The lives of Appalachian mountain people in a depressed area of Kentucky, and how they cope with poverty and maintain their traditions and dignity through music. One of the oldest Regular Baptist Churches in Jefferson, Kentucky. The Church nestled amidst mountains. Cars approach. The congregation inside. The priest sings hymns. Elderly and young people seated on benches listen. A man with his head held in his hands. A little girl towards the back. People pray on their knees. They sing 'When I can Read my Titles Clear' from hymn books. Some people sit while some stand. The congregation members greet each other. Coal miners work at a mine. Miners in mine cars as it emerges from a tunnel. They get off and move away.
The lives of Appalachian mountain people in a depressed area of Kentucky, and how they cope with poverty and maintain their traditions and dignity through music. Hazard, Kentucky: A large crowd gathered in a market place. People look out from windows. The U.S. flag hangs from a building. Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys perform 'John Henry'. People listen and watch. Men, women and children in the crowd.
The lives of Appalachian mountain people in a depressed area of Kentucky, and how they cope with poverty and maintain their traditions and dignity through music. The Holiness Church of God is one of the most recent churches in Delphia, Kentucky. They have a 'Born Again' orientation. The congregation inside the church. They play stringed instruments like banjos and guitars and sing along. The singers and musicians around a microphone. They sing 'Have a Little Talk with Jesus'. A picture of Jesus on the wall. U.S. flags in the church. People clap. Women and children on the benches. The fundamentalist reverend or preacher shouts into the microphone. Women raise their arms, clap and dance as if in a trance. One woman begins speaking in tongues. People shaking as the religious revival goes on (possibly pentecostal or charismatic).
The lives of Appalachian mountain people in a depressed area of Kentucky, and how they cope with poverty and maintain their traditions and dignity through music. Daisy, Kentucky: Roscoe Holcomb, an unemployed construction worker at his house nestled amidst the mountains. Crops on the farmland around the house. Pictures inside the house. A bulb hangs from the ceiling. Holcomb sings 'The Wandering Boy' from the New Baptist Song Book. Holcomb farms his land. He gets into bed and retires for the night.
Views of a large gathering of Catholics marching to celebrate 300th anniversary of the founding of Church in Baltimore, Maryland. Catholic priests addressing the gathering. Views of a large ground, tents in the ground.
Views of a painted TV-2, a U.S. navy airplane. Exterior of Palmdale facility in California. Interior of the facility, final production of aircraft going on. T-33A towed by a truck from assembly building to inspection area on flight line.
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