1963SILENT FEATURE FILMS
APRIL 3, 1963
APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET OF BLACK AND WHITE 16MM FILM COMPILED ONTO A 7 INCH REEL. RUN TIME: 10:47 THIS BLACK AND WHITE FILM PRINT WAS MADE FROM 16MM COLOR FOOTAGE FROM TWO OTHER REELS, 2000.78.4.9 AND 2000.78.4.36. SHOWN IS THE JAZZ FUNERAL FOR MCKINLEY WILLIAMS, WHO DIED MARCH 29, 1963. INCLUDED ARE SCENES OF THE CHURCH SERVICE INSIDE THE SECOND FREE MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH, LOCATED AT 1228 BURDETTE STREET IN THE CARROLLTON NEIGHBORHOOD OF NEW ORLEANS. MEMBERS OF THE YOUNG MEN OLYMPIANS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY AND MASONS OF CRESCENT CITY LODGE NO. 293 ARE SEEN INSIDE THE CHURCH AND DURING THE PROCESSION TO THE . WILLIAMS IS INTERRED. FLOWERS ARRANGED IN THE MASONIC EMBLEM OF A COMPASS AND SQUARE ARE SEEN NEXT TO THE OPEN CASKET. A GRAND MARSHAL, THE GEORGE WILLIAMS BRASS BAND, AND OTHER MUSICIANS, ARE SEEN PARADING TO THE CEMETERY WHERE THE CASKET IS LOWERED INTO THE GROUND AND A SERVICE IS PERFORMED BY THE MASONS. THE FUNERAL GROUP IS SEEN LEAVING THE CEMETERY WHERE A SECOND LINE PARADE ENSUES AND ENDS AT THE HOME OF THE MERRY GO ROUND SOCIAL AID & PLEASURE CLUB LOCATED AT 8815 HICKORY STREET. THE RISING STAR BAPTIST CHURCH AT 8817 HICKORY, IS ALSO SEEN.
APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET OF BLACK AND WHITE 16MM FILM COMPILED ONTO A 7 INCH REEL. RUN TIME: 10:47 THIS BLACK AND WHITE FILM PRINT WAS MADE FROM 16MM COLOR FOOTAGE FROM TWO OTHER REELS, 2000.78.4.9 AND 2000.78.4.36. SHOWN IS THE JAZZ FUNERAL FOR MCKINLEY WILLIAMS, WHO DIED MARCH 29, 1963. INCLUDED ARE SCENES OF THE CHURCH SERVICE INSIDE THE SECOND FREE MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH, LOCATED AT 1228 BURDETTE STREET IN THE CARROLLTON NEIGHBORHOOD OF NEW ORLEANS. MEMBERS OF THE YOUNG MEN OLYMPIANS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY AND MASONS OF CRESCENT CITY LODGE NO. 293 ARE SEEN INSIDE THE CHURCH AND DURING THE PROCESSION TO THE . WILLIAMS IS INTERRED. FLOWERS ARRANGED IN THE MASONIC EMBLEM OF A COMPASS AND SQUARE ARE SEEN NEXT TO THE OPEN CASKET. A GRAND MARSHAL, THE GEORGE WILLIAMS BRASS BAND, AND OTHER MUSICIANS, ARE SEEN PARADING TO THE CEMETERY WHERE THE CASKET IS LOWERED INTO THE GROUND AND A SERVICE IS PERFORMED BY THE MASONS. THE FUNERAL GROUP IS SEEN LEAVING THE CEMETERY WHERE A SECOND LINE PARADE ENSUES AND ENDS AT THE HOME OF THE MERRY GO ROUND SOCIAL AID & PLEASURE CLUB LOCATED AT 8815 HICKORY STREET. THE RISING STAR BAPTIST CHURCH AT 8817 HICKORY, IS ALSO SEEN.
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SHOT OF DECEASED BLACK MALE IN OPEN CASKET AT CHURCH
(SHOWN IS THE JAZZ FUNERAL FOR MCKINLEY WILLIAMS, WHO DIED MARCH 29, 1963. INCLUDED ARE SCENES OF THE CHURCH SERVICE INSIDE THE SECOND FREE MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH, LOCATED AT 1228 BURDETTE STREET IN THE CARROLLTON NEIGHBORHOOD OF NEW ORLEANS) |
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GREAT HIGH ANGLE SHOTS FROM BALCONY OF FUNERAL SERVICE.
WOMEN IN WHITE FANNING THEMSELVES, MASONIC FUNERAL FLORAL ARRANGEMENT |
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OPEN CASKET
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MAN SINGS AT SERVICE, CHOIR DRESSED LIKE FLYING NUNS
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REVEREND SPEAKS AT FUNERAL
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POV BALCONY OF SECOND FREE MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH, GREAT INT SHOT, RAISED CHOIR
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| 01:01:28 88.54 |
MINISTER SPEAKS FROM PODIUM
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| 01:01:36 96.02 |
WOMAN IN GROUP WEARING WHITE PASSES OUT, EVERYONE FANS HER VIGOROUSLY, WOMEN LOOK LIKE THEY ARE IN MAID'S UNIFORMS
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POV BALCONY, EVERYONE FANNING THEMSELVES, HOT CHURCH FUNERAL SERVICE, PEOPLE PASSING OUT ?
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SOMEONE IN CHOIR PASSED OUT, MORE FANNING, STAINED GLASS WINDOWS
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WOMAN SWOONING WITH HEAT OR RAPTURE, MAN HOLDS HER AND WOMEN IN WHITE FAN HER, CUT TO VIEW FROM BALCONY OF THE CRISIS, SEVERE MOURNING, RELIGIOUS FERVOR
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OPEN CASKET WITH BODY OF MCKINLEY WILLIAMS
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COLOR GUARD AND MOURNERS PROCESS BY THE CASKET
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POV BALCONY OF CHURCH OF WOMEN IN WHITE FILING PASS THE OPEN CASKET, LAST RESPECTS
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MOURNERS WALK PAST OPEN CASKET, WOMEN WEARING HATS
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POV BALCONY, CHOIR AND WOMEN'S GROUP PASS BY OPEN CASKET
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CASKET IS WHEELED AROUND, CHURCH INT
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MORE FANNING OF PASSED OUT WOMAN IN FRONT PEW, OVERCOME BY GRIEF, POV BALCONY
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CASKET IS WHEELED OUT OF CHURCH, MOURNERS FOLLOW, POV BALCONY
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CASKET IS PUT IN OLD HEARSE
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FUNERAL PROCESSION, BRASS BAND, SLOWLY MARCH
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BASS DRUM OF THE GEORGE WILLIAMS BRASS BAND OF NOLA, 2515 MILAN ST.
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GRAND MARSHAL FOR THE YOUNG MEN'S OLYMPIANS MARCHES, HAT OVER HIS HEART
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CU OF TROMBONIST, CLARINETIST AND TRUMPETER, MUSICIANS IN THE EUREKA BRASS BAND
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| 01:06:11 371.73 |
GRAND MARSHAL AND EUREKA BRASS BAND MARCH INTO CEMETERY, GREEN STREET CEMETERY
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EUREKA BRASS BAND PLAYS AT THE GREEN STREET CEMETERY
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CASKET IS CARRIED BY MASONIC WEARING CEREMONIAL APRONS TO THE GRAVE SITE, MEMBERS OF THE YOUNG MEN'S OLYMPIANS FOLLOW WITH BANNER
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MAN SPEAKS AT THE GRAVE,
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MASONIC CEREMONY AT GRAVE SITE, MASONS THROW DIRT IN GRAVE
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| 01:07:10 430.56 |
MASONS PERFORM RITUAL WITH HANDS, WEARING WHITE GLOVES AND APRONS
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GRAND MARSHAL LEADS BRASS BAND
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SECOND LINE, KID ON BIKE RIDES ALONG CEMETERY
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CLIPS OF SECOND LINE PARADE, GRAND MARSHAL, BRASS BAND AND GROUP MEMBERS PARADE ALONG CEMETERY FENCE
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MAN RUNS IN FRONT OF PARADE, YOUNG MEN'S OLYMPIAN MEMBER PUSHES HIM TO THE SIDE
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COUPLE MARCH IN SECOND LINE
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CLIPS OF SECOND LINE REVELERS
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SECOND LINE REVELERS CROSS IN FRONT OF NEW ORLEANS STREET CAR
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WOMAN RIDES IN THE BACK OF AN OLD PICK UP TRUCK BEHIND THE YOUNG MEN'S BENEVOLENT BANNER
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CLIPS OF KIDS, CUTE GIRLS IN BOBBY SOCKS, CHILDREN ON A STOOP, GIRLS ON SIDEWALK
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MARCHERS LOWER BANNER AS THE PARADE PAST 1960S CAR WITH FINS
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ROWDY SECOND LINERS, LOOKS LIKE BREAK DANCING
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CLIPS OF FAMILIES WATCHING FROM SIDEWALK
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TEENS DANCING AND MARCHING, IN FRONT OF A SCHOOL
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ENERGETIC SECOND LINE REVELERS DANCING IN THE STREET, IN FRONT OF GROCERY STORE
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BRASS BAND MARCHES INTO BUILDING, MERRY GO ROUND SOCIAL AID AND PLEASURE CLUB, 8815 HICKORY ST.
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MAN DANCES IN THE STREET, LOOKS LIKE BREAK DANCING, 1950S CAR DRIVES BY
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MEN DANCING OUTSIDE SOCIAL CLUB, LITTLE BOYS WATCHING
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MEN EXIT "THE HOME OF THE MERRY GO ROUND SOCIAL AND PLEASURE CLUB"
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