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Motion Picture MP2006-30

The President’s Visit to “Hobcaw”

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Date: April – May, 1944.
Formats: VHS copy of a 16mm original (original film is retained by Georgia Southern University).
Sound: No.
Color: Yes.
Running Time: 8 min. 39 sec.
Footage: 315 ft.
Produced by: Unknown.
Copyright Restrictions: Copyright belongs to Georgia Southern University.

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SHOT LIST

    Reel 1
00:18 Home movie documenting President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s visit to “Hobcaw,” Mr. Bernard M. Baruch’s Barony near Georgetown, South Carolina. President Roosevelt is not seen in the film.
00:32A sign entitled “Georgetown” gives a description of its history.
01:08“Lafayette” heads a sign. It also bears a description.
01:23Along the picturesque roads about Mr. Baruch’s estate.
01:55“Hobcaw” – with its beautiful grounds, bright azaleas and moss-covered oaks.
04:04Three men sit outside talking. Two dogs play in the grass.
04:44On the beach at “Arcadia” (Vanderbilt plantation) about five miles south of Pawley’s Island, South Carolina. A dog, possibly Fala, can be seen digging in the sand.
06:15Sign: “Prince George’s Parrish Church Winyah” There is also a description. The Coast Guard Control Base is shown.
06:53Fishing in the reaches of Winyah Bay and off the South Carolina coast near the “Hector Wreck.”

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