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00:00:00 - Community Scenes and Hog Killing

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Partial Transcript: Older couple (Mr. and Mrs. Freeman), seated, holding cats - cats do trick, jumping through man's arms;

Man with two oxen hauls sledge of corn through harvested cornfield;

Man (Grand-daddy Rich) tosses ears of corn from sledge into crib;

Cart pulled by oxen approaches along a row of corn - children (some are African American) ride on cart, followed by pickers;

Men ride atop cart piled high with corn - cart pulled by mules;

Two men next to cart filled with sweet potatoes, loading some into large basket;

Sweet potatoes;

Men dump basket of sweet potatoes onto ground;

Hog killing: two men (one is African American) walk behind sledge pulled by mule - sledge contains slaughtered hog;

Group of men drag hog towards boiling pot of water - dump hog into water;

Hog pulled from pot;

Hog strung up - about eight men and boys watch and work;

Three slaughtered hogs hanging to drain;

Group of men and boys watch one man butcher hog;

Butcher points to hog's entrails;

Two African American women with bucket work on hog - getting intestines?;

Meat of butchered hogs;

Three men in suits look at meat piled into back of truck;

African American man stands in truck, lifts pieces of meat;

Meat piled in truck;

Side of stationary cart - chicken walks between wheels of cart - broadsides nailed to side of cart read in part "Decatur County";

Meat;

Cart full of hams rolls by camera;

A ham hanging from a tree (prize ribbon attached?);

Three men stand with two angus bulls in show area;

Herd of angus cattle walk across meadow, graze;

Otter swims in pond;

Ducks on pond;

Alligator on land;

Raccoon under logs;

Two raccoons in dead tree;

Pond;

Businessmen of Bainbridge planting first fish in Spring Creek;

Another tin emptied;

Men in suits pose by truck and pond;

Another truck drives up - men flag truck down, point down road;

Woman fishing on shore of lake - catches fish, reels fish in, removes hook;

Fishing woman stands with two other women, holds up string of fish;

Ten women in bathing suits run down shore and into lake - women join hands, dance in circle in lake

Segment Synopsis: This footage primarily contains scenes of various types of farms and farming practices, as well as footage of a hog being butchered. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: Agriculture; Alligators; Angus bulls; Butcher; Cattle; Chickens; Color film; Corn; Cows; Decatur County; Ducks; Farming; Fish planting; Fishers; Fishing; Hams; Hogs; Mules; Otters; Oxen; Pigs; Raccoons; Spring Creek; Sweet potatoes; Swimmers; Swimming

00:05:48 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Stone Mountain

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Partial Transcript: Motorcade through downtown (small town) intersection;

FDR car in motorcade -two men stand on running boards - Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) seen in back seat of car;

Man wearing cap and gown, standing on podium at lectern;

Crowded stadium;

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) helped to lectern;

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) speaks (shown from several angles) [WSB banner under microphone];

Crowded stadium;

Press area;

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) shakes hands with other men on podium;

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) talks and laughs with men on podium;

Motorcade leaves Sanford Stadium - crowds wave;

Sign: "The Georgia Warm Springs Foundation";

Car between two tall brick gates pointing down long, tree-lined drive;

White building with narrow columns;

Pans across rocky streambed and up waterfall;

Valley with mountain in distance;

Pans across mountainside;

Stone Mountain, surrounded by undeveloped land;

Stone Mountain (pans)

Segment Synopsis: This footage contains scenes of Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaking, as well as scenes at Warm Springs and Stone Mountain.

Keywords: "The Georgia Warm Springs Foundation"; Color film; Crowds; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Motorcade; Presidents; Speakers; Speeches; Stone Mountain; Warm Springs

00:08:19 - Scenes of Agriculture

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Partial Transcript: Peaches: peach orchard in springtime;

Peach orchard in springtime;

Peach orchard in summer, before harvest;

Ripe peaches on trees;

Five women sit on bumper of car or on ground - women eat peaches;

Woman eating a peach;

Men and women in open-sided shed grading cucumbers on conveyor belt;

Woman in shed hands papers to man;

Man throws empty bucket out of shed;

Side view of shed, which is elevated, with staked cattle grazing outside;

Man fills crate and loads crate into truck while another man takes notes;

Sack of cucumbers dumped onto conveyor belt;

Large white house with fenced yard;

Cornfield;

African American woman picks pole beans under tobacco shades in foreground - others work behind her down row;

Man shows off crop of pole beans, lifting leaves back to show pole beans;

Looking down row of pole beans, with people picking at far end;

Pole beans on vine;

Man carries two empty baskets down row toward camera - young boy stands near full baskets in foreground;

Man puts empty baskets down;

Boy and woman, carrying basket of eggs between them, walk toward camera - henhouse behind them;

Through doorway: woman sorts eggs while young boy watches;

Three women in barnyard with flock of chickens - henhouse behind them;

Young African American girl jumps up and down, towards camera;

Man and woman carrying three baskets of eggs toward camera - flock of chickens behind them;

Chickens in barnyard at spicket;

Four trucks and three cars, parked side-by-side, shown in angled profile;

Four trucks and three cars, parked side-by-side - another view;

Man stands by truck - sign on door of truck reads _?_ Fairway Feeds (?) P.R. Harrell;

Two women stand between two cars;

Four men - one standing by each of four trucks - three of the men in white uniforms;

Six African American men and women, most wearing full aprons, stand in front of cars and trucks, walk towards camera - each carries two large bundles by his side;

Tractors plow field - shown from several angles;

Young woman runs to edge of cornfield - brushes back vines - reveals and picks up giant watermelon;

Young woman cuts watermelon in half;

Halved watermelon

Segment Synopsis: This footage primarily contains scenes of agriculture and livestock farms and farming practices. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: African American children; Agriculture; Barnyard; Cattle; Chickens; Color film; Corn; Cows; Cucumbers; Eggs; Farming; Orchards; Peaches; Pole beans; Tobacco; Tractors; Watermelon

00:11:56 - Community Scenes II

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Partial Transcript: Looking through gate and down dirt driveway towards small house; Looking across lawn at large white house with white columns and portico; Looking through gate and down dirt driveway towards small house; Sign: "Pine Hill School"; Children seated next to buckets and baskets of colored Easter eggs; Women pick baskets up; Women hide Easter eggs in field; Women hide Easter eggs in field; Easter egg hunt; young men with matching dark jackets and white sashes march towards camera - in background, children and women wearing long dresses stand on verandah of building with tall columns - women sits at piano on verandah but does not play; Young girls wearing matching dresses and carrying bouquets march two abreast; Young girls wearing matching dresses and carrying bouquets pose in a group; Young girls begin to dance around maypole; Young girls dance around the maypole; Young girls wearing matching dresses and carrying bouquets pose in a group, side view - seated woman at center is crowned - others curtsey to her; Girls and women of all ages walk down steps (leaving a church?) carrying large bouquets of flowers - men and women, most with flowers, walk down steps; Young girls with flowers pose with older women - woman places Confederate battle flag on small monument or tombstone; Older women stand as group and look up at statue (of Confederate soldier?); Fishpond; Fishpond - woman sits behind cannon on steps at center of fountain, which is fenced in - woman waves at camera

Segment Synopsis: This footage contains various scenes of rural houses and buildings, as well as scenes of children looking for Easter eggs and performing around a maypole. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: "Azalea Woodland Thomasville Nurseries"; "Camp Sawyer"; "Coca-Cola"; "Pine Hill School"; 4-H Clubs; Agriculture; Black & white film; Bottling plants; Bulls; Cafeterias; Carpentry; Ceremonies; Children; Color film; Easter egg hunt; Educators; Farm equipment; Farming; Flags; Flowers; Foliage; Fruit trees; Lakes; Maypoles; Rivers; School buses; Schools; Shop class; Students; Woodworking

00:15:41 - Rally, Parade, and Military Practice

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Partial Transcript: Eugene Talmadge speaking at a rally - he stands outside, on podium, below a tall flagpole with the American flag flying -shot from below;

Eugene Talmadge on podium outside tent, surrounded by masses of people, speaking;

Crowds at rally;

Four men stand in front of a building - men look at and read a piece of paper;

Check written by the State of Georgia;

Men and women posed on steps of building;

Men and women posed on steps of building;

Man stands at end of truck full of watermelons - carries watermelon toward camera;

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) at lectern, from side [at University of Georgia, Athens];

Flagpole with American and (old) Georgia flags;

A speech: seated people, including man in uniform, on either side of a man speaking into a microphone at center of podium;

Man in uniform stands at microphone and speaks;

Side of "First State _?_ Bank" with big sign showing thermometer measuring money raised "5th War Loan, Back the Invasion" - man in uniform walks in front of building;

Parade ground or practice field - marching band conducted by drum major - groups of young women and young men in gym uniforms march past the band - women do exercises - men wearing uniforms and carrying guns march by;

Band practice;

Parade: army unit, group on horseback, military band, women's military unit, nurses, band, Red Cross float followed by marching Red Cross workers - float with legend "... Prisoners of War" (cut ends abruptly);

Military exercise? tanks and trucks drive around field;

Two men in uniforms talk to each other;

Man in uniform sits on hood of truck;

Tanks drive across field;

Three men in uniform talk to each other;

Tanks;

Tanks

Segment Synopsis: This footage contains various scenes of Governor Eugene Talmadge and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. There are also scenes of a parade and military exercises in a field. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: Color film; Crowds; Eugene Talmadge; Flags; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Governors; Military; Parades; Presidents; Rallies; Speakers; Speeches; Tanks

00:19:47 - River Boat

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Partial Transcript: Train crosses river on railroad trestle - corner of boat visible in foreground;

Man enters cabin of paddleboat Jeanette;

Paddle starts to turn - Jeanette pulls into river;

Jeannette pushes barge up river;

Ranch style house;

Sign: "Refuge";

Group of people walks out from under covered walkway which seems to extend from rocks or hillside- sign "Refuge" on top of walkway

Segment Synopsis: This footage contains scenes of the river boat Jeanette. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: Color film; Houses; River Boat; River barge; Signs

00:20:53 - Decatur County Progress Exposition

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Partial Transcript: Decatur County Progress Exposition: group of people on stage, seen over backs of audience's heads - banner reading: "Decatur County Progress Exposition: Home - Community - Education - Business" - trees behind stage, appears to be outdoors;

Nine different men shown speaking into microphone - cuts between each speaker;

Continued: nine different men shown speaking into microphone - cuts between each speaker;

Three different women shown speaking into microphone - cuts between each speaker;

Man speaks into microphone - walks away;

Eleven different women shown speaking into microphone - cuts between each speaker;

Continued: eleven different women shown speaking into microphone - cuts between each speaker;

Five different men shown speaking into microphone - cuts between each speaker (last man speaking is Marvin Griffin);

Continued - five different men shown speaking into microphone - cuts between each speaker (last man speaking is Marvin Griffin);

Man stands on steps of building, surrounded by children and young men and women - he is holding what looks like a decorated box, approximately 1 foot square - he puts a crown on the head of a young woman to his right and presents her with the box;

Young woman wearing crown;

Credits: "Support by the Business and Professional Leaders of Bainbridge and Decatur County, Georgia" "Featuring the growth of agriculture, business, education and religion in the beautiful Southland" "An invitation to visit the community of opportunity" "Enjoy the industrial resources of our inland port city, growing livestock production, and fertile farmlands";

Sunrise or sunset over beach

Segment Synopsis: This footage contains scenes of speakers at the Decatur County Progress Exposition. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: "Decatur County Progress Exposition"; Black & white film; Color film; Community events; Education; Marvin Griffin; Speakers; Speeches

00:27:18 - Outdoor Scenes

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Partial Transcript: Boy with fishing pole in foreground - river in midground - city in background;

Bend in river, trees on both sides;

From shore, across river, toward railroad bridge - two views;

River;

From shore, across river, toward railroad bridge;

Ruined building;

Bare hillside;

Black metal chimney or tower in foreground - fields and woods in background;

Down river, bridge in background;

Florida (?) historical marker: "DeSoto Trail" with men, women, and children, nicely dressed, standing around marker;

Nicely dressed ladies;

One Boy Scout holds pole from which flies U.S. flag - other scouts salute flag;

Porch - three children seated, rocking a fourth child or infant in a sort of hammock or sling;

Three children (appear to be Seminole Indians in traditional clothing) come out of palmetto-topped building - chickee - and walk toward camera;

Top of a totem pole;

Seminole woman and child walk across cleared area between buildings in village;

Two men dressed as conquistadors ride down dirt trail through woods;

Another view of two men dressed as conquistadors riding through woods, towards camera;

Man dressed as Native American chief (wearing feather headdress and robe but looks like a Caucasian man) walking through woods;

Women dressed as Native American maidens walk single-file through woods, followed by group of girls in scout-style uniforms - probably Campfire Girls;

Group of six men, four dressed as conquistadors and two in suits, ride through woods on horseback;

Looking across pond - conquistador is leading woman in 18th century-style costume towards pond;

Man wearing Indian headdress uses board (not a paddle) to row boat (not a canoe) towards camera

Segment Synopsis: This footage contains scenes of DeSoto Trail area, indigenous people, and a historical reenactment between Native Americans and Conquistadors. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia, and possibly areas of Florida.

Keywords: Children; Color film; DeSoto Trail; Flags; Historical reenactments; Indigenous people; Rivers; Scouts

00:29:42 - Quail and Possum Hunting

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Partial Transcript: Hunting dog (black and white, curly coat, long tail - hunting dog) in woods;

Two dogs of same breed in woods;

Man wearing hunting clothes watching dogs;

Dogs;

Dogs hold a point;

Man, holding gun, walking towards dogs;

Dogs pick up the scent;

Bird (quail?);

Two birds;

Meadow: bird is flushed, shot, retrieved by dogs (blurry);

Dogs retrieving birds;

Bird (?);

Dogs retrieving birds and delivering them to hunter;

Wildlife wild turkeys in woods;

Three white-horned sheep in woods;

Possum runs away from camera and into woods;

Trees;

Hound dog walks towards woods;

Dog;

Dog under tree - barks up tree and tries to run up tree;

Woman with two boys: one boy, wearing overalls, holds possum by tail;

Possum climbs tree;

Tree is pulled over - man grabs possum by tail;

Possum in tree;

Tree is shaken and possum falls out of tree;

Man holds two possum by tails

Segment Synopsis: This footage contains hunting scenes in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: Color film; Dogs; Guns; Hunters; Hunting; Possums; Quails; Turkeys; White-horned sheep

00:32:50 - School and Church Scenes

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Partial Transcript: School building with bus parked in front;

Group of ten students, wearing caps and gowns, stands outside school building with teacher;

Group of ten students, wearing caps and gowns, stands outside school building with teacher (second view);

Playground first aid: children play on swing set on playground and one boy pretends to fall, hurt, lies on ground - other children notice him - boys wearing school patrol (?) jackets and sashes lift boy and carry him to "first aid" area where two nurses and one doctor wait by stretcher - they administer first aid then boy sits up;

Playground first aid continued;

People walking out of church;

Small group of people outside of church - posed;

Large group of people outside of church - posed;

Sign: "Brinson Baptist Church, 1900-1948";

People go into church;

People leaving church - greeted by minister;

Posed group of about 25 people on steps of church;

Two men in suits stand, talking;

One-story building with pitched roof, porch;

Group of about 30 people posed in front of building;

Group of children with teacher;

Posed group of students with teacher;

Black slug - loss of tracking;

Same posed group of students with teacher (tracking issues, shot ends abruptly);

Posed group of children with teacher;

Children at outdoor meal: looking down a long table - large iron pot directly under camera - jar with flowers on table - at least 10 places set down each side - table has linen, real china (not paper), etc.;

Same view of table, but now with children seated: can't see heads, but small hands move things around;

Table from other end - two women stand behind the iron pot and say prayers with children before eating, then all sit down;

Children milling about and eating;

Woman in blue suit stands very close to camera - large group of children posed in middle ground;

Large group of children - posed;

Hot potato (?) looking down double row of children and adults - rows standing about three feet apart and facing each other - begin passing something (a hot potato) down each side of row;

Hot potato game?;

Square dancers;

Square dancers

Segment Synopsis: This footage contains various scenes of school-aged children and school activities. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: "Brinson Baptist Church"; Christian Churches; Color film; Dinners; Doctors; Educators; First aid; Games; Graduation uniforms; Ministers; Nurses; Playgrounds; Square dancing; Students

00:38:39 - Canning Demonstration

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Partial Transcript: Table with cast iron pot and what appear to be several slabs of meat - men and women stand behind table (heads cropped off) - one man cuts something on table with hacksaw - holds up cut halves;

Canning demonstration: five women in dresses stand behind table with one woman in white uniform - next to table is cooking surface with cast iron skillet and pot - woman in uniform lifts empty can, sets it down, lifts lid, picks something up, puts it in pot, repeats action;

Woman uses tongs to transfer something (looks like piece of meat?) from pot to can;

Woman holds two cans - pours clear liquid from one can into skillet then pours liquid from skillet into can;

Woman uses spoon to measure salt from glass cup into can;

Woman places can in pot;

Woman fixes can into device clamped to table, turns crank on device (sealing lid?);

Woman places can in very large cast iron pot, puts lid on pot;

Women exiting building through screen door - woman in white uniform holds door open and speaks to each as she leaves - first woman carries paper sack - second woman carries basket of flowers - followed by other women, most carrying something

Segment Synopsis: This footage contains scenes of a woman giving a meat canning demonstration. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: Canning demonstrations; Color film; Home economics; Meat butchering

00:39:55 - Flight School and Georgia Factory for the Blind

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Partial Transcript: Trees - tops not visible;

Dirt road with trees on both sides in background - car drives down road crossing road shown in foreground;

Trees on right - clearing on left;

Sign: "Contract Flying, Southern Airways School";

Car drives towards camera past security booth checkpoint;

Uniformed man steps out of security booth (which says "STOP" on side) and stops car;

Rough white building with steep roof - car parked in front;

Man in tan uniform (no insignia or hat) walks out of building;

Three men in uniforms with insignia, hats, walk out of building;

Long, one-story white building - barracks? - with pine trees - car parked in front;

About 20 soldiers march in formation towards camera;

Side (diagonal) view of marching soldiers;

Soldiers march past building;

Building;

Building;

Several identical buildings - barracks?;

Large building - hangar? - with scaffolding on sides, tower on right, cars parked in lot in foreground;

Car - in foreground - driving towards large building -in background;

Airplane model TA-230 - cockpit is open, man walks next to plane with hand on wing;

Man stands behind wing, bends and inspects underneath, turns and steps towards plane, climbs up and gets into cockpit, puts headset on and adjusts it;

Airstrip;

Control tower and hangars across airstrip;

Runways, one plane flying overhead;

Two planes take off;

One plane takes off;

Five pilots (men wearing leather flight jackets) stand on stoop of building in close circle, talking;

Man in uniform and man in suit come out of building;

Man in uniform and man in suit stand and talk;

Man in uniform waves at camera, walks back towards building;

About 20 men in exercise clothes jog in formation;

Control tower;

Men in exercise clothes jog away from camera and towards building in background;

Large building;

Rose - large blossom on top of single stem, seen in silhouette;

Man riding white horse bareback, in paddock, horse tries to throw him off;

Same man and horse, now calmer;

Side of building (pinnacle of roof) with sign: "Georgia Factory for the Blind";

Sign: "Georgia Factory for the Blind";

Truck backed up to Georgia Factory for the Blind buildings;

Business building;

Semi-truck backed up to building

Segment Synopsis: This footage contains various scenes of the Southern Airways School and the Georgia Factory for the Blind. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: "Georgia Factory for the Blind"; "Southern Airways School"; Airplanes; Airstrips; Barracks; Color film; Control towers; Flying; Hangars; Horses; Pilots; Soldiers; Uniforms

00:42:44 - Wedding Scene

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Partial Transcript: Wedding: two couples, one young (bride and groom - Dr. Nichols), one old, greet each other. Both women carry flowers;

Same two couples, plus another man. Posed group;

Bride & groom (Dr. Nichols' wedding)

Segment Synopsis: This footage contains scenes of the wedding of Dr. Nichols. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: Color film; Receptions; Weddings ceremonies

00:43:11 - Cane Grinding and Scenes of Agriculture

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Partial Transcript: Sugar cane: Man rides atop pile of cane on mule cart, fields in background;

Harvesting the cane;

Cleared field;

Mule walks in circle, turning a pole (very dark shot - cleared area heavily shaded by trees);

Two men standing, wearing blue uniforms, one holds a paper cup - two other men also;

Group of women in civilian clothes with men in military uniforms;

Man in suits holds young girl (very dark shot);

More groups of women in civilian clothes with men in military uniforms;

Family group including man in uniform;

Making cane syrup (?) two men on cart or truck bed - one man facing away from camera - lifts sugar cane which is piled on cart - other man, facing camera, takes cane from first man and feeds it into conveyor belt or thresher (?);

Man with back to camera, holding paddle - skims paddle across surface of large, smoking vat;

Side view of man with back to camera, holding paddle - skims paddle across surface of large, smoking vat;

Fire burning below vat - ladle lifts liquid from vat and pours it back - man stokes fire by adding more wood;

Cane syrup poured through spicket into metal can;

Man pours syrup into barrel;

Man drives corn harvester through field, ears of corn fly into cart pulled by his harvester tractor;

A crop - shot fills whole screen;

A crop - shot fills whole screen;

Cotton on bush, ready to pick;

Cotton field: five pickers in mid-ground;

African American man, one of five pickers shown above, picking cotton;

Cotton;

Field of ripe cotton;

Car and truck pass each other on paved road in countryside;

Truck passes camera;

Truck parked by large wooden building - truck has sack of cotton on roof - African American man stands in bed of truck - using black metal tub (about one foot across) to vacuum up loose cotton in bed of truck;

Finished bale of cotton;

Three men pose with bale - one man, with beard, picks at side of bale;

Three men take bale, on handtruck, out of wooden building and down ramp;

Bale of cotton;

Several bales of cotton;

Flint River Mills: building with three trucks backed up to it, signs painted on building: "Cold Storage" and "Flint River Mills" - middle truck has large bales of something stacked in bed;

Right part of Flint River Mills building, painted-on sign "Feed Grain";

Two one-story buildings in foreground, tall building in background;

Angled shot of side and front of mill;

Truck driving under brick awning at side of building;

Front of truck;

Two men stand by truck piled with large tan sacks - driver stands by open door of truck while man in suit hands him something;

Man drives truck away

Segment Synopsis: This footage contains various scenes of cane grinding and other agricultural practices. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: "Flint River Mills"; Cane grinding; Cane syrup; Color film; Cotton; Crops; Feed grain; Military; Mules; Soldiers; Sugar cane; Uniforms

00:46:47 - Church and Outdoor Scenes

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Partial Transcript: Concrete pier, river on both sides;

Three tanks on sides (near bank of river?);

Two large white tanks with small white building between them and parked car;

Looking down on concrete pier with tugboat at end - three men on pier stand near smoking engine;

Large white tank with painted-on signs "Flint River Molasses Co." "Molasses tank No. 1";

Smaller tanks, resting on sides, two views;

Group of men & women posed standing side by side outside of brick building - several shots to show all men;

Two men walk away from cars shown in background and toward camera;

Church? long, one-story brick building with white roof and white portico at short end, several parked cars;

People coming out of building, standing outside and talking;

People carrying boxes across church parking lot;

Setting up buffet tables for church supper- shot down length of tables;

People walking around, greeting each other and talking;

People walking down both sides of buffet tables, getting food;

People getting food, standing or sitting, holding plates, eating and talking - about 33 shots;

Continued: people getting food, standing or sitting, holding plates, eating and talking;

Older man and woman pose on driver's side of car - woman gets in passenger side - man gets in driver's side;

Black slug;

Plant with yellow flower (cotton?);

Field of same plant as above;

Two people bent over, picking cotton;

Cotton plant with ripe bolls;

Field of cotton;

Back half of cinnamon colored cow, walks out of picture;

Split-row fence enclosing field planted with row crop;

Field;

Five black bulls, each wearing rope halter;

Individual bull;

Individual bull;

Black and white banded pigs walk across field toward camera - palmetto trees in background;

Black and white banded sow and piglets in pen;

Bottling plant? one man pours something into one of many bottles on shelf in front of him - another man standing beside him turns lid on another bottle;

Bases of two bottles: one holds green liquid, one holds blue liquid

Segment Synopsis: This footage contains scenes at the Flint River Molasses Company, as well as various farming practices and church scenes. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: "Flint River Molasses Company"; Bottling plants; Buffets; Bulls; Christian churches; Church suppers; Color film; Cotton; Cows; Crops; Dinners; Hogs; Pigs; Tanks; Tugboats

00:51:41 - Community Scenes III

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Partial Transcript: Group of young women with banner "Decatur County 4-H Club Girls" (several shots to show all girls);

Women in front of building holding long banner "Home Demonstration Clubs" - they march away from building and large group of women come out of building and follow them;

Sign nailed to post: "Camp Sawyer" with 4-H logo on sign;

Pine trees in foreground and buildings in background - the camp?;

Lake;

Man with back to camera stands facing large group of girls, also standing. He holds a small leafy branch in one hand, pulls a leaf off, and holds it up;

Girls playing in lake;

Man stands in shallow water of lake, telling girls and boys how to swim;

Second shot of man telling boys and girls how to swim - ends abruptly;

Across patchy, thin grass lawn toward long brick building with arched windows on side - a church?;

Oranges or grapefruit on tree;

Dahlias;

White lilies (Formosa lilies?);

Woman pointing at something over her head (in shade, can't see);

White lilies (Formosa lilies?);

Two views of crape myrtle branches silhouetted against sky;

Hereford bull crosses dirt road;

Bull in field near road;

Honeydew melon or a squash;

Man stands next to wagon piled with (hams?) - several signs on side of wagon, lots of text - only readable part: "Decatur County";

Black and white banded hogs: sow with litter;

Plants in a field - looks like cross between yucca and foxglove flowers - white flowers (?);

Field with man driving a farm machine (combine?);

Sign, trees growing in front, hard to read "Azalea Woodland Thomasville Nurseries";

Dirt road with pine trees and azaleas;

Man looking at golden azaleas;

Repeat of shot: sign, trees growing in front, hard to read "Azalea Woodland Thomasville Nurseries";

Credit: "Your support to help complete 'Decatur County' is urgently needed and will be duly appreciated. Thank you.";

Man in suit and hat and woman in dress stand talking on road near door of parked school bus;

School bus drives several feet down road, stops, women get off;

Continued: women getting off of the school bus;

Tall brick building on city street corner, American flag on post near street;

Car drives through rural area with pine trees;

Two young men saw a board laying on two sawhorses - other young men work on boards in background;

Three young men working on another piece of furniture- maybe a potato bin;

Black-and-white banded and spotted hogs in pen, at trough, drinking, rolling in mud - may be snow on ground;

Continued: black-and-white banded and spotted hogs in pen, at trough, drinking, rolling in mud;

Woodworking class- man lifts can of paint or stain sitting on piece of furniture - men and boys stand among various pieces of furniture;

A desk and a dresser;

Posed class with some pieces of furniture;

Credit: "This is an unedited and incomplete premiere showing of our picture 'Decatur County.' When our production is finished, it will appear with appropriate titles, improved sound lectures, and modern arrangement.";

Board meeting, men sit around table, look at papers and talking (indoors);

People hoeing;

Large group of people on narrow, curved, flower-lined dirt path through a lawn;

Coke bottling plant. sign: "Coca-Cola";

Yellow building with "Coca-Cola" sign;

The coke plant: empty bottles on conveyor belt - workers orating bottling machinery;

Large crowd of people walking past bunting-draped building;

Men in suits amid large crowd of people walking past bunting draped building;

Front of building decorated with bunting and flags;

Looking across the street at a city block, cars parked along street - the "Ritz" is draped with bunting;

A rough wooden table, outside;

Man bends over and touches a large, waist-high pile of white sand (?);

A group of men move rough wooden tables and barrels in grassy area next to brick building;

Panoramic shot of river;

Panoramic shot of white cable stretching along river to cannon with small white building behind it;

Teacher standing in cafeteria, students seated at tables with heads bowed, teacher finishes talking, students sit up and start eating;

Several tables in cafeteria;

Black slug

Segment Synopsis: This footage contains various scenes of school-aged children and various school and extracurricular activities. It also contains scenes of a Coca-Cola bottling plant, different kinds of plants and flowers, and the Azalea Woodland Thomasville Nursery. These scenes occur in or around Bainbridge, Georgia.

Keywords: "Azalea Woodland Thomasville Nurseries"; "Camp Sawyer"; "Coca-Cola"; 4-H Clubs; Agriculture; Black & white film; Bottling plants; Bulls; Cafeterias; Carpentry; Children; Color film; Educators; Farm equipment; Farming; Flags; Flowers; Foliage; Fruit trees; Lakes; Rivers; School buses; Schools; Shop class; Students; Woodworking