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Title: DOBSON FAMILY GENERATION

Reference number: 7224

Director: [filmed by W.S. Dobson (Primus)]

Sound: silent

Original format: 16mm

Colour: bwcol

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 49.57 mins

Description: Two reels featuring footage of Dobson family life.
REEL 1: A selection of shots of the Dobsons' family life, focusing on the three children Billy, Janette and Andrew, and including visits to 'Benvie', the home of the Thoms family, close family friends of the Dobsons. Also includes outings to Crieff Hydro, the Empire Exhibition and Dawyck Mill. REEL 2: The Dobsons' family life from the late 1930s to the early 1960s. Including school sports days, holidays in Argyllshire and the Western Isles and domestic scenes. Includes a brief shot of a royal car going through Edinburgh during wartime.

Shotlist: REEL 1 - 1938-1942c
[no title] shots of family members at cars (0.15) shots of family members in car outside house (0.34) shots of older lady in wheelchair in grounds of Hydro? (0.40) Pictures in Crieff Hydro. Mutual Interests. (0.44) shots of older family members sitting chatting round table (1.32) The Hydro's Nightly Battle in Progress - groups of older people playing bridge? (2.10) Meet Our Genial Hostess Miss Ewing - shots of guests chatting, ballroom dancing (2.47) children country dancing (2.55) Now We Sway From Side to Side in our Nightly Palais Glide - shots of guests dancing Palais Glide (3.34) Mary and some of the Staff - shots of serving staff in uniform (4.00) male staff member working electrical circuitry (4.16) Billy and Janette Grow Up - Meet Billy - photograph and shots of WS Dobson (Tertius) as baby, sitting on rug in garden (5.09) First Steps at North Berwick - young Billy and mother? playing on beach (5.31) Billy's Second Birthday Party - int shots, woman and maid baking - Tea is Ready!! - shots of children and babies going in for tea (6.02) lighting candles on cake and Billy blowing them out, more shots of children at table (6.29) Playtime - children opening presents (6.49) The Guests Depart - children coming downstairs to leave, with party hats and balloons (7.16) And So to Bed - Billy being dressed for bed (7.32) [new sequence] snow scene - Billy being pulled along on sledge (7.42) Working Amongst the Pretty "Towers" - shots of Billy, mother and older boy in garden (8.13) Billy Visits the Exhibition with Mummy - both walking towards camera (8.28) shots of Tait's Tower, restaurant and pavilions (9.13) ext shots of British Railways pavilion, pan R to stairway (9.28) Meet Janette - photo and shots of Janette as young baby (9.53) Janette Hails the Spring - sitting in garden playing with daffodils (10.29) Billy's Third Birthday Party - Billy writing invitations and putting them in wall post-box (10.45) lighting candles on cake and shots of children eating at table (11.31) maid in uniform clearing table (11.44) Billy and Janette playing (12.01) Billy's Fourth Birthday Party - shots of children at table (13.11) shots of mother and parents (13.19) Cassie Clears Dick's Farm - shots of toy farm on floor and maid in uniform (13.35) Janette in pram in garden - Janette's First Steps - int shots, Janette with baby-walker (13.48) After a Spring Holiday at Dawyck Mill - ext shots, children and mill building - 'Goodbye Mr. Hunter' - children shaking hands with miller and wife? (14.24) Billy and Janette in garden playing with tricycles and toys - Isn't Uncle Tommy a Comic? - playing at marching soldiers in garden (15.09) One Memorable Easter - Billy Went to Stay at a Farm - At Benvie - shots of Billy feeding chickens in coop, walking in orchard and gardens of house (15.47) various ext shots, including Clydesdale horse, climbing haystack with Uncle Tommy, walking around grounds (16.39) The Largest Ash Tree in Scotland - shots of previous - Back Home Again Me and My Motor - Billy playing in garden with pedal car (17.13) Lilian's Party in Glasgow - int and ext shots of children's party - Mrs. Eadie - children playing in garden with hoops and balloons (18.28) Billy and gardener pushing wheelbarrows in garden (18.46) Billy and Janette playing in garden with watering cans (19.26) shots of Billy and mother leaving house - Janette in garden with toy pram, Billy with tricycle (20.04) walking along shore at Loch Lomond? (20.12) shots of Billy and Janette with pigeons sitting on their heads (20.20) pretending to play fiddles (20.43) crossing road and skipping down street (21.06) Andrew Comes Home - snow scene, baby Andrew arrives at house - int shots of baby, nanny, mother, children, then joined by father (22.24) ext shots of young chicks on garden table (22.40) ext shots of nannies and children watching parade of soldiers (23.15) shots of children, nanny and mother (23.35) shots of children and friends at party (24.06) summer day, playing in garden, including gardeners cutting grass with shears (24.21) 657ft

REEL 2 - c1940-1964
[no title] shots of baby Andrew and children's party (0.56) shots of man emptying bucket of fish into river (1.06) shots of Andrew in high chair and pram (1.53) Billy and Janette with 17 inch fish (2.12) shots of Andrew in garden, standing and walking (3.09) more shots of children playing in garden (3.36) gardener using petrol mower (4.02) Janette and Andrew feeding chickens (4.18) three children in house (4.36) Andrew playing in garden (5.11) Janette practising on bicycle in garden (5.28) Andrew with wheelbarrow (5.38) children in bath (6.23) shots of car approaching family cottage at Lamancha (6.36) children playing with pedal car in garden (6.47) shots of Billy and Andrew in street and garden (7.30) shots of children sledging down hill, including subjective shots (8.41) fast sledging down road (8.48) children with bonfire in garden (9.13) Janette's 8th birthday, blowing out candles (9.24) Janette in school uniform (9.29) shots of school sports day, races, egg and spoon etc. (9.51) Andrew and mother leaving house (10.07) shots of adults at tea table (10.22) shots of children staging 'circus display' in garden for parents (11.36) Janette performing Highland dancing (11.53) more shots of races from school sports day (12.31) shots of parents and children at Girl Guides camp? (13.06) shots of Janette and Andrew at farm, playing with lamb and riding pony (13.41) boys sailing toy yacht on river (13.50) Andrew at Taynuilt road sign (13.55) shots of children playing in sand at Loch Etive? (14.26) shots of hills, river with old man fishing (14.41) children at pier, watching boat coming in (14.53) shots of children and adults on small rowing boat on loch, approaches jetty, Billy and mother waiting (15.47) brief shot of school sports day (15.49) shots of royal cars procession going past Binn's department store in Edinburgh, including soldiers at attention (16.08) children playing cricket in garden and family group (16.48) shots of boys' school sports day, races and crowd (17.45) girls' school sports day, various races and events (18.52) Mrs. Dobson with large bouquet of flowers (19.02) shots of large turreted house and landscape, Highlands, Western Isles? (19.59) young girl cutting peat (20.27) shots of family and friends group at house (21.28) boys' school sports day, various track events (23.25) presentation of prizes (23.56) shots at Lamancha cottage? Janette burning wood after storm damage? (24.40) brief shot of Andrew (24.45) Andrew and Janette with snowman (24.54) Andrew in garden with bicycle (25.16) Janette in fancy dress (25.26) brief shot of Billy as young man (25.32) brief shot of Mr. & Mrs. Dobson, aged c.70s (25.36) 688ft