1963SILENT FEATURE FILMS
JANUARY 28, 1963
APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET OF COLOR 16MM FILM COMPILED ONTO A 7 INCH REEL. RUN TIME 8:27 SHOWN IS PART OF THE JAZZ FUNERAL FOR WILLIE WILLIAMS, WHO DIED JANUARY 23, 1963. THE BODY IS SEEN LAID OUT AND SURROUNDED BY FLOWERS IN THE SECOND FREE MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH LOCATED AT 1228 BURDETTE STREET IN THE CARROLLTON NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CASKET IS SEEN BEING CARRIED OUT OF THE CHURCH AND A SLOW PROCESSION BEGINS. FATS HOUSTON (ONLY SEEN IN ONE BRIEF CLIP), THE EUREKA BRASS BAND AND MEMBERS CARRYING A BANNER FOR THE YOUNG AND TRUE FRIENDS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF CARROLLTON ARE SEEN. THE PROCESSION ENTERS THE CARROLLTON CEMETERY WHERE MR. WILLIAMS IS INTERRED. THE GROUP IS SEEN LEAVING THE CEMETERY AND A SECOND LINE PARADE ENSUES.
APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET OF COLOR 16MM FILM COMPILED ONTO A 7 INCH REEL. RUN TIME 8:27 SHOWN IS PART OF THE JAZZ FUNERAL FOR WILLIE WILLIAMS, WHO DIED JANUARY 23, 1963. THE BODY IS SEEN LAID OUT AND SURROUNDED BY FLOWERS IN THE SECOND FREE MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH LOCATED AT 1228 BURDETTE STREET IN THE CARROLLTON NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CASKET IS SEEN BEING CARRIED OUT OF THE CHURCH AND A SLOW PROCESSION BEGINS. FATS HOUSTON (ONLY SEEN IN ONE BRIEF CLIP), THE EUREKA BRASS BAND AND MEMBERS CARRYING A BANNER FOR THE YOUNG AND TRUE FRIENDS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF CARROLLTON ARE SEEN. THE PROCESSION ENTERS THE CARROLLTON CEMETERY WHERE MR. WILLIAMS IS INTERRED. THE GROUP IS SEEN LEAVING THE CEMETERY AND A SECOND LINE PARADE ENSUES.
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FUNERAL, OPEN CASKET IN CHURCH, FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS
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WOMEN IN CHOIR SING IN RAISED CHOIR
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MINISTER SPEAKS OR SINGS FROM PODIUM OR PULPIT, FUNERALSERVICE
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SIDE OF CHAPEL
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MINISTER
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SUN LIT OPEN CASKET DRAPED WITH GAUZY FABRIC, CU OF CORPSE IN CASKET
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MINISTER SPEAKS, FUNERAL SERVICE,PALM FRONDS AND FLOWERS IN CHURCH
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MOURNERS WALK PAST OPEN CASKET IN THE SECOND FREE MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH LOCATED AT 1228 BURDETTE STREET IN THE CARROLLTON NEIGHBORHOOD AS FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE CARRIED OUT
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FLAG COVERED CASKET IS WHEELED OUT OF CHURCH
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FUNERAL PROCESSION, 1950S CARS ON STREET, SLOWLY STROLLING, CUT TO GRAND MARSHAL'S FEET
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MS OF PASSING GRAND MARSHAL ( NOT FATS HOUSTON) BURDETTE ST SIGN IS SEEN
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MS OF ELDERLY GRAND MARSHAL, NOT FATS HOUSTON
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EUREKA BRASS BAND MARCHING IN FUNERAL PROCESSION
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MS OF MARCHER
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SLOW FUNERAL PROCESSION, CUT TO MS OF LEADER IN DERBY HAT, (NOT FATS HOUSTON), GROUP CARRIES BANNER FOR THE YOUNG AND TRUE FRIENDS BENEVOLENT ASSOC.
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PASSING EUREKA BRASS BAND IN FUNERAL PROCESSION
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MEN CARRY BANNER FOR THE YOUNG AND TRUE FRIENDS BENEVOLENT ASSOC.
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FATS HOUSTON LEADS FUNERAL PROCESSION WITH HAND HELD BEHIND HIS BACK, PASSES BURDETTE STREET SIGN
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MS OF PASSING MUSICIANS, PLAYING AND MARCHING
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FUNERAL PROCESSION ENTERS THE CARROLLTON CEMETERY WHERE MR. WILLIAMS IS INTERRED, GROUP OF THE YOUNG AND TRUE FRIENDS
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BRASS BAND PLAYS AS FLAG COVERED CASKET IS CARRIED TO GRAVE SITE
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BLACK MINISTER WITH BOW TIE READS SCRIPTURES, MEN THROW IN DIRT, MS OF MOURNERS, POSSIBLE WIDOW IN BLACK, FUR STOLE, 1960S FASHION
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WS OF GRAVE SITE WITH FLAGS AND MOURNERS
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SECOND LINE PARADE, POST BURIAL, GRAND MARSHAL (NOT FATS) AND EUREKA BRASS BAND TURNS CORNER, YOUNG AND TRUE FRIENDS SOCIAL CLUB FOLLOWS
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APPROACHING FUNERAL PARADE
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CLIPS OF SECOND LINE, CRAZY DANCING AND ENERGETIC MARCHING, WINTER
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PASSING FUNERAL PARADE, EUREKA BRASS BAND AND MARCHERS TURN CORNER IN CARROLLTON AREA
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MAN ON SIDEWALK STOPS AND BREAK DANCES
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WOMEN AND CHILDREN ON PORCH OF NICE WHITE HOUSE WATCH PARADE
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REAR VIEW OF PASSING FUNERAL PARADE
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MAN DANCES ON THE CORNER OF HILLARY STREET IN CARROLLTON SECTION
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NEIGHBORS WATCH PASSING PARADE
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WOMAN PEEKS OUT OF DOOR OF UNPAINTED SHACK
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APPROACHING PARADE WITH BRASS BAND
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SECOND LINE MEMBERS PASS IN FRONT OF PARADE
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APPROACHING FUNERAL PARADE, AFTER THE BURIAL
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ROWDY SECOND LINE ON SIDEWALK
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APPROACHING FUNERAL PARADE, AFTER THE BURIAL OF WILLIE WILLIAMS, PAN TO SECOND LINE
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APPROACHING FUNERAL PARADE, AFTER THE BURIAL
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MAN IN RED HAT DANCES LIKE CRAZY ON SIDEWALK, HOPS AND GRABS HIS CROTCH
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PARADE TURNS CORNER
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CRAZY MAN DANCING ON CORNER, SECOND LINE AND EUREKA BRASS BAND PASSES NEW HOUSE CONSTRUCTION
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REAR VIEW OF PASSING PARADE, 1950S CARS
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