16mm Sound Home Movie - Christmas in Goldsboro, NC, 1961

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This channel is not monetized. If you like what you see here and would like to help me continue sharing cool stuff on my channel, please consider making a donation via Venmo @Pea-Hicks. In 1961, my Dad's family gathered for Christmas at the Hicks family homestead in Goldsboro, NC. My dad, John Hicks, recorded the proceedings on both 16mm film and audio tape. He had no way to synchronize these two elements at that time, but with digital editing, it's relatively easy. I simply listened for the sound of the camera rolling on the audio tape, and match up those audio clips with the film cuts. Unfortunately, the film itself is mostly badly underexposed. I did my best with it, using a Retroscan Universal film scanner. Note that the first part of the film doesn't have synchronized sound- only the interviews at the end of the film do. My found films are generally available for use in your video projects. For non-commercial use, I simply require a credit and a link back to the original video on my YouTube channel. For commercial use, we can discuss an appropriate licensing fee based on your budget. In either case, please email me at phix@optigan.com with your project proposal.

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it really is pretty bad what she said whatever the way they all do the bonded that way throughout life and then they are really the one the brilliant ones you know that really accomplish things but to keep the [ __ ] was born he was that we was sleeping that night we couldn't get nurse so the doctor had to do and he was bathing the baby and we had bunnies hot he almost don't dare to say it right on this dude exactly same way you you don't you have another baby at least five years old you're going to have your hands forward in they say that's the kind of always has a brain so that's how you get your brains anybody have a piece of fruit you don't know whose is it whose is this Maryland's coming who's whose dollars this what's your dollies Oh where's teddy bear we'll get up on me please you don't okay it's not hot enough for that would you bring shouty over here and let's talk to you got in your hand what's your favorite subject okay what's your next favorite study spelling where are you gonna move to in January are you glad yeah tell me about your trip to New York last summer well Oh Statue of Liberty would you like that would you like to live there you got any boys in your class what do you think of that all this crowd here what well I think it's wonderful it's just a chance in a lifetime what do you think of all this well I think it is marvelous and I'm so glad that we can have them and we hope that it won't be too long opposed they can all come back again well we hope so too well now it's not so bad is it I just feel like I've been adopted in the most me and happy family and a little bit well Joe I told right out come over and all the girls came out so there we go give uncle Jonas mine can you give us a snob you know like a light day hey Uncle John give them big ol smile you don't like that light a fillip don't care much either sister Josephine is kissing our lives give her a kiss give her a kiss you give gift Josephine kiss you just being a kid alright that's a girl say hey come sit down spin Center move around on the side come around the side over here that's why can I give her a big ol other my kiss oh nice you have a good time I think that's great don't see you won't play with this hey hey I'll tell you what I think I bring you skinny oh yeah Lulla oh now these

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