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Title on Reel (transcribed from original)
Bathing Scenes at Shields Lake - Byrd Park Richmond, VA
Date Created
1929/1931
Reel Format
16mm
Reel Description
This film reel contains footage of people and events in and around Richmond including:
- Automobiles parked on the side of a wooded road
- A lake filmed from the shore, likely Shields Lake in Byrd Park, with individuals swimming and boating
- Individuals using a diving board at the lake
- Three individduals in bathing suits standing outdoors in from of a residential house next to a clothesline, being sprayed with a hose
- The same three individuals sitting on porch steps, with another adult individuals holding an infant on the porch
- Two of the individuals stand next to the clothesline, one holds the other in their arms
- Three of the same individuals sit in front of items on the clothesline, the two from the previous footage kiss
- Individuals using the diving board at the lake
- Individuals walking on the lakeshore, swimming and boating in the water
- Five individuals in a row boat, including children. One individual rows while the others stand and eventually dive into the water
- Individuals, including children, using the diving board and diving into the lake from the shore
- Individuals climbing onto and jumping off a floating dock
- Individuals playing with some sort of flotation device
- A swimming first aid demonstration at the lakeside
- A crowd on the dock near a large body of water, with boats and large ships at the dock and in the distance. Potentially int he Norfolk region, some individuals on boats appear to wear Navy uniforms
- A zeppelin in the sky filmed from the ground
- A marching band on a field with observers in the stands, appears to be a military field parade which includes a field drill, as well as individuals on horseback and driving automobiles and motorcycles
Runtime
00:07:28
Personal Name Subject
Stilson, Harris, 1868-1934
Topical Subject
Lakes; Airships; Bathing suits
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
black-and-white films (visual works)
Local Genre
moving image
Type
Moving Image
Digital Format
video/mov
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection
Harris H. Stilson Films Richmond film collection, circa 1929-1931
Source
Harris H. Stilson Films Richmond film collection, circa 1929-1931, M 575, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
m575_stilson_005.mov