Fort Sill--King Family--home movies. Reel 25

Datecirca 1950

Can DescriptionsOn can: "Winter Ice Scenes. Flood on 277. Lizard. Deer. New Year's Reception at Dept. OSCA. March. Bob + Horse Swimming. Hunt. Good Quinette Shot. Close up of People at Sill. Marge and Cast. Patsy on Horse."

Viewing NotesColor, trees and sky, ice on branches. Not terribly distinct. CU ice on branches. Deer on winter grass; buck, several does. Riders lined up; they wear capes. Not good focus. Hunt: hounds around horses, riders in red coats. Pan (poor focus). Hunters through trees. Carriage with four white horses. African American man with horn, many passengers on carriage. Good color of horses wading through shallow water, still not sharp focus. Underexposed riders and carriage. Hunt underway with hounds following horses. Cantering with dust. Post-hunt activities. Picnic, people in hats and coats. Drinking from small metal cups. Girl lying down on red blanket, wears saddle shoes. Hillside with riders from behind. [Fort Sill landscape] View through reins under horse’s chin. Riders in distance. Underexposed, washed out views. Stream in foreground, riders ford shallow water. All riders in soldiers’ clothing and hats. Cliff in background. Stream again. Photographer took some effort to set up shots. Oklahoma flood on US Route 277: Through windshield of cars driving through water. Sign, “Military Reservation, Speed 40 MPH enforced.” Soldier rides on hood of vehicle. Field, pan of landscape in Oklahoma. Green lizard on a rock. Soldiers with horses and cart. Horses walk across a spillway. Soldiers ride on horse-pulled conveyance. Man on horse swimming, they come out of water, he pats horse. They go in water and man scrambles on horse. Military tent, men at tables outdoors. River in background. Couple of frames of toy puppets. Hunt with many hounds, some shots underexposed, some better exposure (slow motion). Riders at barn. b&w heavy military vehicle with gun CU as it rolls up grade. ECU tires rolling. Dirt track with vehicle approaching, very slow. Very nice contrast and detail. Woman comes out of house. Man with two women, he kisses each. Man in bow tie, woman in broad brimmed hat. Woman lies on her back smells flowers. Couple argues outside, man hits her with a stick. Some kind of skit. Woman pulls her dress front open (flashes camera). Man examines her dress. She dances around, has something under her dress. Rolled stockings. Woman in plaid dress. Girl, Patsy, on horse being led by man. Man rides with daughter.

Creator

• William Harrison King II

• William Harrison King II