See Jacksonville in 1914! Confederate Reunion Film

Started by IrvAdams, July 01, 2014, 09:14:50 AM

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IrvAdams

July 01, 2014, 09:14:50 AM
Incredible the quality and detail. And that it survived all these years. Thanks so much for sharing this.
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BridgeTroll

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July 01, 2014, 10:05:40 AM
Wow!  This must be primarily Springfield and Main St.  At least one shot of streetcars doing what they do.  I saw the Nathan Bedford Forrest Calvary vets were in attendance.  Plenty of seemingly identifiable landmarks for our historians!
In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."

Metro Jacksonville

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July 01, 2014, 10:25:01 AM
See Jacksonville in 1914! Confederate Reunion Film



In 1914, forty eight thousand people from around the South descended on Jacksonville fifty years after the end of the Civil War to honor the Veterans of the Confederate War.  They camped along Hogans Creek in the Springfield neighborhood and staged a massive parade which was caught on film by Jville's film industry.  Check out the amazing footage of Jacksonville as it was a hundred years ago.

Read More: http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2014-jul-see-jacksonville-in-1914-confederate-reunion-film

spuwho

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July 01, 2014, 11:58:34 AM
Fantastic stuff!  Thanks to all who put this out there to see. Great history!  I love it.

Demosthenes

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July 01, 2014, 01:30:56 PM
Oh, I was thrilled when I came across it as I had never seen this footage before!. I dont visit this site all the time, so I wasnt sure if I just missed it. Glad its new!

Chaz1969

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July 02, 2014, 07:09:07 PM
Amazing stuff. Is that the Westside Jig I see at 2:20? ;-)
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