[Marie and LeGrand Cannon III--home movies] Reel 25

Date1957

Can Descriptions1957

Viewing NotesShot of a sign, ‘BROOKGREEN GARDENS OPEN 9. A.M. TO 5.30 P.M. ADMISSION FREE’. (South Carolina) Various shots of a road. Statues in the gardens. Close up of an alligator in the water. A large horse statue. Cars parked outside a hotel with the sign: ‘King and Prince’. (St. Simon’s Island, Georgia) Panning shot of coastline. A house with palm trees. Cars parked at a roadside stand, seen through a car window. Shot of two road signs, including, ‘Cassina Garden Club Houses, St. Simons Boating- Fishing Club, American Legion, Methodist Center, Picnic Area, Sea Island, Airport, Fort Frederica, East Beach.’ Close up of a sign for the ‘A Island Ach Club’, then a panning shot of the front of the club. Houses filmed through a moving car window. Shots of various large houses. People seated at an outdoor café. Cut to the front of a small church. A sign that reads ‘Welcome to Florida’. Cut to statues of men standing next to signs for a ‘Moonshine Still’ and ‘Old Jail’. Shot of cars parked outside the entrance to the ‘Fountain of Youth’. Sign for ‘1565 Mission of Nombre De Dios 1565, America’s Oldest Mission, Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche’. A different sign ‘Where Our Nation Began Weekday Mass 8:00 a.m. America’s Oldest Marian Shrine, Entrance.’ Shot of a chapel covered in ivy. (St. Augustine, FL) A sign that reads ‘Oldest Wooden School House in the U.S.A’, then a wider shot of the building. Close up of red flowers, panning to a fountain. Various shots of gardens and old buildings. A horse drawn wagon. Cars and wagons parked outside a building flying American, Confederate and British flags. A small sightseeing train, ‘Conducted Sightseeing Tours, Adults $150, Children 75¢’. Shot of a building and a well. Panning shots of roads and hotels along the water. A group of adults and children pose for the camera on the sidewalk. A pool by the ocean. A large hotel. A boat with the sign ‘Residential Island Cruise, Miami, Miami Beach, Waterfront Estates. Pier 8 Seven Seas.’ People along a bridge seen from a moving car. Police and people gathered around cars on the side of the road. Dark shot of a little girl in a dress. Cut to young children sitting on steps. Close up of parrots in cages. People in a small pool. Shots of ‘The John Ringling Residence’ (Sarasota, Florida) Shot of the front of The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art. The gardens and statues at the museum. Shot of a bridge. A building with various flags. Motorboats on the water. Water-skiers carrying flags and performing tricks. People walking in a park. A gathering of people. People in a boat. Women in period dress. Shot of the sign for the ‘Georgia State Line’. Cars driving on a flooded street. A sign for ‘Tobbacoland Department Store’. A group of people listen to a man speaking in front of a store. People walking beside the road. [End of Reel]