Motion Picture MP2005-1-1
Administrative Information
Former President Truman at the dedication of the Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri in 1958, with related scenes.
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SD-quality copies of already digitized motion pictures are available for $20, and HD-quality copies of already digitized motion pictures are $50. Copies of motion pictures not already digitized will incur additional costs.
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Shot List
00:00 Title card; Houston city limits sign; River Bend Hereford Ranch sign; farm workers feeding cattle and turkeys and shucking corn.
05:55 Town as seen from vehicle driving down a road; downtown area with sign in one window welcoming Truman.
07:15 Man pulling large logs from the back of a truck; sawmill in operation.
09:10 Texas County Memorial Hospital sign; rooms with medical equipment and nurses.
10:55 Exterior scenes of people walking toward the dedication ceremony; Truman arriving in an automobile and stepping onto the speaker’s platform; Houston High School students marching to dedication with band and majorettes; crowd around platform; Truman sitting down and shaking hands with dignitaries; introduction of Truman to the crowd; raising of U.S. flag, scenes of the crowd and of photographers taking pictures.
15:25 Inside the hospital, Truman in studio being interviewed on hospital’s closed-circuit television system (apparently Station W-E-L-L).
16:40 Truman walking down hallway toward camera and entering hospital room; question and answer session between Mr. Truman and Betty Smith, a 14 year old girl who is playing the role of a patient in the hospital for the benefit of photographers and film crews. [sound]
22:05 Truman seated in a room being interviewed by young man with microphone, regarding dealing with the Russians in Europe; plans for the future in teaching children about government. [sound]
23:30 Crowd outside the hospital; speaker at the podium introducing Truman, who acknowledges applause and then delivers what appears to be an extemporaneous speech. Excerpt only. [sound]
26:05 Interior scenes of hospital; nurse working with equipment; signs in delivery ward and surgical area; visitors touring the facility.
28:45 Crowd at ceremony and Truman delivering speech (viewed from behind podium); Truman finishing speech and receiving applause; crowd dispersing after ceremony; more scenes of bands and students arriving at ceremony; W-E-L-L equipment; more scenes from car driving through town; young men clearing grounds around hospital.
34:30 Farm and sawmill scenes; MFA Building; milk trucks; Houston city limits and Texas County signs.
38:25 Crowd scenes; people arriving at ceremony; performance of Licking High School band; delegations of Boy Scouts and Future Nurses of America arriving, along with bands and students from Plato and other area schools.