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Motion Picture MP2006-26

Home Movies of Grand Coulee, Washington

Administrative Information

Original Format(s)
Video Tape
Footage
665 feet
Running Time
18 minutes 28 seconds
Tape Format
VHS
Sound
silent
Color
Color
Produced by
Unknown
Restrictions
Undetermined
Description

Commander Rigdon and his family attend events at a Butte, Montana High School, and apparently at Grand Coulee Dam area in Washington. They also visit the zoo and various monuments in Washington, D. C.

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.

This item does not circulate but reproductions may be purchased.

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Please note that this video belongs to a different video collection than the items available to be borrowed by teachers, from our Education Department.

Moving Image Type
Motion Picture

Shot List

  • Reel 1
     
00:25   License plates are shown on two cars saying: “Mrs. Harry S. Truman” and “Miss Margaret Truman.”
00:41   A marching band performs
01:05   A building is shown bearing the title “Casper.”
01:15   A group of people pose for a picture with a girl holding a bouquet of flowers.
01:22   The license plate on a car says “Harry S. Truman: President of the U.S.A.”
01:29   A train travels through a mountainous, wooded area.
02:18   A man, woman, and girl stand while spectators watch the marching band.
02:53   A group of nine men and one woman stand in a line (probably being photographed.)
03:10   Commander Rigdon sits at a picnic table with his wife, presumably, and another man. Commander Rigdon poses for a picture with his wife and daughter (presumed). More pictures follow of the Rigdons in the park.
04:56   Marching band and flag team perform from Butte High School.
05:56   Spectators mill about.
06:15   Soldiers sit atop a parade float entitled: “Last Roll Call” and “Little Big Horn.” Also, a lady bearing an American flag stands on the float.
06:36   A large group of people pose for a picture. At a house, a white cat runs in the yard, and a blue car is parked outside.
07:10   A brook bubbles through the woods. Rigdon and several others walk along the brook.
07:42   Two large brick buildings appear, and a woman enters one of them.
08:08   Two women stand outside with the Washington Monument in the background. Rigdon and the two women walk about in the grass. The capitol building is shown. Two women walk along some rose bushes.
09:23   A dock is shown with the title: “S.S. Potomac.”
09:33   At the zoo, a hippopotamus waddles forward. Rigdon and family visit the zoo.
10:05   The exterior of the White House is appears, followed by the Washington Monument.
10:33   Several boats float on a river (probably the Potomac).
11:09   Rigdon, and others visit Mount Vernon.
12:37   A parade marches through the street.
15:23   A couple girls play in the grass. Several children hang around the front porch. The dogs and children are shown playing. Four people dine in the house.
16:45   The Rigdons visit Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson.
17:54   They visit an unidentified historical site.