1969AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE
SEPTEMBER 27, 1969
APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET OF 16MM COLOR FILM COMPILED ONTO A 7 INCH REEL. RUN TIME: 11:27 SHOWN ARE PARTS OF THE JAZZ FUNERAL FOR EDMOND SIDNEY SPECK" FERNANDEZ, WHO DIED ON SEPTEMBER 21, 1969. MR. FERNANDEZ WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE 6TH WARD DIAMONDS SOCIAL & PLEASURE CLUB AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH. MEMBERS OF TTHE SIXTH WARD DIAMONDS, DOWNTOWNERS, TREME SPORTS, TREME SISTERS, JOLLY BUNCH AND JOLLY GIRLS SOCIAL & PLEASURE CLUBS, WERE INVITED TO ATTEND HIS FUNERAL. ALSO REGULARS AT RUTH'S COZY CORNER (LATER JOE'S COZY CORNER), CALDONIA, AND WILSON'S LOUNGES WERE INVITED. WAKE AND FUNERAL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED BY LABAT-CHARBONNET FUNERAL HOME AND INTERMENT WAS IN REST HAVEN MEMORIAL PARK. THE OLYMPIA BRASS BAND AND MEMBERS OF VARIOUS OTHER BANDS ARE SEEN IN THE FUNERAL PROCESSION. PAL'S PLAY HOUSE AT 1401 ST. BERNARD AVENUE AND THE CALDONIA RESTAURANT AND BAR AT 942 ST. CLAUDE AVENUE ARE SEEN."
APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET OF 16MM COLOR FILM COMPILED ONTO A 7 INCH REEL. RUN TIME: 11:27 SHOWN ARE PARTS OF THE JAZZ FUNERAL FOR EDMOND SIDNEY SPECK" FERNANDEZ, WHO DIED ON SEPTEMBER 21, 1969. MR. FERNANDEZ WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE 6TH WARD DIAMONDS SOCIAL & PLEASURE CLUB AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH. MEMBERS OF TTHE SIXTH WARD DIAMONDS, DOWNTOWNERS, TREME SPORTS, TREME SISTERS, JOLLY BUNCH AND JOLLY GIRLS SOCIAL & PLEASURE CLUBS, WERE INVITED TO ATTEND HIS FUNERAL. ALSO REGULARS AT RUTH'S COZY CORNER (LATER JOE'S COZY CORNER), CALDONIA, AND WILSON'S LOUNGES WERE INVITED. WAKE AND FUNERAL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED BY LABAT-CHARBONNET FUNERAL HOME AND INTERMENT WAS IN REST HAVEN MEMORIAL PARK. THE OLYMPIA BRASS BAND AND MEMBERS OF VARIOUS OTHER BANDS ARE SEEN IN THE FUNERAL PROCESSION. PAL'S PLAY HOUSE AT 1401 ST. BERNARD AVENUE AND THE CALDONIA RESTAURANT AND BAR AT 942 ST. CLAUDE AVENUE ARE SEEN."
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SIGN: "NOTICE, EDMOND SPECKS FERNANDEZ PRESIDENT OF 6TH WARD DIAMONDS WILL BE WAKED THUR AND FRI...FUNERAL PROCESSION WILL LEAVE..."
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BANNER FOR THE 6TH WARD DIAMONDS
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| 01:00:18 18.78 |
SECOND LINE ON SUNNY DAY
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| 01:00:21 21.9 |
ANOTHER VIEW OF ABOVE SIGN...MENTIONS LABAT -CHARBONNETT FUNERAL HOME
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| 01:00:31 31.93 |
CLIPS OF FUNERAL PROCESSION, OR SECOND LINE, EVERYONE IS SMILING
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| 01:00:39 39.24 |
WHITE MAN MARCHES WITH BLACK WOMAN SMILING FOR THE CAMERA
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| 01:00:43 43.22 |
MOURNERS AND JOLLY BUNCH MEMBERS STEPPING, BANNER FOR THE 6TH WARD DIAMONDS
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| 01:01:00 60.4 |
MS OF GRAND MARSHAL AND MERRY WIDOW ?, EVERYONE IS HAPPY
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| 01:01:41 101.96 |
CLIPS OF FUNERAL PARADE,MEMBERS OF SOCIAL GROUP
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SLOW MOTION MS OF PASSING BAND AND SECOND LINERS, COLORFUL UMBRELLAS
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| 01:02:41 161.59 |
CROWDS NEAR ELEVATED HIGHWAY, UMBRELLA SPINNING
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| 01:03:00 180.47 |
CROWDS DANCING NEAR CALADONIA INN, OR CALDONIA RESTAURANT AT 942 ST. CLAUDE AVENUE, MS OF BLACK MEN DANCING, AFROS
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| 01:03:32 212.38 |
BRASS BAND MARCHING
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REAR VIEW OF CUTE LITTLE BLACK KID DANCING
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ON COMING BRASS BAND AND GRAND MARSHAL, BANNER OR THE TREME SPORTS CLUB
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PROFILE MS OF MARCHING GRAND MARSHAL WITH CIGAR IN HIS MOUTH
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KIDS SKIPPING AND MARCHING
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WOMAN DANCES FOR CAMERA WITH HAIRY ARMPITS, WOMEN DRINKING SCHLITZ BEER
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| 01:04:20 260.96 |
GRAND MARSHA DANCING, CUTS TO WOMEN WITH BEER
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REAR VIEW OF SECOND LINE, UMBRELLAS
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CROWDS DANCING IN INTERSECTION, COLORFUL UMBRELLAS
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HIGH ANGLE SHOT OF OLYMPIA BRASS BAND MARCHING IN CROWD, BANNER OR TREME SPORT CLUB
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OVERHEAD SHOT OF SNARE DRUM
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MEN OF SECOND LINE IN FRONT OF GRAND MARSHAL AND OLYMPIA BRASS BAND MARCHING, MAN HOLDS UMBRELLA
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GRAND MARSHAL WALKING SLOWLY, WITH HAT OVER HIS HEART, CASKET FOLLOWING,BANNER FOR THE 6TH WARD DIAMONDS AND TREME SPORTS CLUB, MEN IN TUXES (DIAMONDS) AS PALL BEARERS
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CASKET IS LOADED INTO HEARSE, ELEVATED HIGHWAY
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| 01:06:25 385.23 |
SLOW FUNERAL PROCESSION, MAN CARRIES UMBRELLA OVER GRAND MARSHAL'S HEAD, SUNNY DAY, HEARSE FOLLOWS
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| 01:07:07 427.52 |
YOUNG MEN FOOLING AROUND, DRINKING AND IMITATING GRAND MARSHAL
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FATS HOUSTON IN PLAIN CLOTHES NEXT TO MUSICIAN
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MS OF YOUNG MAN DANCING, OLDER WOMAN GIVES HIM A LOOK
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GRAND MARSHAL OF FUNERAL PROCESSION STROLLING SLOWLY, DIRGE LIKE THROUGH THE CROWDS, YOUNG MAN IMITATES THEM
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MEN WALKING SLOWLY TOWARDS CAMERA, CIGAR IN MOUTH
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COLORFUL UMBRELLAS OVER CROWDS
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CROWD PARTY IN FRONT OF PAL'S PLAY HOUSE AT 1401 ST. BERNARD AVENUE
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CLIPS OF SECOND LINE
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LITTLE KID WITH COLORFUL PARASOL MARCHING
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WOMAN IN DRESS AND WIG DANCES, SLIP SHOWING
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| 01:09:13 553.76 |
TEENAGE GIRLS DANCING AND SMILING
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| 01:09:25 565.51 |
WS OF SECOND LINE, SPINNING UMBRELLA
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| 01:09:50 590.84 |
GROUP OF YOUNG MEN WITH UMBRELLAS MARCH RIGHT TOWARDS CAMERA
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| 01:10:04 604.97 |
YOUNG MEN WITH UMBRELLAS DANCING, ON SCHOOL BUILDING STAIRS
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WS OF ONCOMING SECOND LINE
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YOUNG MEN DANCING IN STREET
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SOCIAL CLUB MEMBERS MEMBERS AND BRASS BAND MARCH/DANCE ON CROWDED SIDEWALK
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