“Inglewood Plantation” (1941) 8mm Film Home Movie, LA, Cotton, Lumber, Oil, VS1

There is so much great historic Louisiana footage on this film, in particular the Inglewood Plantation. The cameraman clearly had experience with the camera and took great shots in 1941.

The film opens with a 1 minute scrolling info bit that appears to be a tourist stock lead. Film then captures some of the rural free range animals in Louisiana, lumber and oil industries and cotton picking and processing on the Inglewood Plantation with black families working in the fields. Film closes with footage of the Independent Mill & Gin cotton processing factory.

FILM CONDITION:

Film is in good condition and ran through an autoload projector. There was one spot in the hay bailing clip that had a chatter. Film has slight curl.

VINEGAR SYNDROME:

A-D test strip indicates that the film has level 1 vinegar syndrome, fair to good condition. Film has slight curling, but ran through projector without issue. Film currently in cold storage to prevent further degradation.

5” reel (approximate 14.5 min)

Rough timeline:

30 sec - scrolling history text about Louisiana, I think this was short film stock that was available for tourists to add to their home movies.

1 min 30 sec - Louisiana pigs, gas station, goats, vultures, Brahma bulls

2 min 45 sec - lumbering, standing timber, clear cut areas, trains loaded with logs, trains on track, big steam trains

1 min - deserted sawmill at Selma, LA, cameraman posing in derelict train, close ups of train

30 sec - Turpentine Forest

15 sec - barrel hoop factory at Bunkle, LA

1 min 30 sec - Louisiana oil, oil rigs camps, barren areas, stumps, rigs, swamp

1 min - giant oil rig, platform, big oil machines (color film)

30 sec - bailing Johnson grass, hand bailing hay

3 min - Inglewood Plantation, cotton fields, people picking cotton, little black kids in the fields, black field workers, acres of cotton, cotton picking by hand, whole family (color film)

2 min - Independent Mill & Gin, cotton mill, trucks of cotton, sorting cotton, cotton gins running, factory, bailing cotton

Please see photos to verify item condition. Sold as is.

Thank you for looking!