Andrew Avery Home Movies Film Reel 3: hm-avr_0057

Partial Transcript: bowl of flowers with prize ribbon attached to bowl;
roses in vases with prize ribbons attached to vases;
two baskets of vegetables, with more vegetables on ground; sign (in part): "Decatur County";
large vegetable - rutabagas (?);
three black hogs with white stripe across shoulder - young man (Jack) stands in pen behind hogs;
two larger, black-and-white spotted hogs - same young man (Jack) in pen with them - young man pushes one hog from behind to get it from seated to standing position - young man pets hog;
young man stands in pen with light-colored cow;
four boys stand behind four hogs in a pen;
man (Riley) squats in pen with sow and piglets;
two white cows;
three cows;
man stands outside of pen with large cow in it;
cow

Segment Synopsis: This footage depicts the Decatur County Exhibition of Vegetables and several shots of livestock. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, GA.

Keywords: "Decatur County Exhibition of Vegetables"; Awards; Color film; County expositions; Cows; Flowers; Hogs; Livestock; Pigs; Prize Ribbons; Vegetables

Partial Transcript: Barbecue / Potluck Supper (?): large, cleared area with truck in middle ground; approximately ten men and boys stand near a barbecue pit - about 3 ft. wide x 15 ft. long - as if on cue, the men begin to hit ground between them and the pit with axes and shovels;
coals in barbecue pit (?);
burning logs in pit;
three men, two carrying a Colonial Bread box between them;
men and women watch as something is poured from one box into another box;
people and table at large, crowded outdoor buffet meal - people holding plates stand in small groups, talking;
plates are passed around, people eat
two women with plates (cropped picture) - people sit in a car and on its running boards, holding plates, eating - people stand by car holding plates and bottles;
three boys in school patrol (?) uniforms stand with little girl who has skinned her knee;
more school patrol boys gather – girl cries;
one school patrol boy carries girl away
posed group of six people waves at camera;
group of men and women files past other standing men and women - they talk and nod heads to one another;
three men wearing suits and hats stand talking

Segment Synopsis: This footage depicts a large barbeque pit and potluck gathering. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, GA.

Keywords: Barbeque; Barbeque pits; Color film; Outdoor buffets; Potluck suppers; School patrols

Partial Transcript: Parade: three men or boys wearing uniforms and seated on motorbikes, seen in front of "Decatur County Progress Exposition" banner - people standing nearby;
front and side of car with small U.S. flags flying from various places; sign on car door: "Officials' Car - City of Bainbridge" - people standing near car;
five men stand alongside City of Bainbridge Officials Car;
marching band - camera is in middle of road between two rows of marchers;
sign on car door: "Officials' Car ; City of Bainbridge"
sign: "Rotary Club Troop No. 502, Bainbridge, GA"
side of bus: "Mount Pleasant Vocational School";
man on motorcycle leading car in parade down small-town street;
front and side official's car driving by camera;
woman who was crowned queen in a previous shot stands on front bumper of car - men wearing sashes sit on front bumpers of car and on running boards;
Parade: shown passing by camera, filmed from across the street from Parker Clothing Co.: band, "Rotary Club Troop No. 502, Bainbridge, GA", men sitting on front of car, two buses from "Mount Pleasant Vocational School", "Climax High School" bus, "Bell-Dixon School" bus, "Twin Lake School" bus, "Police Dept. City of Bainbridge" car, "Decatur County Traveling Library: car, "Bainbridge Decatur County Public Library" car, [unreadable sign on car], car with Confederate battle flags, car with U.S. flag bunting, (??) women's club, (??Tall--??--) Falls, "Bainbridge Garden Club" car, W.C.T.U. car; --??-- garden club, "Bainbridge PTA" car, Chamber of Commerce car, PTA car, "Climax High School" bus, "Climax Consolidated Schools" bus;
three women, standing;
man on motorcycle leading car in parade (not same man from a previous shot);
chair draped on white sits on center of float, man approaches chair;
woman with crown sits on chair;
woman with crown, seated on chair – she's surrounded by other women, seated at her feat, all wave towards camera;
women rise to their feet, helping crowned woman stand – crowned woman curtseys towards camera, waves;
crowd of faces;
crowd;
man opens door of car;
queen and her court, seated at her feet, on float;
queen and her court, seated at her feet, on float;
float passes by, followed by young men wearing dark jackets and sashes;
men help queen jump off of float - queen walks by camera;
two men, standing among a group of people, shake hands;
three different crowd shots;
crowd shot;
tree

Segment Synopsis: This footage depicts a parade for the Decatur County Progress Exposition. These scenes occur in Decatur County, GA.

Keywords: "Bainbridge Decatur County Public Library"; "Decatur County Progress Exposition"; "Mount Pleasant Vocational School"; "Police Department City of Bainbridge"; Color film; Confederate flags; Floats; Parades; Rotary Clubs; School buses; Women's club

Partial Transcript: Football Practice: on grassy field outside school building - team, in uniform, runs single file across field, running plays, passing, kicking;
class groups posed with teachers outside of school buildings (10 groups) – one shot of students walking past front of school

Segment Synopsis: This footage consists of a school's football practice, as well as several posed shots of school-aged children. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, GA.

Keywords: Children; Color film; Football; School Sports; Schools; Students

Partial Transcript: ranch style brick building;
car drives by two-story brick building with pitched roof;
Construction of Church (?) five cars parked outside large, partially-constructed building;
men on construction site: some in suits and some in work clothes;
three men on construction site; one measures base of doorframe;
man hands board to someone over his head;
two men, standing next to man who handed board up talk and laugh;
two men hammer a piece of siding - one man picks up and hammers the next piece into place;
man bent over (unidentified task);
boards laying side by side on sawhorse or scaffolding, men pushing boards from ends;
four or five men working on roof;
boys on roof - begin hammering a moment after camera is on them;
three men talking;
man hammering;
workers and observers, including several women observers;
group of teens walk past cars parked alongside unidentified building and towards camera;
Construction Site (continued): two women look at site - boys jump down from flooring area - people walk to and examine site - three boys use board as a teeter-totter

Segment Synopsis: This footage consists of various shots of a construction site, workers, and observers. It is unclear what the wooden structure being built is intended to become. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, GA.

Keywords: Churches; Color film; Construction; Construction workers; Wooden structures

Partial Transcript: large group of elementary-school aged children walk down brick steps and away from building - older people then walk down same steps; sign: "Methodist Church";
older man shakes hands with other men in front of Methodist Church sign;
large group of people walking away from large building in background and towards camera;
sign: "West Bainbridge Baptist Church";
church building with cars parked in front;
people leaving the church - minister, in front, shakes hands with, speaks to people as they leave the church, with people still filing out;
banner: "Lions Club West Bainbridge Georgia";
group of casually dressed men, walking - casually dressed men standing near Lions Club banner;
men at picnic tables;
man drinking from water fountain;
men standing informally near cars, under pine trees;
women and children seated at picnic tables;
large, low building seen from across a field;
man drinking from water fountain;
man from water fountain walks across yard - car is parked behind him and house is in background;
different groups of elementary and teen children - each group posed with hands over hearts, as if saying pledge of allegiance;
ducks walk down dirt road toward camera;
sign on side of building: "Brinson Methodist Church, Founded 1867";
side of church, through trees;
nine groups of children or teenagers with teachers outside building;
teens walking (left to right across screen) across unpaved, cleared area
two teenage girls kneel in foreground - five teenage boys with hoes stand in semicircle behind girls and hoe a small area of ground;
young children file out of building and walk towards camera;
posed group of same children with teacher

Segment Synopsis: These scenes consist of school children and churches of different denominations. There is also footage of the West Bainbridge Lions Club. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, GA.

Keywords: "Brinson Methodist Church"; "Lions Club West Bainbridge"; "West Bainbridge Baptist Church"; Children; Christian churches; Color film; Methodist; Ministers

Partial Transcript: a wedding: on front porch of building - bride & groom, young man, elderly man, chatting;
young man and old man from group above;
bride & groom;
bride & groom cutting the cake;
another view of a different wedding: on front porch of building; bride & groom, young man, elderly man, chatting;
bride & groom eating the cake;
a third wedding- bride and groom leaving the reception accompanied by guests;
bride & groom getting into car

Segment Synopsis: This footage depicts three different wedding ceremonies. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, GA.

Keywords: Churches; Color film; Weddings

Partial Transcript: side of building with sign: "Bethel Church 1853";
man in suit to left of small table with guest book and sign reading "Visitors Register Here";
people outside church, not posed, walking around and talking to each other;
people walking away from church (in background) and toward camera;
looking down a long banquet/buffet table;
two men in suits and hats in foreground - large group of people in background;
heaping banquet table with people filing down both sides and helping their plates;
people standing holding plates and eating;
four men standing side by side, facing camera, holding plates and cups;
three men seen in diagonal profile;
small section of buffet table, shot from side - women helping their plates;
banquet table from end;
banquet table from side;
five ladies with plates;
two men;
people outside building, not posed;
another view of: people outside building, not posed;
top of building, sign "Salem Baptist Church" "Established 1850 [?]";
front of building, many people leaving building or standing outside and talking;
long shot of Salem Baptist Church;
man carries plate of food between cars in parking lot;
looking down a long banquet/buffet table with people filing down both sides and helping their plates;
three men, two eating, with plates resting on table or shelf
two men holding plates, third man walks into view;
woman puts food on someone else's plate;
buffet line;
people with plates, milling about;
Long shot of Salem Baptist Church;
People outside of Salem Baptist Church, some with plates

Segment Synopsis: This footage contains various shots of a potluck or buffet that took place after church services. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, GA.

Keywords: "Bethel Church"; "Salem Baptist Church"; Christian churches; Church potlucks; Church suppers; Color film; Outdoor buffets

Partial Transcript: Salem Baptist Church - two views;
side and front of large brick church with stair-stepped facade – no people;
sign: "Calvary Baptist Church" "Revival .... March 4-13";
people coming out of the church;
man and woman talking outside the church;
three men leave the church - more small groups walk out of the church, stand and talk;
side of church, sign: "Jesus saves";
front of church, people outside, not posed, two views;
Black slug

Segment Synopsis: This footage depicts two churches, Salem Baptist and Calvary Baptist, as well as various shots of churchgoers. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, GA.

Keywords: "Calvary Baptist Church"; "Salem Baptist Church"; Baptist churches; Christian churches; Color film