Orris D. Brown Film Collection, Reel 8

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Identifier	MSS0292-08
Title	Orris D. Brown Film Collection, Reel 8
Alternate Title	Vacation Junket, Nashville, Tennessee, June 1939 ; Vacation Junket, Washington, D.C., June 1939
Creator	Brown, Orris D.
Description	Opening Titles: Text reads (in order): "A Vacation Junket, June 1939. In Two Parts. Photographed by Orris D. Brown. Done in a hop, skip and jump. Nashville Tenn." -- Replica of Parthenon: Footage of the exterior of the Parthenon building in Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee. Text reads (in order): "A replica of the Parthenon in Centennial Park." -- Home of Andrew Jackson: Scenes from the Hermitage grounds and mansion, plantation and home of President Andrew Jackson, and the burial sites of President Jackson and his wife. Rachel. Text reads (in order): "The Hermitage. Well preserved home of Andrew Jackson." -- The hills of Tenn.: Scenery and roads in the hills of Tennessee. Text reads (in order): "Twilight in the hills of Tennessee." -- The Cumberland Mountains: Scenes from the Cumberland Mountain area. Text reads (in order): "In the Cumberland Mountains." -- Ozona Falls: Scenes of the Ozone Falls in Cumberland County, Tennessee. Text reads (in order): "Ozona Falls." -- Corn field on side of hill: Text reads (in order): "There’s a cornfield ahead to the right. The cornfield –Believe it or not-" -- Great Smokey Mountains, Gatlinburg: Footage from Gatlinburg, Tennessee, which lies near the Great Smokey Mountain range, and Gatlinburg’s Official Information Bureau. Text reads (in order): "The Great Smokey Mountains." -- Mt. LeConte: Scene of Mr. Leconte in cloud cover and people at the waterfall; footage of people walking and hiking along a trail; scenes of people exploring the area streams and plants. Text reads (in order): "Mt. LeConte draped in clouds. A two and one half hours climb up Mt. LeConte to Rainbow Falls. Dense forests, wild flowers in abundance. Mountain laurel, rhododendrons, azaleas in profusion." -- Rainbow Falls: Footage of Rainbow Falls from multiple angles. Text reads (in order): "Rainbow Falls." -- Little Pigeon River: Visitors at the Little Pigeon River and Newfound Gap, with elevation of 5,048. ft. Text reads (in order): "Little Pigeon River. Newfound Gap elevation 5,048. North Carolina state line. Gatlinburg 17, Sevierville 31, Knoxville 55." -- Klingman's Dome: Images of the cloudy view from Clingmans Dome. Text reads (in order): "In the clouds at Klingman’s Dome, Elev. 6642 ft." -- Washington D.C.: Traffic moving along Pennsylvania Avenue; view of the United States Capitol building and the Washington Monument. Text reads (in order): "Washington D.C. Pennsylvania Ave., in the rain. The Nation's Capitol." -- Supreme Court Building, View from top: Exterior view of the Supreme Court Building; footage along Connecticut Avenue. Text reads (in order): "Supreme Court Building. Connecticut Ave." -- Washington Monument: Scenic views of Washington, D.C., from the top of the Washington Monument. Text reads (in order): "From top of Washington Monument – still raining." -- The White House: Exterior shots of the White House. Text reads (in order): "The White House." -- Arlington House: Text reads (in order): "Arlington House – home of Robert E. Lee." -- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: Text reads (in order): "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier." -- Riding Chesapeake Ferry: Text reads (in order): "Down the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay on an overnight trip." -- Arrival at Norfolk: Ferry at the port of arrival. Text reads (in order): "Arrival at Norfolk, Va." -- Stone Mountain: View of the early work on the Confederate Memorial Carving at Stone Mountain; footage of a woman laughing. Text reads (in order): "The unfinished Stone Mountain Memorial – Atlanta, Ga. After three weeks of sightseeing – freckled tonsils. One moment please."
Date Created	1939
Description of Original	Kodak Safety film on a 7" reel ; approximately 325 feet of black and white 16 mm. ; reel-to-reel
Subject Terms	Tennessee ; Nashville (Tenn.) ; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 ; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845--Homes and haunts ; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845--Miscellanea ; Jackson, Rachel, 1767-1828 ; Cumberland Mountains ; Waterfalls ; Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) ; Gatlinburg (Tenn.) ; Washington (D.C.) ; United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) ; Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.) ; Supreme Court Building (Washington, D.C.) ; White House (Washington, D.C.) ; Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial (Va.) ; Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 ; Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870--Homes and haunts ; Tomb of the Unknowns (Va.) ; Ferries ; Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) ; Stone Mountain (Ga.) ; Norfolk (Va.)
Type	MovingImage
Language	English
Geographic Subject Terms	Tennessee ; Nashville (Tenn.) ; Gatlinburg (Tenn.) ; Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) ; Stone Mountain (Ga.) ; Norfolk (Va.) ; Washington (D.C.) ; Virginia
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
Contributing Institution	Texas Archive of the Moving Image available at: http://www.texasarchive.org/
Funding provided by	TexTreasures Grant
Duration	12:55
Date Digital	2012
Format	flv ; 19.1MB ; 29 frames/second ; no sound ; black and white and color ; 4 : 3 aspect ratio
Rights	Please contact the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston, Texas.
Digitization Specifications	avi ; 2.59GB ; 29 frames/second

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