Waters, H. Lee (Herbert Lee), 1902-1997
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Waters, H. Lee (Herbert Lee), 1902-1997
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1902-1997
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Waters, Herbert Lee, 1902-1997
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Herbert Lee
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1902-1997
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Born August 23, 1902, Herbert Lee Waters spent the majority of his life in Lexington, North Carolina operating a photography studio. Waters supplemented his income from 1936-1942 by traveling across North Carolina and parts of Virginia, Tennessee, and South Carolina to film the people of small communities. He collaborated with local movie theaters to screen his films, which he called Movies of Local People and billed with the phrase "See yourself in the movies!" As a filmmaker, Waters produced 252 films across 118 communities. In 1942, Waters returned to Lexington and continued operating his photographic studio until his death in 1997. The Library of Congress listed Waters' Kannapolis film on the National Film Registry in 2004.
Born in Caroleen, North Carolina, in 1902, studio photographer Herbert Lee Waters supplemented his income from 1936 to 1942 by traveling across North Carolina and parts of Virginia, Tennessee, and South Carolina to film the people of small communities. He collaborated with local movie theaters to screen his films, which he called Movies of Local People. As a filmmaker, Waters produced 252 films across 118 communities.
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Madison (N.C.)
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Clayton
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Lenoir
NC, US
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Taylorsville
NC, US
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Henrietta
NC, US
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Siler City
NC, US
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Mount Airy
NC, US
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Dante
VA, US
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Kannapolis
NC, US
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Jackson
NC, US
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Mayodan
NC, US
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Roxboro
NC, US
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Martinsville
VA, US
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Henderson
NC, US
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Pilot Mountain
NC, US
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Granite Falls
NC, US
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Avondale
NC, US
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Statesville
NC, US
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Raeford
NC, US
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Chester
SC, US
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Winnsboro
SC, US
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Danville
VA, US
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Erwin
NC, US
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Denton
NC, US
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Selma
NC, US
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Oxford
NC, US
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Greensboro
NC, US
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Reidsville
NC, US
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Lexington
NC, US
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Residence
Cramerton
NC, US
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Damascus
VA, US
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Benson
NC, US
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Salisbury
NC, US
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Whitmire
SC, US
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Lebanon
VA, US
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Troy
NC, US
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Mebane
NC, US
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Liberty
NC, US
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Mooresville
NC, US
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Lillington
NC, US
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Albemarle
NC, US
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Wytheville
VA, US
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Gastonia
NC, US
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Scotland Neck
NC, US
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Virginia
VA, US
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Swannanoa
NC, US
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Cliffside
NC, US
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Fuquay-Varina
NC, US
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South Carolina
SC, US
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Thomasville
NC, US
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Spindale
NC, US
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Forest City
NC, US
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Asheboro
NC, US
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Chapel Hill
NC, US
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Caroleen
NC, US
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Rutherfordton
NC, US
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Smithfield
NC, US
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North Carolina
NC, US
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North Wilkesboro
NC, US
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