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This black and white film shows people and places in the town of Wake Forest, North Carolina, filmed as part of H. Lee Waters "Movies of Local People" project. Places shown include W. E. B DuBois High School; Castle Theatre; Wooten's Hometel [sic]; Mangum Grocery and Feed; Josephine's Beauty Shop; Miller Motor Company. The beginning shows a play with the actors in blackface.

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Title Wake Forest, N.C., 1939
Creator Waters, H. Lee.
Date (Text) 1939
Date 1939
Subtitles Available? No
Audio Available? No
Physical Medium Film: 16mm
Duration 00:20:28
Geographic Coverage Wake Forest (N.C.)
Wake County (N.C.)
Subject (Images)
Subject (Name)
Type Moving Image
Format Moving images
Digital Exhibit North Carolina Moving Images
Movies of Local People: Films by H. Lee Waters
Internet Archive ID sanc_mpf92_wakeforest_a
Standard Rights Statement http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Digitization Notes This item was digitized as part of the Digital Public Library of America Hubs Pilot, a project supported by the Digital Public Library of America with funding provided by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
Contributing Institution
Contact Information State Archives of North Carolina | 4614 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 | 919.807.7310 | archives@ncdcr.gov
Digital Collection North Carolina Sights and Sounds

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