel 2: hm-avr_0056

Partial Transcript: Baptism: African-American congregation on shore of pond, seen from far side of pond;

men and women standing under trees;

congregation on shore of pond, seen from far side of pond;

men in robes wade into pond;

two men baptize women by immersing them;

two men wade out of pond;

congregation on shore of pond

Segment Synopsis: Various shots of an African American baptism, a church congregation on the river shore, and church scenes. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: African American; Baptism; black & white film

Partial Transcript: African-American man next to truck under trees - white building in background;

white buildings viewed in distance across field;

African-American man in field, picks up pile of peanut plants and sorts them;

large group of African-Americans in front of building (church congregation);

man stands in front of group of people, appears to be looking at flowers on bush - camellia or gardenia?;

boys stand behind yucca plant and smile at camera;

African-American women arrange home-canned items in mason jars on table;

hands moving jars;

white chickens on dirt road or tilled area next to field of corn;

chickens by corn field;

African-American man holds chicken up and shows it to group of African-American men and boys;

group of men and boys - man with chicken hands it to one of the boys;

chickens;

long, white building seen from front/side across field;

another view of building;

African-American family of four riding in mule-drawn buggy;

African-American boy in overalls and girl in dress sit in shade of tree and wave at camera;

cows in field

Segment Synopsis: Various shots of African American churches and parishioners, peanut farming, and demonstrations involving home canning and chickens. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: African American; African American children; African American churches; Canning; Chickens; Corn field; Peanut farming; Peanut plants; black & white film

Partial Transcript: double-doors with sign over them: "Hutto High School";

African-American woman (Addie Hutto) stands in front of doors;

African-American students in caps and gowns walk out of building through doors shown above and continue walking down steps and past camera followed by Principal W.D Mann - young men (in suits) and women (in dresses) continue the procession;

group of young women (not wearing caps and gowns), posed in front of building;

another group of young women walk two by two through same doors, down steps, past camera;

another posed group in front of building;

another group files out of building; shot ends abruptly in mid-procession;

large, posed group of young men and women;

man in suit leads group of younger girls walking through doors, etc - followed by women - shot ends abruptly;

another large posed group of boys and girls;

girl wearing cape and (crown or tiara) pauses in doorway through which other groups have walked;

smaller posed group;

gymnastics or cheerleading: group in matching uniforms kneel in circle, join hands, bend back so circle looks like opening flower, return to upright kneeling position - some girls do handstands while others catch and hold their legs - girls form kneeling pyramid while one does split in front of group - they are watched by a coach or instructor (can't tell if man or woman);

African-American man in suit leads group of young boys as they file out of building;

large group of African-American boys and young men posed in front of building;

group of about 15 young African-American women in hats - may be nurses;

football practice, team is in uniform;

basketball practice, one boy shoots free-throw, flanked by four teammates in uniform

Segment Synopsis: Scenes from an African American high school before desegregation. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: "Hutto High School"; African American; African American High Schools; African American children; African American school sports; African American schools; African American students; Cheerleading; Football; Graduation uniforms; Gymnastics; Segregation; black & white film

Partial Transcript: young woman in fancy costume with crown and wand (Hutto High School queen) walks through doorway with high, arched top - she is followed by other people (not same doorway seen at Hutto High);

posed group, including girl in costume, in courtyard outside building; woman (Mrs. Hattie Mann, wife of principal) helps pose group, then walks off camera;

another group begins to walk out door - shot ends abruptly;

posed group of children outside school;

another group walking out of building;

very large posed group in courtyard;

five women posed in front of building;

posed group of young children (different close shots of people in this group);

posed group of young children;

group of men and boys pose on steps of building - tables, textiles, and other unidentified objects are arranged around them;

quilts and clothing for children and adults;

very large group of people posed in front of building (church or school?) - front row of group is girls wearing white dresses and carrying flowers;

man in suit and hat and woman in dress and hat; standing at edge of this group;

several views of girls with flowers;

girls link arms and walk toward camera;

people walking around after church service, meeting and greeting each other;

large group of children standing in circle holding hands and begin to run in a circle while a woman claps her hands - on signal, they drop to the ground, get up, and reverse the direction of the circle;

three girls standing side by side; very close shot of a woman's hand tweaking the sash of the dress of the middle girl; woman continues to examine the other girls' dresses;

posed group on lawn and steps of, and in doorway of, church - they raise hands and wave towards camera;

same group;

two rows of men facing each other; one man has shovel and he digs a hole and plants something;

across a field, looking at a second field in front of a church or school - children walk and play;

very large group posed along side of a church - chicken walks into frame and in front of group;

group of teenage girls - front row is seated, second row is standing; standing woman bends and examines sewing done by seated girls - several shots of woman examining different sewing projects;

some members of posed group - young girls, man;

eight young women stand side-by-side while a woman examines their dresses (presumably their own sewing work);

posed group of five men and one woman outside a church;

girls in flowered dresses filing out of building, holding arms up, swaying and waving arms side-to-side hula style as they walk out of building;

posed group of eight girls and one woman in front of door;

group poses in front and to left of church - group walks towards right and off camera

Segment Synopsis: Various shots of posed groups and the activities of African American school children, such as sewing classes and dancing. These scenes occur before desegregation in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: African American; African American children; African American churches; African American schools; African American students; Color film; Dresses; Home economics; Segregation; Sewing class; black & white film

Partial Transcript: Johnson Memorial Hospital - a large building;

side of building - sign over windows: "Johnson Memorial Hospital";

sign over door: "Hospital Entrance";

surgery: doctors and nurses work on patient, who is heavily draped. No tissue or blood shown. Several phases of surgical procedure shown; patient's wounds are sutured; nurses push patient's gurney out of operating room;

in hospital room, nurse takes patient's temperature, reads thermometer; several close bedside scenes of nursing;

exterior of Johnson Memorial Hospital;

facade of brick house (the home of Dr. Joseph Griffin);

man in suit and woman in dress (Dr. Griffin and his wife) outside brick house - man polishes car; the two walk around a bit;

front of house from across street - man and woman stand on opposite sides of doorway (two views of this)

Segment Synopsis: Dr. Joseph Howard Griffin's Johnson Memorial Hospital, an African American hospital in Bainbridge, Georgia

Keywords: "Johnson Memorial Hospital"; African American; African American doctors; African American hospitals; African American nurses; African American patients; African American surgeons; Color film; black & white film; surgery

Partial Transcript: people walk out of a church;

posed group of young girls in white dresses with corsages at front of larger church group (seven views of this group);

church group;

four girls seen from behind as they walk toward group of people standing casually outside a church;

posed group of ten people outside the church

Segment Synopsis: Various African American church scenes. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: African American; African American children; African American churches; Color film

Partial Transcript: downtown buildings; tall brick building with storefront on first floor - sign: "McIver Building"; people walk on sidewalk in front of building - several cars drive past;

front of clothing store: suits, etc. arranged in display windows - overalls hanging in rack on sidewalk - man stands on sidewalk in front of store;

McIver building from directly across the street - men walk by on sidewalk;

making a mattress: men and women stand around a chest-high table outside;

side view: man shows group how to sew mattress;

woman (Lillian E.Williams, school supervisor, Decatur County) gestures with yardstick, measures mattress;

group turns one edge of the mattress over;

bush beans growing in field

Segment Synopsis: These scenes depict African Americans in the downtown area either in or around Bainbridge, Georgia, as well as a group of African American men and women making a mattress.

Keywords: "McIver Building"; African American; African American street scenes; Buildings; Color film; Home economics; Mattress making

Partial Transcript: hogs two butchered hogs hung by the heels, man stands behind them, then walks in front of them and begins to gut one hog;

three men butchering a hog on a table;

men butchering hog;

man peels fat off ribs of hog and another man cuts spine away;

butchered hog parts arrayed on table and in buckets

Segment Synopsis: These scenes depict African American men butchering a hog or pig after it was killed. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: African American; Butcher; Color film; Hog; Pig

Partial Transcript: meeting at Hutto High School- posed group of seven men wearing suits with one woman (part of a larger group);

twelve men in suits (another part of same larger group);

several shots of this group;

white building with American flag on flagpole;

planted crop of young pine trees (farmed - not a forest);

mature pine trees;

long, white building seen through trees;

meeting continued - seated men and standing woman outside white building;

large seated group - several views;

large standing group with very large American flag;

three women in suits and hats: one woman is standing and speaking, the other two are seated behind her; standing woman stops talking and begins to walk away while other two women applaud;

people and flag in front of door of building;

a male speaker stands where woman speaker stood;

another woman speaker (Lillian E. Williams, Supervisor, Decatur County);

very large posed group in front of building

Segment Synopsis: These scenes show an African American meeting at Hutto High School and various speakers.

Keywords: African American; African American rally; African American speakers; Color film; Speeches

Partial Transcript: sign: "Martin Funeral Home";

man wearing suit, standing in doorway;

mortuary building;

inside mortuary: sink, shelf holding tools and brushes on wall above sink;

metal embalming tray (where deceased is prepared for burial) - two views;

man (may be white, rather than African American) stands outside next to hearse - small plate on side of hearse reads "Martin";

man next to hearse in front of mortuary

sign: "Martin Funeral Home"

Segment Synopsis: These shots show both the interior and exterior of Martin Funeral Home, an African American mortuary and funeral home. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: "Martin Funeral Home"; African American; African American funeral homes; Color film; Morgue; Mortuaries; Segregation

Partial Transcript: large group of nicely-dressed people of all ages walking out of Hutto High School;

American flag on pole;

people in front of and next to a building;

posed group of young children;

group of girls in white dresses link arms and walk past camera;

people talking after church;

flag;

three white men in suits;

group of young girls standing behind seated woman - dresses on hangers hang from the walls behind them;

about twenty girls wearing white dresses and carrying rolled documents (diplomas?) walk out of Hutto High School, down steps, towards camera; lots of other people follow behind them;

people walk out of a white building and towards camera, which is positioned under a shade tree;

children and teacher pose in front of building - they stand behind a sign that reads "Union Normal School";

posed groups of children and teachers in front of school;

posed group of six women in caps and gowns standing in front of school and waving at camera;

five men in suits

Segment Synopsis: These scenes depict various posed African American school groups, including students in graduation uniforms. These scenes occur before the desegregation of schools in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: "Hutto High School"; African American; African American children; African American educators; African American normal school; African American schools; African American students; African American teachers; Color film; Dresses; Home economics; Segregation

Partial Transcript: boys holding chickens - man wearing suit stands behind them;

chickens;

chickens and chicks running around small A-frame coops;

five or six workers picking unknown crop (spinach?);

squatting man, weeding;

about ten men stand near two tables - some of the men paint the top of one table;

group of girls and women stand behind a table which has some cans or vases or jars on it;

three women and two men pose near porch;

(shop class?) man inside a building - calendar hanging on wall;

young men operate machines (drill, saw?), hammer on tabletop, saw board;

cans and jars stacked on shelves;

auto shop;

large seated group posed outside school - after a while, they get up and walk towards camera;

young women walk from behind rosebush at left of picture then walk in front of camera;

(vegetable garden) five or six men in garden, hoeing - not all of tilled area has been planted;

field workers leaning on hoes or hoeing;

young chickens or turkeys in a pen

carpentry class: man watches and guides boys as they work (indoors);

sewing class: teacher guides students as they cut fabric and sew on sewing machines;

shade tobacco - men tilling rows;

white man squats next to row of tobacco plants

Segment Synopsis: These scenes depict various vocational classes and activities, such as carpentry, canning, and auto mechanics. They also show various aspects of agriculture and farming, such as tobacco farming and chicken coops. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: African American; African American auto mechanics class; African American carpentry class; African American children; African American farmers; African American sewing class; African American shop class; African American students; Chickens; Color film; Segregation; Tobacco farm; Tobacco plants; black & white film

Partial Transcript: seven girls in matching green and pink dresses, carrying fans - girls stand outside building, dance in a little circle; kneel, then fan themselves;

girls in white dresses stand in two rows outside doors of a building - they square-dance;

girls in green and pink dresses, joined by boys, dance around a maypole;

older girls and boys dance in a line

Segment Synopsis: These scenes depict African American children performing various dances. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: African American; African American children; Color film; Dancing; Dresses; Maypole; Segregation

Partial Transcript: posed family group on steps of building;

Addie Harris Funeral Home with old car parked next to it - man stands in front of building door, two other men stand near car;

man stands next to sign: "Funeral Announcement" - sign has chalk area for writing new announcements;

two men pose next to big white car;

big white car drives away

Segment Synopsis: These scenes depict an African American funeral home either in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: "Addie Harris Funeral Home"; African American; African American funeral home; Color film; Segregation

Partial Transcript: shop class - carving a two-dimensional cutout (a lion?);

man shows boy how to use lathe;

old woman and young child in barnyard near shack with chickens;

front of large house;

old woman and young child in barnyard near shack with different breed of chickens from above shot;

two shot of sunset or sunrise

Segment Synopsis: Scenes of African American carpentry classes and an older woman tending chickens with a very young boy. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: African American; African American shop class; Chicken coop; Chicken farm; Chickens; Color film; Segregation; Sunrise; Sunset