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384. [Wawasee : July 1940 to summer 1949] (31:00)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
Depicted here is a family enjoying their lake front property on Lake Wawasee in Syracuse, Indiana. Also captured on this reel are the bridge and pagoda at the Chinese Gardens, the Church of the Little Flower, and the Spink Wawasee Hotel that were all once found around Syracuse, Indiana.

385. [Wilkinson family ca. 1939] (04:25)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
Home movie with footage of Air Force planes in an airfield and various activities in the Wilkinson family's yard. Shows Bernadine Bailey's nephew, Paul Freeman Wilkinson, and another boy playing with a Scottish terrier, a chicken coop, and close-ups of the yard's flowers.

392. A message from Garcia (20:56)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Summary:
Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of 'The Cavalcade of America' television series episode, "A Message From Garcia", which originally aired January 18th, 1955 on ABC-TV. This film dramatizes the exploits and heroism of US Military 1st Lt. Andrew Rowan in Cuba, on the eve of the Spanish-American War. Braving a journey with rebels through the Cuban jungles, risking capture and execution by Spanish troops, Lt. Rowan joined General Calixto García, commander of the rebel forces in eastern Cuba, to assess the strength, efficiency, movements and general military situation. This information, reported by Lt. Rowan, enabled an American troops landing almost entirely without casualties, to join in the liberation of their Cuban allies. Lt. Rowan returns home with a strange message from Garcia.

397. A whole new world (17:47)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Naomi Feil, Edward Feil, Edward Feil Productions
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398. A.M.S. Virginia Mac Watters (04:09)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
MacWatters, Virginia, 1912-2005
Summary:
Soprano Virginia MacWatters was known not only for her impressive operatic career during which she performed in opera houses throughout the United States, Europe, and South America, but also for her dedication to teaching. In 1957 she joined the voice faculty of the Indiana University School of Music where she remained until her retirement in 1982.