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R         New Madrid (Mo.).

384                  Motion picture, ca. 1940s.

                                    One videocassette.

 

 

 

This is a compilation of “home movies,” transferred to one‑half inch videotape (VHS), fea­turing street scenes, community events, and fairs at New Madrid, Missouri.

 

The videocassette features movies made by the La Valle family of New Madrid during the 1940s and 1950s.  A musical sound track and a few captions were added when the movies were transferred to videotape.  Running time is approximately thirty minutes.

 

Reflecting its family origin, the videotape includes a number of scenes of infants, family pets, and a wedding.  There are also a few scenes of downtown New Madrid, including the lo­cal barber shop.  The segments most interesting historically include those featuring a baseball game, a Catho­lic picnic, a barbecue staged by the African-American residents of New Madrid, and a procession of African-Americans to the Mississippi River in what might have been a baptizing.

 

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