Shot by an unknown American, this 16mm silent home movie shows scenes shot in Mississippi and Florida in 1941. The film starts with footage shot aboard a fishing boat, with sports fishermen in pith helmets. At 3:02, color footage of people, including a woman with a bikini-like swimsuit, fishing with nets. At 4:12, ladies in one-piece swimsuits ride in a small boat. At 4:48, a woman rides a horse at a ranch, and at 5:05 a bit of golf with men and women playing. The film also contains images of the small town of Water Valley, Mississippi (6:45) including main street, a local bank (7;08) with a distinctive tower and local residents. At (9:30) a cat is shown on a fence. At (10:31) the wash is taken down from the clothesline after drying. At (11:57) up close footage of a young lady who appears to be driving a car. At (12:30), some kind of beach resort with slides into a lake. At (14:32) a zoo enclosure shaped like a castle is surrounded by monkeys.

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