Sparks family home movie collection, circa 1936-1978. 1936-1978.

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Sparks family home movie collection, circa 1936-1978. 1936-1978.

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The collection consists of home movies from the Sparks family, including Jackson Gillen Sparks, Rosa Gillen Sparks, Francis Linton Sparks, Sr., Maybell Sparks and Francis Linton Sparks, Jr. The movies were shot in Warrenton, Georgia; at the Citadel in South Carolina; and in Florida. Included is footage of Warrenton homes, gardens and residents; a family vacation to Marineland, Florida; swimming in the family pool; a 1938 "Kiddie Parade"; and the site of a February 1938 plane crash near Warrenton that killed a US Department of Labor mediator en route to Puerto Rico. The movies were at least partially filmed by Francis Linton Sparks, Sr.

12 film reels : si., col. ; 16 mm.3 film reels : si., b&w ; 16 mm.2 film reels : si., b&w ; 8 mm.1 film reels : si., col. ; 8 mm.

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United States. Department of Labor

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Sparks, Maybell.

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Sparks, Jackson Gillen

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Citadel Academy (Charleston, S.C.)

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Sparks, Rosa Gillen.

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