Friends, New York, Washington, D.C., 1937-1938--Samuel B. Horovitz--home movies. Reel 12

Date1937 – 1938

AbstractCompiled color home movie of air and road travel, including scenes of colleagues in New York and Washington, D.C.

Can DescriptionsWritten on can: "BAP--Wash--NY trip, Dec-Jan 1, 1938/NY, Wash--Lodge Secr, Zimmer, Dept. of Labour Boys, New Years Party/Dr. Adler, mother & sisters, N.Y. Fifield WORKUM"

Donor-supplied NotesDec 1937-Jan 1938 Re-reviewed 9/2/65 Dr. Ali Adler, mother & sister in N.Y., girl (whose brother became mayor) FAYE, Dr., wife (Xray, German Ernst friend) SBH (thin) Streets of N.Y. (dark) Atty. Fifield WORKUM in NY office, Bldgs & river view, SUNSET WASH. D.C. Charlie's secy Miss Brown In Verne Zimmer's House BAP, Vern Zimmer, daughter dancing LODGE'S OFFICE (signed slate) Ernest Ingersoll, Marjorie Hamelin, Louise Erk Little girl; SBH, [...] Francis McCarthy +little girl again Riding around Wash (dark) SBH Packard (with henna green wheels?) (press card) (signs) North Capitol Street North D. St. The Capitol? (darkish) [...] vicinity (sign) Dept. of Labor (U.S.) 3 employees (Charlie's friends) BAP dancing with Miss Brown then SBH dancing with her Map of Washington (bluish) THE END

Viewing NotesMain title: "SAM-O-GRAMS SBH" Outdoor portaits, shingle building behind headshots. Aerial views of landscapes in New England, some wing in most shots. Passengers within the cabin. Two women on road. Woman reclining in coat, pan down to patent leather pumps. Woman seated on blanket, pan down to shoes. Man reclining. House, slow pan with bare tree. Car outside house with sidewalk. Small girl. Very contrasty shots from low and high angles of other people. Man in round glasses and checked tie on street. Two women laugh; dark shots. People come out of house. Smile at camera. One bald man winks. Indoors, elderly woman against white wall. She talks, shrugs shoulders. Woman with round spectacles takes them off, puts them back on. Another woman turns face to side. Young woman looks skeptical. Another woman winks and smiles; two takes. Woman with bow at neck. Man against movie screen puts hand on head, then raises it. New York street scenes, briefly seen through car windshield, hood ornament in frame. New York Gold Exchange building. Cathedral, tilt up. Man reading turns and smiles at camera. Views from a Manhattan office building. Man in office with lots of papers, cigarette smoke. He is working on papers. Several views. Close-up taking notes or writing a memo. Shots from car on highway, nice. Sunset on trees, electrical poles. Young woman in round glasses. Men and women in a room with wood paneling and outline map on wall. Pink shots. Son with arm around another man in tweed suit. Girl in braids tap dances, pan down to shiny shoes. She is wearing satin shirt and short bloomers. “Ernest Ingersoll” written in script on chalkboard; he lowers the chalkboard and you see his face. Then full body he walks to camera. Two women walk to camera wearing winter coats. “Marjorie Hamelin” on chalkboard, she lowers it and smiles. “Louise Erk” on chalkboard, she lowers it. Pan of granite building. Son smiles at camera, puts on hat, takes off hat. African American woman in hat and scarf smiles, dances, mugs for camera. “Francis McCarthy” chalkboard, talks as he looks at camera. McCarthy picks up child, African American woman looks on. View of building from inside window. Union Station, Washington, DC. Other buildings in DC. Capitol from a distance with car in foreground. Poor contrast cars. Horovitz’s car, a convertible coupe? Street with cars parked on both sides. North Capitol Street sign. N.E. D St. sign. Capitol. Car with Massachusetts license plate. Sign says “Press” in windshield. Trolleys pass by. Windshield shot, driving with “Press” sign obscuring part of view. POV driving DC streets, nice. Taxi in front of car. Buildings. “Department of Labor” in granite on building. Men (at Dept of Labor?) Standing in front of movie screen as before. Social event, couples dance with streamers on them and on floor. Views of feet. Woman with flowers in her hair. Map of Washington DC very briefly. End title: “The End”

Creator

• Samuel B. Horovitz

• Samuel B. Horovitz