The Augustas (1950)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 16M

Director : Scott Nixon II

Synopsis

Scott Nixon, a traveling salesman based in Augusta, Ga., was an avid member of the Amateur Cinema League who enjoyed recording his travels on film. In this 16-minute silent film, Nixon documents some 38 streets, storefronts and cities named Augusta in such far-flung locales as Montana and Maine.

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