African American Family Home Movies(1961) Reel Begins

Wide shot two African American women outdoors, nicely dressed, one woman holding stick and pointing to a bush with flowers. Dresses blowing in the wind, they talk and laugh.

African American woman in a white dress untangling clothes, on a windy day, from a 1960's style retractable outdoor clothesline in backyard of nice home. She untwists tangled clothes from the line.

Pink and white flower petals blowing off the roof of a home, petals scrambling to spell out "Our Back Yard WOW", shot on home movie camera

Smiling African American woman, dressed nicely and smiling pretty, sitting in a vintage, porch glider sofa covered in highly decorative fabric with a fringed top. Circa 1960's

Same woman sitting in glider walking out from porch to nice backyard with picnic table and chairs and large red fringed umbrella.

Same woman proudly showing off a brick fireplace or oven and grill in her backyard. She turns handle on top pit and opens cover on the larger pit below.

African American woman carrying wicker basket walks over to fruit tree and reaches up picking fruit and placing into basket.

Beautiful large flowering bush next to window of home, big flowers in full bloom

African American woman wearing white gloves and pretty hat pointing to beautiful flowering bush growing up the wall of her home,

Woman opening wooden gate to backyard of home

Outdoor fancy all brick barbecue grill, lid open, food smoking. Brick side attached to grill with table with pots

Same Black man in chef's hat proudly holds up rack of cooked ribs. He stands proudly in his chef hat and apron and looks at camera.

Two African American men casually sitting on lawn chairs in backyard, table with large red umbrella, folding chairs, folding lounge chair

More home movie of casual backyard scene. Woman holding baby and small male child walking around in yard, with kneeling dad they wave to camera.

Var very well dressed African American women seated in backyard enjoying the afternoon.

Various shots of backyard gathering in same yard, people old and young enjoying themselves, having drinks, conversation.

wide shot - children playing a yard game - a race. White squares in a straight line set up on the grass as the kids take off and run toward camera, stop turn and run back.

Cute little African American girl happily hops down three red steps

Plates of piles of delicious looking food set on table outside - dinnertime!

Shots of couples at same yard party

Women guests at yard party, eating off individuial tray tables - portable tray tables a big thing in the '60's!

Four small adorable African American children from seated from smallest to oldest swinging on glider sofa.

Cutaway - pan row of vintage cars shot from behind, head in parked at beach, one car has open trunk.

Hanging out at the shore - African Americans men and women enjoying the coast, pose for cameras in front of their parked beautiful vintage vehicles, woman walking on the beach in white heels

More shots from the backyard. Sitting under the umbrella table on metal 60's armchairs, mingling, kissing each other, saying goodbye, older man sitting in chair, carrying out a huge tray of food from the house, man carrying large bucket .