SCHLEY RIDE TO ATLANTA
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Year Published: 1960s
Format: 16mm
Description: This travelogue is part of the "Picturelogue" series by Norman E. Schley. The narrator is assumed to be the filmmaker. The film is estimated to have been produced in the 1960s, although research hasn’t provided confirmation. It covers the journey from Florida, through Virginia, toward Atlanta, portraying attractions and activities in the Southeast. The film begins with a woman and two young boys strolling through a floral park in Atlanta, Georgia (00:08). A cat (00:23). Flowers of the Georgia spring (00:26). Homosassa Springs in Florida (00:42). Dolphins, rays, turtles, sharks, and large fish swimming in aquariums in Marine Studios at Daytona Beach, Florida (01:06). The feeding of dolphins with an audience with the assistance of Norman E. Schley’s son, Tom Schley, visiting the Marine Studios (02:19). A diver enters the dolphin pool (04:49). Scenic views of Daytona Beach (05:48). Various sea life in aquariums at the Marine Studios (06:16). A women’s swimming competition with spectators (06:37). A wooden box containing a metal cylinder and a compass (07:01). Children playing in the sand (07:30). A Woman sleeping in a sunchair on the beach (07:40). Golf players at a golf course in Palm Beach (07:45). Some of Palm Beach’s extravagant houses and gardens (07:51). Brahman bulls grazing in their enclosures (08:33). Acres of newly planted orange trees (08:44). Footage from around a Florida town (08:57). A car driving along mountainside roads in the Blue Ridge Mountains (10:19). Two young boys strolling through path framed by Dogwood and Redwood trees (10:27). The Natural Bridge, a limestone gorge in Rockbridge County, Virginia (10:50). Cedar Creek (11:32). The final scene is a view of a packed crowd (11:48).PeriscopeFilm 702K subscribers Videos About Support Us on Patreon 107 Vintage films about South America, Central America and Mexico Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Bolivia & More by PeriscopeFilm
Complete Record: This travelogue is part of the "Picturelogue" series by Norman E. Schley. The narrator is assumed to be the filmmaker. The film is estimated to have been produced in the 1960s, although research hasn’t provided confirmation. It covers the journey from Florida, through Virginia, toward Atlanta, portraying attractions and activities in the Southeast. The film begins with a woman and two young boys strolling through a floral park in Atlanta, Georgia (00:08). A cat (00:23). Flowers of the Georgia spring (00:26). Homosassa Springs in Florida (00:42). Dolphins, rays, turtles, sharks, and large fish swimming in aquariums in Marine Studios at Daytona Beach, Florida (01:06). The feeding of dolphins with an audience with the assistance of Norman E. Schley’s son, Tom Schley, visiting the Marine Studios (02:19). A diver enters the dolphin pool (04:49). Scenic views of Daytona Beach (05:48). Various sea life in aquariums at the Marine Studios (06:16). A women’s swimming competition with spectators (06:37). A wooden box containing a metal cylinder and a compass (07:01). Children playing in the sand (07:30). A Woman sleeping in a sunchair on the beach (07:40). Golf players at a golf course in Palm Beach (07:45). Some of Palm Beach’s extravagant houses and gardens (07:51). Brahman bulls grazing in their enclosures (08:33). Acres of newly planted orange trees (08:44). Footage from around a Florida town (08:57). A car driving along mountainside roads in the Blue Ridge Mountains (10:19). Two young boys strolling through path framed by Dogwood and Redwood trees (10:27). The Natural Bridge, a limestone gorge in Rockbridge County, Virginia (10:50). Cedar Creek (11:32). The final scene is a view of a packed crowd (11:48).PeriscopeFilm 702K subscribers Videos About Support Us on Patreon 107 Vintage films about South America, Central America and Mexico Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Bolivia & More by PeriscopeFilm
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[Music] atlanta the heart of the state of georgia [Music] and further south at perry georgia iris tulips azalea and camellia spring indeed is here and in florida the sunshine state homosassa springs meaning river of many fishes in the seminole indian language 55 000 gallons of water flows from this incredible spring each minute from 1929 from central florida orange blossoms cypress gardens and bok tower you'll enjoy a complete change of scenery by traveling north and east through daytona beach to marine studios here turtles a huge few fish purpose and in fact sea life of all shapes and varieties may be conveniently viewed through portholes in a huge outdoor aquarium here's the bell that will ring announcing feeding time and the fish seem to understand [Music] my [Music] tom schley has been appointed guest feeder [Music] down goes the dinner bell [Music] so [Music] twice each day the fish are publicly fed and twice each day a visitor is shown chosen to assist in the feeding [Music] [Music] my [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Music] the underwater sea life at marineland consumes over 300 pounds of food each day in warm weather the consumption of cabbage turnips and greens averages between 70 and 90 pounds in cooler weather the attendant explains the appetite of the fish decreases [Music] [Music] so [Music] um so [Music] just one of the beautiful sporty golf courses in palm beach palm beach is noted for its beautiful homes on christmas day this lot was nothing but weeds and scrubby trees and just three months later it looked like this even the grass soldered in place yes they'll deliver a complete home in florida in three months so the state of florida has introduced the brahmana bull and is gradually increasing the production of milk and beef not all of the orange trees in florida are fully grown and fruit producing near seabreeing hundreds of acres of orange trees have been transplanted with an eye to the future perhaps 125 miles west of richmond near lexington in the heart of the blue ridge mountains one of the wonders of the modern world is located following paths of dogwood and redwood on your way towards your first view of the natural bridge of virginia you will learn that thomas jefferson once wrote it is impossible for the emotions arising from the sublime to be felt beyond what they are here cedar creek a mountain stream rising in the hills gradually wore away soft stone beneath the waterfall and until it reached the depths of its present bed some 200 feet below for a distance of three miles above and below the arch walls make it hard for man to bridge the chasm but nature did it for him and man uses the bridge today as an official u.s highway busy little cedar creek more than 100 million years old carved in virginia a natural wonder which far annotates the much exploited ancient wonders of the world [Music] you
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