H. Lee Waters, Burlington, NC, 1940-1941 [MPF.83.2]

From the collections of the State Archives of North Carolina, call number: MPF.83.2. A silent film by H. Lee Waters of Burlington, North Carolina, 1940-1941. Length: 59 minutes and 30 seconds. This film was beautifully restored and copied by Colorlab of Rockville, MD, thanks to the generosity of the Nation Film Preservation Foundation in 2012. For more information on H. Lee Waters and his work, please see www.folkstreams... and www.colorlab.co....
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The Waters family maintains the copyright to the films made by H. Lee Waters (1902-1997). As public access has improved, we are pleased with the interest being shown in this unique collection and feel that the community building activities and educational purposes for which they are being used would be greatly appreciated by Mr. Waters.
The family takes seriously its obligation to protect the integrity of this large body of work and it is our wish that the original intended uses be respected. The films digitized by The State Archives of North Carolina should be exhibited or displayed in the form of videos and not screen captured as still photographs. The still image collection by H. Lee Waters is housed at the Davidson County Historical Museum (DCHM). The family’s agreement with DCHM states that there will be no duplicate collection of still photographs. We encourage groups wishing to identify individuals in the films to utilize other ways of viewing this material. We ask that people who have received permission to use the films refrain from sharing this material with third parties.
Any commercial requests should be directed to the State Archives of North Carolina, Office of Registrar for review. The family (Tom Waters and Mary Waters Spaulding) asks the State Archives of North Carolina to notify us of any commercial requests. Such requests would then need to be negotiated with the family.

[@geod3589]

7 years old and no posts.. well 15:27 mark is Hillcrest Elementary School, present day Catholic school. at 15:36 the kids are coming up the steps from 2 first grade classrooms. My first grade class was in the room on the left down those steps.. in 1955. Those kids today are 86-87 years old if still alive. Late on around the 45:00 mark, it looks like the people are leaving work at the old Plaid Mills on W. Webb Ave, but this is on the other side from W. Webb.

[@oneseeker2]

Mrs Loy was down stairs on left1959-? Nice person. Wonderful 1st grade Teacher. MS Scott (sp) upstsirs, 2nd grade, she was mean spirted, a gas lighter, zero compassion, if I could only go back, being who I am not, 7 yr old me would have made her lose her job.

[@myloopooping]

This is an amazing look into the past

[@kimpeterson1268]

There is something melancholy about watching old films and realizing that, most likely they are all dead-people whose images look so full of life-it’s a reminder of one’s own mortality.

[@frederickcraft1772]

The young kids eyes look tired.anybody know why?

[@oneseeker2]

All those mill owners got rich off the hired help, I have not a Mustard Seed of respect for them.