| Domestic Chicago -- Party & Departure | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1016 |
| Catalog #: | 429860 | |
| Clip Number: | 429860-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | WPA 005 | |
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| Location: | Chicago, IL | |
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| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | DOMESTIC LIFE: Home Movies | |
| Description: | Home movies of birthday party: two women putting candles on cake, dinner table set with fancy china, man pouring champagne. Scenes show a prosperous Midwest family in quiet celebration. 01:00:33 family seated at table, they make the sign of the cross 01:00:44 MS woman lights candles, while another plays at counting them; family sings around piano while cigar-smoking older man looks on; another woman puts a record on the phonograph 01:01:44 MS birthday man opening gifts, carving turkey; woman feeds dog from table. They light candles on cake, and man blows them out. 01:02:15 MS toddler and woman in mink coat on front lawn, posing shots with parents, etc. 01:02:52 MS family crowded on sofa, little girl reading picture book. Family celebration scenes continue with more gifts, cards, etc. Little girl sits on grandfather's lap, dad's 01:06:02 MS little girl with expensive looking crystal bottle full of liquor 01:06:35 CU birthday cake candles in dark, then scenes of little girl eating cake on grandfather's lap 01:07:09 LS three women and girl walking outside -- cold sunny day 01:07:21 LS woman comes out of airport terminal (American Airlines logo visible) with bag, gets on airplane. LS plane taxiing, good shot of O'Hare airport in 1950s | |
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