Solomon Sir Jones Silent Home Movies #13 (1924 - 1928) - NYC and Madame CJ Walker's Headquarters

Solomon Sir Jones (1869 – 1936) was an American minister and amateur film-maker, best known for his collection of 29 silent black-and-white films (totaling 355 minutes' worth of footage) documenting African-American communities in Oklahoma from 1924 to 1928.[1] In 2016, Jones's films were selected for the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Originally shared by BEINECKE RARE BOOK & MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY/YALE UNIVERSITY

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[00:00:00] : Woolworth Tower and 5th Ave, New York City
[00:00:37] : Over in Brooklyn, New York City
[00:01:23] : Washington Monument [Washington Square Arch] and Madison Square, NewYork City
[00:02:15] : Reverend H. T. Borders
[00:02:26] : Street scenes, New York City
[00:02:58] : Reverend H. T. Borders
[00:03:10] : Train at station
[00:03:52] : Professor W. H. Fort of Okmulgee come to meet his pastor as he reached America
[00:04:10] : Honorary Dungee of the Black Dispatch and Mrs. Huston leaving Dr. Jones's home
[00:04:52] : Muskogee ministers and wives receiving Dr. Jones from abroad
[00:05:26] : Dr. L. Drane pastor of Friendship Baptist Church, Chicago, IL
[00:05:40] : T. J. Elliot's department store, Muskogee, OK
[00:06:22] : Mademoiselle C. J. Walker's S. W. Headquarters, Mrs. Dora Stevens, 509 Katy Avenue, Muskogee, OK
[00:06:52] : M. T. H. School and Team Basketball Boys and Girls
[00:10:02] : Their present $40,000 home near Bristow, OK
[00:10:08] : Muskogee 2nd Street North and South, Elliott Building and People's Hotel and Café, Muskogee, OK
[00:11:21] : Mademoiselle C. J. Walker's S. W. Headquarters, Mrs. Dora Stevens, 509 Katy Avenue, Muskogee, OK

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