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1973AFRICAN AMERICAN HOME MOVIES
African American Family Home Movies - 1973. Backyard party suburban home, Christmas .

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Reel opens. African American Family Home movies. Footage a bit dark. Young African American teens dancing up a storm at a home.
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Cutaway. Nicely dressed African American folk mingling at a backyard party. Men hanging around at the portable bar. Lots of folk sitting at tables with umbrellas and picnic tables on folding chairs and lawn chairs. Yard surrounded by large privacy hedges. Everyone appears to be enjoying themselves.
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Beautifully dressed African American woman wearing a wide brimmed black hat in front of suburban home walks toward camera.
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African American woman at backyard party holding a plate of food smiling, dancing and waving at camera.
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People inside home helping themselves to plates of food laid out on a table.
Footage is a bit dark. Teenagers dancing up a storm in another room.
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Ext. backyard party. Nicely dressed ladies mingling, eating, talking amongst themselves at outdoor party. Ladies wearing 1970's fashionable long dresses. Tables with umbrellas and folding chairs
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Various shots at backyard party. Big long table full of folk and lots of food, other tables scattered about in the bkgd. People, young and old, eating, getting drinks at the outdoor bar.
Big yard party full of nicely dressed, middle class, African American people having a good time!
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Young lady at party wearing 1970's style fashionable white bell bottom pantsuit with halter top and "Afro" hairdo.
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Cutaway - pan backyard, no people, just picnic tables with colorful fringed umbrellas, bicycle, lawn chairs, hedges with red flowers surrounding yard. Sunroom with french doors, a picnic table and small television is seen
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Shots of folk at backyard barbecue party. People sitting at patio tables, having drinks, two older African American ladies sitting together wave at camera. Folk arriving - lady with a blue Afro waving at camera, happy gentleman holding a drink puts arm around woman and smile for camera. Same man with another lady, holds his drink up and smiles for camera. Fringed umbrellas at tables and folk seated, eating, talking, having a good time.
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African American man barbecuing meat in backyard on outdoor barbecue charcoal grill.
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Lady with blue Afro hairdo walking toward camera holding a plate of food and waves
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Cutaway. Groups of African American people crossing two lane road, headed toward home across the way. Arriving at the home, well dressed folk gather out front, cars parked on driveway out front, teenage kids wave at camera. camera.
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Var shots of folk arriving at a home for an apparent party or event. Young woman with three little kids walk into home, lady by herself crossing the road, adorable girl waves at camera, two young couples arriving, kids standing at doorway to home wave
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Int. pan folk at house party. People seated on sofa holding drinks, older couple standing in middle of the room kiss, teens helping themselves to food laid out on a coffee table. Ladies seated on small sofa - huge '70s lamp on side table. Folk having drinks, mingling and enjoying themselves.
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Cutaway to backyard. Men playing a game of checkers. Big group of happy folk get together for a group photo. Young mom with adorable little girl wave at camera.
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Int. kitchen. Older couple cutting up pans of cooked ribs, placing them onto serving plates .
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Int. house party, var shots - ladies holding drinks pose and wave at camera, man making drinks at bar and folk wave at camera.
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In the kitchen - ladies preparing plates of food, ribs, salads, rolls etc.
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Hand holding up a rack of barbecue ribs for the camera.
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Exterior - backyard folk, young and old, at picnic tables eating off large paper plates full of delicious ribs and sides.
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Group of folk arriving at the backyard barbecue. Ladies wearing long colorful '70's style dresses.
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Int. Folk seated at dining table with a birthday sheet cake and candles.
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Cutaway to shots in the kitchen. Small television on counter, pan the white wooden cabinets and kitchen curtains. Pan around kitchen reveals a vintage gas stove with clock, double kitchen sink with green tile backsplash. Water cooler is seen in corner, decorative plates hanging on the wall. Vintager refrigerator with towels hanging from door handle.
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Cutaway to decorated artificial Christmas tree in living room. Pan around living room, Christmas decorations on mantel, pictures on walls, pink sofa sofa covered in plastic (common in the early 1970's)l.
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Pan around dining room. Table with white tablecloth and Christmas centerpiece, plates stacked up, crystal chandelier above table.
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Pan bedroom. dresser with large moirror, twin beds covered in pink bedspreads, tall lamp on table, chaise lounge (aka fainting sofa) in corner and small television on dresser.
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African American women, beautifully dress, seen in the kitchen. . One lady wearing a fancy apron.
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Two ladies admiring the decorated Christmas tree, some gifts are seen around the tree.
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Var shots, ladies in the kitchen at the stove and setting food on the dining room table, folk standing around the table for a group shot. Other shots that show off the beautifully set table and food.
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