1969AFRICAN AMERICAN HOME MOVIES
African American Family Home Movies - 1969
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Shots of downtown Detroit, Michigan skyline, POV from across road. Var. buildings and points of interest.
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| 01:00:54 54.6 |
Bronze "Spirit of Detroit" monument in front of the Young Municipal Center featuring a large seated human figure holding a family and golden orb aloft in its hands.
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| 01:01:03 63.21 |
Pan in front of the Spirit of Detroit, beautiful neat display of red and white flowers and downtown Detroit in bkgd.
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| 01:01:15 75.62 |
Shot of a street in downtown Detroit, some traffic and various high rise buildings. A police officer standing on curb looking a bit bored.
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| 01:06:41 401.75 |
Sign for Cranbrook House Gardens in Bloomfield, Michigan with visiting hours posted.
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| 01:06:46 406.17 |
Ext. shots of the grounds at the Cranbrook Institute of Science in Michigan. The planetarium observatory seen in the bkgd.
Footage dark and jumpy |
| 01:07:00 420.83 |
Sign on brick wall of building for the Cranbrook Institute of Science with a small plaque beneath listing hours.
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| 01:07:07 427.66 |
Round bronze plaque, partially seen, on stone wall of the Cranbrook Institute of Science.
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| 01:07:16 436.3 |
Film is dark. Ext. Ford (Motor Company) building in Dearborn, Michigan
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| 01:07:24 444.35 |
Billboard outside Ford "Ford Rotunda New Adventures on the American Road" and the hours posted. Var shots of the Ford building and grounds.
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| 01:07:56 476.15 |
WS folk pos and walk toward camera from the front entrance to Ford Rotunda
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| 01:08:05 485.5 |
Cutaway LS sign or billboard in large red letters reads M.E.L Division, vintage cars driving by
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| 01:08:08 488.92 |
var shots from POV moving vehicle, appears to be a possible train yard or industrial area.
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| 01:08:29 509.13 |
Red brick home with red and white awnings over windows and front steps. Red hand rails going up outdoor steps to front door. Man and two ladies coming up from downstairs or basement steps of home to outdoors. Nicely dressed African American folk pose for a group shot at front of home.
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| 01:08:56 536.51 |
Cutaway. Skyline shots of Detroit from the Detroit River on a dark overcast day
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| 01:09:27 567.27 |
Dark footage three well dressed ladies walk down steps toward camera and wave. Footage clears, same 3 ladies with a gentleman walking down the steps of maybe the Detroit Observatory.
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| 01:09:47 587.17 |
Cutaway. Detroit downtown shots from moving vehicle. Skyscrapers, traffic.
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| 01:10:18 618.08 |
Cutaway to shots of a beautiful large manicured garden of flowers and hedges. Camera shots are jumpy. Sky is cloudy
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| 01:10:35 635.65 |
Cutaway, dark film becomes a bit more clear and reveals more shots of some of downtown Chicago(?) skyscrapers and landmark buildings. Mostly dark footage/
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| 01:11:09 669.01 |
Vintage cars driving by in fgd with the Clarence Buckingham Fountain in bkgd. in Chicago. Large white sign for the Fountain with listing of the display times.
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| 01:11:21 681.74 |
Var shots of the fountain and park from a distance. Jumpy and dark film.
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| 01:11:52 712.86 |
Blue tint to film. Bridge with steel girders. Pov moving car going over bridge. CU of the steel girders as moving car approaches.
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| 01:12:13 733.81 |
Shots of two African American ladies out on front lawn of home, enjoying each other's company as if its been awhile since they saw each other. One woman is wearing a white apron. Film gets a bit dark but reveals them to be on steps of front entrance of a home with little white dog barking at the camera.
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| 01:12:55 775.96 |
Same scene but cu of man, neck down, holding a small hand held moving camer in his hand.
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| 01:13:01 781.14 |
Cutaway. Int home - yellow tint to film. Man in police officer's uniform smiling talking with nicely dressed woman who gives hime a big hug. They pose for the camera.
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| 01:13:16 796.91 |
Group shot int. same home, happy smiling folk all together near front door entrance of home.
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| 01:13:29 809.87 |
Footage of a passenger train (black with orange stripe) as it goes by, POV from a grassy field, could be the Illinois Central Railroad train circa 1960's.
Name indicated on bottom of train cars is blurred. |
| 01:13:49 829.87 |
Sign for Springfield (IL), with a small Lincoln sign and Speed limit sign underneath.
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| 01:13:53 833.62 |
Closer shot of sign for Lincoln's Tomb under the Springfield sign on the road.
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| 01:13:57 837.2 |
Var shots of Lincoln's Tomb in Springfield, Illinois.
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| 01:14:52 892.49 |
POV from across street - Giuffre Buick, Inc. sign on brick building for Buick dealership in Springfield, Illinois. Buicks are seen parked in the lot.
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| 01:14:53 893.66 |
Cutaway. Red tint to film. Happy well dressed African American folk, friends and family, mingling indoors at house party. Everyone talking, smiling, sitting closely together around the living room. Man holding a small camera smiling and shaking hands with another man next to him, other folk posing and waving to camera, women laughing - having a good 'ol time!.
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| 01:16:31 991.58 |
Cutaway - ws a historic building with "New St. Louis Hotel" painted across upper floors of dingy looking old building. Below that on street level there's sign for Liquors, a Budweiser truck is partially seen parked out front and some cars going by. A fire escape along left side of building.
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| 01:16:35 995.89 |
Cutaway to man made water feature with fountains in front of what looks like a hotel
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| 01:16:42 1002.55 |
End Reel.
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