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Ed Lightsey Collection WALB-TV Newsreel Footage

 Digital Work
Collection number: 41C8057B-451A-6FA0-4C71-461C125665CC

Summary

Digitized 16mm film from WALB-TV (Albany, Georgia, United States), mostly from the 1970's, donated by Ed Lightsey. Raw newsreel compilations include segments on Jimmy Carter; Ku Klux Klan rally in Plains, Georgia; 1980 Georgia 2nd District Congress campaign spots for Charles Hatcher; Dwight Eisenhower heart attack news report; Escaped convicts; Football; 1973 National Meat boycott; The Georgians at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave w/ H. Jordan and J. Powell; "Insight with Ed Lightsey" interview with Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee; Hamilton Jordan Roast; and more. Video/MP4 4:10:02.

Extent

9.9 Gigabytes (lightsey_walb_newsreel_video.mp4 04:10:02 3.79 GB VLC media file (.mp4) 10/17/2017 12:45:12 PM A) : MPEG-4 (video/mp4) and MKV formats. ; 720x480 resolution. 4:3 Aspect Ratio. 29.970 FPS.

Newsreels

01. walb_ 1524 WALB-TV Newsfilm Collection, Compilation Reel #1, VSU #7-66 from 16mm

02. walb_ 1525 WALB-TV Newsfilm Collection, Compilation Reel #2, VSU #73-85 from 16mm

03. walb_ 1526 WALB-TV Newsfilm Collection, Compilation Reel #3, VSU #90-102, 106, 108 from 16mm

04. walb_ 1527 WALB-TV Newsfilm Collection, Compilation Reel #4, VSU #104, 109-112 from 16mm

05. walb_ 1528 WALB-TV Newsfilm Collection, Compilation Reel #5, VSU #113-116 from 16mm

06. walb_ 1529 WALB-TV Newsfilm Collection, Compilation Reel #6, VSU #117-119 from 16mm

07. walb_ 1523 WALB-TV Newsfilm Collection, Ed Lightsey 2006 donation, Compilation Reel #7, VSU #120-123 from 16mm

8. walb_ 1530 WALB-TV Newsfilm Collection, [Ed Lightsey Donation, 2006] Tape #1: Klan rally near Plains, GA, 7/4/77; and "The Georgians at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave" H. Jordan and J. Powell. from 3/4

09. walb_ 1531 WALB-TV Newsfilm Collection, [Ed Lightsey Donation, 2006] Tape #2: "Insight" for air date 5/14/78. from 3/4

10. walb_ 1532 WALB-TV Newsfilm Collection, [Ed Lightsey Donation, 2006] Tape #1: Two campaign spots for Charles Hatcher, 1980 US Congress, 2nd district campaign. from 3/4

11. walb_ 1536 Various clips from Ed Lightsey including The Georgians at 1600 Penn Ave from 3/4" in 2007. from 3/4"

Processing Note

No audio for some sections, as well as distorted audio. Raw footage with rough cuts. Some duplicated segments.

Repository Details

Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 30601 United States
7063728116
229-259-5055 (Fax)