Movies of Local People: Chester, South Carolina, 1938

Description: Item Description Title Movies of Local People: Chester, South Carolina, 1938 Creator Waters, H. (Filmmaker) Date 1938-10-25 Date Note Filmed on October 25th, 1938. Subjects Chester (S.C.)--Description and travel. Football--1930-1940. School children--South Carolina. Fairs--South Carolina. Outdoor recreation--South Carolina. Amusements. Amusement rides Carnivals. Schools--South Carolina. City and town life--South Carolina. Content Description Scenes of local people and life in 1938 Chester, South Carolina. Features local shoe repair and dry cleaning businesses, school activities, and a county fair. Contributing Institution University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Rights All rights reserved. For further information please contact University of South Carolina, Moving Image Research Collections, Columbia, SC 29208. Geographical Location Chester (S.C.) SC County Chester County (S.C.) Digital Collection South Carolina Film and Video Collection Collection Name Itinerant filmmakers in South Carolina Collection Description Itinerant filmmaking was a vibrant American tradition in the first half of the 20th century. Its practitioners would travel to a city or town, film its citizens, and then project the developed footage in a local movie theater for a modest fee. School children and local businesses were favorite subjects. Over the years, MIRC has acquired several examples of the genre documenting South Carolina communities in the 1930s and early 1940s, including a handful of films by the celebrated North Carolina-based filmmaker, H. Lee Waters. Item Title Waters 4 Citation Movies of Local People: Chester, South Carolina, 1938. (Waters 4.) Itinerant filmmakers in South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. Type Moving Image Format video/H264 Media Type Motion pictures (visual works) Run Time 15:04 Digitization Specifications This standard definition .h264 video is an access copy derived from a captured videotape master of a film original. Title Id Waters 4, SCAR 124, SCAR 125 Decade 1930 Time Period Great Depression (1930-1938) Physical Notes Film: 16mm Silent B&W Duplicate negative 1.37:1 (Academy) Silent Polyester. Website https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/south-carolina-film-and-video-collection/