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Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 7
- Directed by
- Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936
- Date
- 1924-1928
- Medium
- 16mm Film (a): acetate film;
- Film Reel (b): metal;
- Film Can (c): metal
- Dimensions
- Duration: 16 Minutes
- Length (Film): 440 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 7
- Caption
- Rev. Solomon Sir Jones was a Baptist minister, businessman, and amateur filmmaker. This collection of home movies by Jones documents African American communities in Oklahoma between 1924 and 1928, depicting residents at work and in their homes, as well as activities at local schools, businesses, and churches. Community social events such as parades and funerals are prominently featured.
- Description
- A 16mm silent, black and white film (a) with original metal film reel (b) and original metal film can (c) featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones, the seventh in a collection of nine films.
- On the outside of the metal can are handwritten inscriptions on three white adhesive labels reading: [Acc Oklahoma Jones], [Kids Playing / Basketball], and [pumping gas / oil]. In the center is a yellowed label reading [O.K. / Rev. S S Jones / Reel reel - Red / Needs a leader.] on top of an impinted design.
- The film begins with footage from a gas station. The camera pans around the intersection in a commercial district with cars passing by in front of the camera. The next scene shows a man and a woman come out of a house and get into a car. Then the man and woman are seen in a field with cows. Then there is footage of two men in a cotton field. The woman is shown feeding chickens. The exteriors of two buildings are shown, and one of them is possibly the Grand Lodge of the Knights and Pythias. The next scene returns to the farm and a man working with horses and a woman taking care of some plants on the porch. Then a group of people walk out of the house and to a car in the front yard. At another house, a woman feeds the chickens and the camera shows a portrait of the family on the porch before they walk past the camera. Ducks walk around in the front yard. The footage shows people walking around in the yard. The next scene shows women exiting a building. After the women exit, men exit through the same door. There are also some children. The next scene appears to show those same people standing in a line as the camera pans and shows the group. There is a quick scene of children playing followed by young adult men and women walking down the steps after exiting the front door of a building. After a group of adults, possibly teachers, poses on the front steps and walks down, a large group of children walk out of the door and down the stairs. Following the children are more young adults. The next scene shows some of the students in the front of the school performing choreographed exercises and dances. The next scene is in a rural area with a building and an oil derrick. In the next scene, a man walks out of his house and is handed stacks of paper, perhaps money. The next scene shows four people standing on the front porch of a house before they walk down the front stairs. There are some other residential street scenes, and then footage of activity at a gas station. The next scene shows adults and children on the front porch of a house, and then the footage shows the exterior of the Eaglewing Hotel. The next scene shows the window sign for the State of Oklahoma Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge. The camera pans the exterior of the building, and a man comes out of a door and walks down the stairs to the sidewalk. The next footage shows a house and then a storefront. The next scene shows men working on a car, and then there is another scene at a gas station. The camera shows a Use Magnolia Gasoline and Magnolene Motor Oils and Greases advertisement painted on the side of the gas station building. The next scene shows a large house with a little girl playing outside. Then a man comes up to the porch and three women come out from inside. The next scene shows a farm and a woman feeding chickens. There is also footage of horses pulling equipment. The next scene shows a building with a long staircase and people coming outside to pose for a large group portrait. The footage includes the photographer setting up the camera. The crowd begins waving their hands and hats in the air as the film ends.
- Place filmed
- Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- motion pictures (information artifacts)
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Advertising
- Agriculture
- American South
- American West
- Amusements
- Business
- Children
- Communities
- Cotton
- Domestic life
- Education
- Families
- Fraternal organizations
- Play
- Rural life
- Social life and customs
- Transportation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett
- Object number
- 2011.79.7.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 8
- Directed by
- Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936
- Date
- 1924-1928
- Medium
- 16mm Film (a): acetate film;
- Film Reel (b): metal;
- Film Can (c): metal
- Dimensions
- Duration: 10 Minutes
- Length (Film): 275 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 8
- Caption
- Rev. Solomon Sir Jones was a Baptist minister, businessman, and amateur filmmaker. This collection of home movies by Jones documents African American communities in Oklahoma between 1924 and 1928, depicting residents at work and in their homes, as well as activities at local schools, businesses, and churches. Community social events such as parades and funerals are prominently featured.
- Description
- A 16mm silent, black and white film (a) with original metal film reel (b) and original metal film can (c) featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones, the eighth in a collection of nine films.
- On the outside of the metal can, handwritten in red ink is [#8] underlined twice, and the '8' is written over in black ink; opposite, also in red ink, is [15]. Handwritten in black ink on a white adhesive label in the center of the can is [Oklahoma Jones].
- The film begins with men and women walking down the front stairs of a building. The same men and women are shown in a procession down the road wearing Masonic scarves and aprons. The camera shows the men and women standing in front of the building and also a wider angle view of the entire exterior of the building. There are also about half a dozen cars in front of the building. The next scene shows a motorcade with cars and motorcycles driving down a street. Some of the men on motorcycles appear to have on police officer uniforms. The next scene shows people at a racetrack watching jockeys and horses race. The next scene shows men and women walking out of the front door of a building and passing the camera. The men and women then stand in a semicircle and pose for the camera. The camera pans the crowd, and then they all wave to the camera. The next scene is on a farm. A woman feeds chickens, a man stands nearby with a horse, and another man plays with a pig. There is a brief scene of a woman in a carriage and on a horse. The next scene shows a family get into a car and drive away. There is a brief scene of two men racing, one is dressed in running clothes and the other in semi-formal clothes. In the next scene, a family comes out of a house, acknowledges the camera, and then goes back into the house. There is another scene of a farm that appears to be a different farm than the previous one. There are a lot of pigs in the yard, and a man lets horses out of a barn into the same yard. A car and a truck pass in front of the camera. A woman feeds chickens. There is some brief footage of a gas station and some people greeting one another on front porches at the end of the film.
- Place filmed
- Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- motion pictures (information artifacts)
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Agriculture
- American South
- American West
- Amusements
- Communities
- Domestic life
- Families
- Freemasonry
- Rural life
- Social life and customs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett
- Object number
- 2011.79.8.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions