1965SILENT FEATURE FILMS
AUGUST 1965
APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET OF COLOR 16MM FILM COMPILED ONTO A 7 INCH REEL. RUN TIME: 11:23 THE FIRST HALF OF THIS REEL SHOWS SOME OF THE JAZZ FUNERAL FOR ALPHONSE B. SPEARS, WHO DIED AUGUST 23, 1965. MASONS FROM GILBERT LODGE NO. 6, AFFILIATES OF PRINCE HALL, ARE SEEN COMING OUT OF THE FIFTH AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH, LOCATED AT 3419 S. ROBERTSON STREET, ON AUGUST 27. A BRASS BAND, TENTATIVELY IDENTIFIED THE GIBSON BAND, ARE SEEN PARADING DURING THE FUNERAL PROCESSION WHICH TAKES PLACE IN THE CENTRAL CITY NEIGHBORHOOD. THE MAGNOLIA OR C. J. PEETE HOUSING PROJECT IS SEEN. MR. SPEARS WAS INTERRED AT MT. OLIVET CEMETERY. ALSO SEEN IS A PARADE TO COMMEMORATE THE REDEDICATION AND LAYING OF A CORNERSTONE AT THE PRIDE OF ALGIERS LODGE, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF THE MOST WORSHIPFUL PRINCE HALL GRAND LODGE OF LOUISIANA, LOCATED AT 922 TECHE STREET, IN THE ALGIERS NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PARADE TOOK PLACE ON AUGUST 29, 1965, AND MOVED AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. JOE CENTINEO'S GROCERY (1239 TECHE) IS SEEN. ALSO SEEN IS A PARADE WITH THE OLYMPIA BRASS BAND THAT TAKES PLACE IN CENTRAL CITY. A HAND-HELD SIGN THAT READS NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH", WHICH WAS LOCATED AT 2715 WASHINGTON AVENUE, IS SEEN. DOUGLAS RESTAURANT & LOUNGE (2611 WASHINGTON AVENUE) IS ALSO SEEN. A LARGE SIGN THAT READS " WATERMELON RED TO THE RIND, GUARANTEED" IS ALSO SHOWN."
APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET OF COLOR 16MM FILM COMPILED ONTO A 7 INCH REEL. RUN TIME: 11:23 THE FIRST HALF OF THIS REEL SHOWS SOME OF THE JAZZ FUNERAL FOR ALPHONSE B. SPEARS, WHO DIED AUGUST 23, 1965. MASONS FROM GILBERT LODGE NO. 6, AFFILIATES OF PRINCE HALL, ARE SEEN COMING OUT OF THE FIFTH AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH, LOCATED AT 3419 S. ROBERTSON STREET, ON AUGUST 27. A BRASS BAND, TENTATIVELY IDENTIFIED THE GIBSON BAND, ARE SEEN PARADING DURING THE FUNERAL PROCESSION WHICH TAKES PLACE IN THE CENTRAL CITY NEIGHBORHOOD. THE MAGNOLIA OR C. J. PEETE HOUSING PROJECT IS SEEN. MR. SPEARS WAS INTERRED AT MT. OLIVET CEMETERY. ALSO SEEN IS A PARADE TO COMMEMORATE THE REDEDICATION AND LAYING OF A CORNERSTONE AT THE PRIDE OF ALGIERS LODGE, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF THE MOST WORSHIPFUL PRINCE HALL GRAND LODGE OF LOUISIANA, LOCATED AT 922 TECHE STREET, IN THE ALGIERS NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PARADE TOOK PLACE ON AUGUST 29, 1965, AND MOVED AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. JOE CENTINEO'S GROCERY (1239 TECHE) IS SEEN. ALSO SEEN IS A PARADE WITH THE OLYMPIA BRASS BAND THAT TAKES PLACE IN CENTRAL CITY. A HAND-HELD SIGN THAT READS NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH", WHICH WAS LOCATED AT 2715 WASHINGTON AVENUE, IS SEEN. DOUGLAS RESTAURANT & LOUNGE (2611 WASHINGTON AVENUE) IS ALSO SEEN. A LARGE SIGN THAT READS " WATERMELON RED TO THE RIND, GUARANTEED" IS ALSO SHOWN."
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GRAND MARSHAL IN JAZZ FUNERAL FOR ALPHONSE.B. SPEARS WHO DIED AUGUST 23, 1965
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KIDS DANCE ON PORCH WITH CLARINET
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GRAND MARSHAL IN JAZZ FUNERAL FOR ALPHONSE.B. SPEARS WHO DIED AUGUST 23, 1965, (A BRASS BAND, TENTATIVELY IDENTIFIED THE GIBSON BAND, ARE SEEN PARADING DURING THE FUNERAL PROCESSION WHICH TAKES PLACE IN THE CENTRAL CITY NEIGHBORHOOD), PASS SIGN FOR REGAL BEER ON TAP
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DIGNITARIES ON STEPS OF LARGE CHURCH, CUT TO MS OF CHOIR SINGING, MEMBERS OF MASONIC TEMPLE EXIT
(MASONS FROM GILBERT LODGE NO. 6, AFFILIATES OF PRINCE HALL, ARE SEEN COMING OUT OF THE FIFTH AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH, LOCATED AT 3419 S. ROBERTSON STREET, ON AUGUST 27) |
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BRASS BAND PLAYS ON STREET
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| 01:01:04 64.88 |
BLACK MASONIC MEMBERS CARRY OUT CASKET, UNDER ARCH FORMED BY RAISED SABERS
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| 01:01:15 75.71 |
KIDS WATCH FUNERAL AS BRASS BAND PLAYS, BOY POINTS
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| 01:01:19 79.31 |
BLACK MASONIC MEMBERS CARRY OUT CASKET, UNDER ARCH FORMED BY RAISED SABERS, WOMEN IN WHITE FOLLOW
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| 01:01:26 86.67 |
GRAND MARSHAL LEADS BRASS BAND IN FUNERAL PROCESSION FOR SPEARS, CUT TO FEET OF MARCHERS
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| 01:01:41 101.04 |
MASONIC GROUP MARCHES, MS OF ELDERLY BLACK MEMBER
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FUNERAL PROCESSION, 1950S CARS
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BRASS BAND MARCHING SLOWLY, FUNERAL DIRGE, CUT TO MS OF TRUMPETER WITH CIGAR
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| 01:02:10 130.48 |
BLACK MASONS MARCH WITH SABERS AND ELABORATE UNIFORMS, HEARSE FOLLOWS, CUT TO MS OF MASON WITH PLASTIC COVERED HAT, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FLAPPING ON HEARSE
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FUNERAL PROCESSION WOMEN IN UNIFORMS WITH SABERS
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REAR VIEW OF FUNERAL PROCESSION, C. J. PEETE HOUSING PROJECTS IN DISTANCE, WOMEN'S GROUP MARCHES WITH HEARSE
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| 01:02:53 172.99 |
GRAND MARSHAL, SERIOUS, CUT TO BRASS BAND
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| 01:03:04 184.29 |
KIDS RUNNING AND DANCING IN SECOND LINE
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| 01:03:10 190.8 |
MS OF SMILING MEN DANCING IN SECOND LINE
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ONCOMING SECOND LINE MARCHERS, HAPPY MEN, BRASS BAND
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| 01:03:26 206.77 |
BLACK BOYS AND TEENS DANCING IN SECOND LINE, PASSING THE C.J. PEETE OR MAGNOLIA PROJECTS, KID SHIMMIES FOR THE CAMERA
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| 01:03:44 224.88 |
BRASS BAND (GIBSON ?) PLAYS AND MARCHES IN FRONT OF MAGNOLIA HOUSES
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| 01:03:55 235.11 |
ONCOMING FUNERAL PROCESSION
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MS OF MAN DANCING FOR CAMERA, CUT TO HIS FANCY FOOT WORK
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| 01:04:05 245.77 |
SECOND LINE, MEN AND BOYS JUMP AND DANCE IN FRONT OF CAMERA
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BOYS AND GIRLS DANCING IN SECOND LINE PARADE, SMILING AND HAPPY
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BRASS BAND
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SECOND LINE REVELERS DANCE IN FRONT OF LARGE WHITE CHURCH
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| 01:04:43 283.86 |
KIDS DANCE AND BAND PLAYS
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SECOND LINE MOVES
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| 01:05:07 307.37 |
CORNERSTONE ENGRAVED WITH "MG G LEWIS GRAND MASTER" "REMODELED APRIL 1965 BY THE MEMBERS OF THE PRIDE OF ALGIERS LODGE #102)
FOR THE AT THE PRIDE OF ALGIERS LODGE, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF THE MOST WORSHIPFUL PRINCE HALL GRAND LODGE OF LOUISIANA (LOCATED AT 922 TECHE STREET, IN THE ALGIERS NEIGHBORHOOD) |
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EMPTY SPACE WHERE CORNERSTONE WILL BE PLACED (LOCATED AT 922 TECHE STREET, IN THE ALGIERS NEIGHBORHOOD)
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| 01:05:29 328.99 |
EXT OF THE LODGE, MASONS ENTERING
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| 01:05:36 336.63 |
MAN LOOKS SPACE FOR CORNERSTONE
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MS OF BRASS BAND MEMBERS PLAYING, CLARINET, TUBA
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| 01:05:58 358.2 |
KIDS ON SIDEWALK OF ALGIERS NEIGHBORHOOD
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MASONS EXIT MASONIC LODGE WITH BANNER PRIDE OF ALGIERS WEARING CEREMONIAL APRONS (LOCATED AT 922 TECHE STREET, IN THE ALGIERS NEIGHBORHOOD)
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BAND PLAYS OUTSIDE LODGE
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MASONIC PARADE, WITH BRASS BAND, 1960S CARS, ALGIERS NEIGHBORHOOD, TURN CORNER AT ELECTRONIC REPAIR SHOP
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APPROACHING PARADE LARGE GROUP OF MASONS WITH SUITS WHITE GLOVES AND APRONS
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FAMILY WATCHES FROM STOOP
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MS OF PASSING BRASS BAND
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CU OF PASSING MASON WIPING HIS FACE
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ONCOMING PARADE WITH GROUP IN MILITARY STYLED UNIFORMS, MASONS FOLLOW, GREAT 1950S CARS PARKED ON STREET, BRASS BAND FOLLOWS
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MAN HOLDS BABY AND WATCHES PARADE, MARCHES IN PLACE
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MASONIC PARADE PASSES TEXACO STATION
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MAN WITH BABY SMILES AND BOPS
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BAND AND PARADE TURNS CORNER AT NEWTON STREET
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PARADE MARCHES ON NARROW SIDEWALK, PAST JOE CENTINEO'S GROCERY STORE (1239 TECHE), MASONS FORM HONOR GUARD
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PARADE IN FRONT OF BRICK BUILDING, MASONS ENTER WITH BANNER FOR THE MOST WORSHIPFUL PRINCE HALL GRAND LODGE
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| 01:09:41 581.37 |
BAND PLAYS OUTSIDE BRICK CHURCH
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KIDS AND CONGREGATION IN SUNDAY BEST LISTEN TO MUSIC
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MEN DANCE IN FRONT OF OLYMPIA BRASS BAND IN PARADE, BANNER FOR THE NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH , PASSING DOUGLAS RESTAURANT & LOUNGE (2611 WASHINGTON AVENUE)
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| 01:10:05 605.21 |
KIDS DANCE ALONG SIDE MARCHING BAND
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COUPLE SHARED AN UMBRELLA IN THE SUN MARCHING
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MEN IN SECOND LINE PARADE ON SIDEWALK
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| 01:10:25 625.65 |
WHITES FOLLOW PARADE ON SIDEWALK
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SECOND LINE MEMBERS DANCE
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| 01:10:39 639.24 |
REAR VIEW OF SECOND LINE MEMBERS
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| 01:10:43 643.06 |
BLACK KIDS PASS IN FRONT OF STAND WITH A LARGE SIGN THAT READS " WATERMELON RED TO THE RIND, GUARANTEED"
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| 01:10:50 650.17 |
SECOND LINE AND DEJAN'S OLMPIA BRASS BAND MARCHES, FAMILY WATCHES FROM PORCH, GREAT ORANGE AND WHITE 1950S CAR
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| 01:11:00 660.14 |
PARADE FOR NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH, MOTORCYCLE COPSM CUT TO DEJAN'S BRASS BAND, PASSING LARGE BRICK INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING
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