Reel Begins - African American Home Movie - 1960's

A bit shaky footage of the exterior of a home with greenery, vines and beautiful flowers growing. Pan of the the beautiful yard and quaint patio area with vintage metal patio chairs.

Blurry footage of a woman standing outside her home and holding the same "title card" (the "vacation" sign from before). Clothes hanging on a clothesline can be seen.

Same woman holding large suitcase walking down the few steps of her home. She carrys the suitcase to a parked car, opens door and waves at camera

Vintage 1960's car parked on driveway of home. Nice whitewall tires!

Car parked at what looks like a single story motel.

Huge vintage Iowa State sign (in the shape of the state of Iowa) reads: "hello! We're glad to have you in IOWA where factory and farm share property..."

Cutaway to two story motel with red doors, women standing out front wave at camera, cool vintage cars parked head in. Exterior stairway to second floor.

Two ladies looking cold on mountain highway overlook. Pan the landscape from the mountain overlook

Shot from behind, man sitting atop a large protruded rock and looking out over landscape.

POV moving vehicle, driving along big, mostly empty highway, and a two lane road, cloudy dark sky.

Car pulled over off the deserted dry arid desert roadway, looks like our driver had to make a pit stop. Standing near a large sewer pipe he waves to the camera

Shaky and a bit blurry footage - still POV moving car - Large overhead sign for The Tropicana. Entering Las Vegas on Fremont Street, the old Las Vegas Strip. Driving through traffic, and passing quickly by iconic hotels and casinos (signs and billboards) such as the Stardust Hotel, the Polynesian across the way, The Fremont Hotel and Casino, Algiers with its huge billboard, the El Rancho Vegas and The Golden Nugget.

Dark footage - folk out in the desert under a covered picnic area making a fire in the barbecue pit and having a little picnic.

Another sign along the road "You are entering South Dakota" with a bit of information and history to read.

WS from home camera, Mt. Rushmore memorial - in the distance

Vintage motel signs on the road - Best Western (with a big red crown on top) , Motel Commodore

Var shots of the vacationing couple in front of a motel, vintage cars parked in front of rooms, waving at camera.

Group of Valets wearing red hats standing on the sidewalk . White and red vintage car at the curb.

Two people driving off on a mo-ped or motor scooter. Home movie pan landscape of a wide valley, some mountains, trees blowing in the wind, some smokestacks can be seen, a long barge on the river.

British foot guard (palace guard) in traditional red tunic uniform, white gloves and bearskin hat marching in front of palace, stops at end of path, turns and walks back.

WS long line of soldiers barely seen up on a green rolling hill - military school possibly.