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Identifier	MSS0292-04pt2
Title	Orris D. Brown Film Collection, Reel 4, part 2
Alternate Title	Advertisements
Creator	Brown, Orris D.
Description	Advertisements (00:08); Text reads (in order): "Advertisements. Good old advertisers." -- W.E. Woodruff Company Contractors: Footage from their job sites. Text reads (in order): "W.E. Woodruff Company Contractors. Here we show activity on one of the W.E. Woodruff Co. jobs. Field office with Miss Sims on duty. W. E. Woodruff Company building the large southwest elementary school in Southgate. Thank you, W. E. Woodruff Company, signed - Darcas Class." -- V. T. Matthews Meat Market: Scenes from the market of waiting customers and a butcher weighing out meat. Text reads (in order): "V. T. Matthews Meat Market, 1705 Lyons Avenue. Scenes in V. T. Matthews up-to-date market. Mr. Matthews says remember “we deliver,” just call Beacon-31317. Thank you, V. T. Matthews Meat Market, signed - Darcas Class." -- O. S. Brown Service Station: A car pulls up to the station. An attendant is shown at work fueling and cleaning cars, along with a close-up of their “modern, accurate pumps” calculating a sale. Text reads (in order): "O. S. Brown Service Station, 5420 Lyons Avenue. Gasoline, oils, accessories, washing, greasing, repairs. Good gasoline from modern accurate pumps. Drive by this convenient station, Lyons corner Lockwood. Thank you, O. S. Brown Service Station, and - we promise to drive by and fill up the old bus often, signed - Darcas Class." -- B. A. Passmore Groceries: Footage of a customer paying for a purchase and clerks wrapping up meat and weighing out goods. Text reads (in order); "B. A. Passmore Groceries - Feed - Fresh Meats. 3209 Lyons Avenue, phone Capitol 5223. Thank you, B. A. Passmore, signed - Darcas Class." Sign reads: "Please your order early and help us give you good service on our regular deliveries. Thank you. Phone Capitol 5223. Use Freely.” -- American Marketing Co. Regal Gasoline and Motor Oil: Footage of sales manager Mr. W. Frank Snyder posing for the camera and a pair of men loading things on a truck. Text reads (in order): "American Marketing Co. Regal Gasoline and Motor Oil. 1402 Palmer Street. Phone Fairfax 2307. Mr. W. Frank Snyder, sales manager. Tell your filling station that you want Regal oils and gasoline. Thank you! American Marketing Co. and Mr. W. Frank Snyder, signed - Darcas Class." -- Morse Funeral Church: Footage of the premises and the owner, Mr. Lawrence Morse. Text reads (in order): "Morse Funeral Church, 2802 Milam Street, Lawrence A. Morse, owner. Mr. Lawrence A. Morse. Ambulance service. This beautiful church is a credit to Houston, and is the only funeral church in this part of the country. Thank you, Mr. Morse, signed - Darcas Class." Sign reads: "Morse Funeral Church Lehigh 8185." -- Fonville’s Drug Store: Footage of the exterior and people entering and leaving the drug store. Footage of the manager, Mr. E. Dee Smith. Text reads (in order): "Fonville's Drug Store, 2102 Hardy Street, Capitol 2111. Complete prescription service - with licensed pharmacist on duty at all times. Mr. E. Dee Smith, manager, with 10 years service. Thank you! Fonville's Drug Store, signed - Darcas Class." -- Sunshine Laundry Fancy Cleaning: Footage of the building’s exterior taken from the far side of the road. A laundry truck is shown pulling up to the building. Text reads (in order): "Sunshine Laundry Fancy Cleaning. 1611 North Main St. Phones Preston 3141, Preston 3142. A fleet of modern trucks to call for and deliver. Convenient drive in for cash and carry. Save 20% with cash and carry. Thank you! Sunshine Laundry, signed - Darcas Class." -- Spencer-Sauer Lumber Company: Stop-motion animation is used to have tiles spell out the company name atop a rug. Text reads (in order): "Spencer-Sauer Lumber Company. 2320 Mc-Kinney Ave. For building materials always call - Spencer Saur Lumber Company. Thank you! Spencer-Sauer Lumber Company, signed - Darcas Class." -- Good old advertisers: Text reads (in order): "Good old advertisers. We urge our audience to patronize you whenever possible." -- Acknowledgements: Text reads (in order): "W. E. Woodruff Company, Contractors. V. W. Matthews Meat Market. O.S. Brown Service Station. B. A. Passmore, Groceries, Feed and Meat. American Marketing Co. Gasoline and Oils. Morse Funeral Church and Ambulance Service. Fonville's Drug Store. Sunshine Laundry. Spencer-Sauer Lumber Co."
Description of Original	Approximately 400 ft of 16 mm. ; reel-to-reel
Subject Terms	Contractors--Texas--Houston ; Butchers--Texas--Houston ; Service stations--Texas--Houston ; Grocery trade--Texas--Houston ; Funeral homes--Texas--Houston ; Ambulance service--Texas--Houston ; Drugstores--Texas--Houston ; Dry cleaning industry--Texas--Houston ; Lumber--Texas--Houston
Type	MovingImage
Language	English
Geographic Subject Terms	Houston (Tex.)
Coverage-Temporal	1930s
Publisher	Electronic version published by Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas
Collection	MSS0292 Orris D. Brown Film Collection
HPL Location	MSS0292 Orris D. Brown Film Collection, Houston Metropolitan Research Center Archives
Related Resources	Please see the first part of this reel at MSS0292-04pt1
Contributing Institution	Texas Archive of the Moving Image available at: http://www.texasarchive.org/
Funding provided by	TexTreasures Grant
Duration	13:49
Date Digital	2012
Format	flv ; 29.5MB ; 29 frames/second ; no sound ; black and white ; 4 : 3 aspect ratio
Rights	Please contact the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston, Texas.
Digitization Specifications	avi ; 2.81GB ; 29 frames/second

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