Movies of Local People: Chester, South Carolina, 1938

Item Description
Title
Movies of Local People: Chester, South Carolina, 1938

Creator
Waters, H. (Filmmaker)

Date
1938-10-25

Date Note
Filmed on October 25th, 1938.

Subjects
Chester (S.C.)--Description and travel.
Football--1930-1940.
School children--South Carolina.
Fairs--South Carolina.
Outdoor recreation--South Carolina.
Amusements.
Amusement rides
Carnivals.
Schools--South Carolina.
City and town life--South Carolina.


Content Description
Scenes of local people and life in 1938 Chester, South Carolina. Features local shoe repair and dry cleaning businesses, school activities, and a county fair.

Contributing Institution
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Rights
All rights reserved. For further information please contact University of South Carolina, Moving Image Research Collections, Columbia, SC 29208.

Geographical Location
Chester (S.C.)


SC County
Chester County (S.C.)

Digital Collection
South Carolina Film and Video Collection


Collection Name
Itinerant filmmakers in South Carolina


Collection Description
Itinerant filmmaking was a vibrant American tradition in the first half of the 20th century. Its practitioners would travel to a city or town, film its citizens, and then project the developed footage in a local movie theater for a modest fee. School children and local businesses were favorite subjects. Over the years, MIRC has acquired several examples of the genre documenting South Carolina communities in the 1930s and early 1940s, including a handful of films by the celebrated North Carolina-based filmmaker, H. Lee Waters.

Item Title
Waters 4

Citation
Movies of Local People: Chester, South Carolina, 1938. (Waters 4.) Itinerant filmmakers in South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

Type
Moving Image

Format
video/H264

Media Type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Run Time
15:04


Digitization Specifications
This standard definition .h264 video is an access copy derived from a captured videotape master of a film original.

Title Id
Waters 4, SCAR 124, SCAR 125


Decade
1930


Time Period
Great Depression (1930-1938)


Physical Notes
Film: 16mm
Silent
B&W
Duplicate negative
1.37:1 (Academy)
Silent
Polyester.


Website
https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/south-carolina-film-and-video-collection/