# Home Movie: Lloyd Royal Collection: 011063

A family in Mississippi celebrates their first Christmas in their new home in 1947 and documents it using a sound-on-film motion picture camera. Notable sequences include the grandmother receiving a clock radio, the mother a vacuum cleaner, and the two sons with a Whizzer motor bike and the controversial book, Little Black Sambo. Lloyd Royal, maker of this film, operated a carnival in Meridian, Mississippi and several motion-picture theaters in the state. He also produced Mississippi-focused independent feature films. Color film section has severe water damage.

- Kind: Home movie
- By: Lloyd Royal
- Genres: Children's, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/204048_Royal_Collection_011063)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/204048_Royal_Collection_011063?play=1)