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1) 1902.0002 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 2, Accession 1902
Can notes: "St. Jovite & Bethel, Feb. 1930. Skiing" ;Views of people cross-country skiing in open, flat, snowy area, then in a wooded area. A group of dogs are attached to a dog-sled, and one is hard to control as it waits to go....
8) 1902.0003 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 3, Accession 1902
Box label: "Air Meet, 1932" Biplanes and planes lined up on a flight line, and a trio of planes flying overhead. Spectators on the ground watch planes circling. Plane t...
7) 1902.0004 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 4, Accession 1902
Box label: "Quaboag River, May 1935 Kayaking and canoeing, rapids." The Quaboag River is a whitewater Class III and features several named rapids. Views of fast-running Qua...
4) 1902.0005 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 5, Accession 1902
Can label: "Westfield River, April 1936. Kayaking scenes" The Westfield River has been designated a National Wild & Scenic River, and has Class I-III rapids along its length. ...
8) 1902.0006 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 6, Accession 1902
Notes from titles: "Boston Skating Club Carnival 1937 and 1938" Intertitle: "Boston Skating Club Carnival 1937" Choreographed dance of young women in pink tulle costumes dancing...
19) 1902.0007 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 7, Accession 1902
Can note (and on title): "Boston Skating Club Carnival, 1939" Intertitle: "Boston Skating Club Carnival 1939" Skaters dressed as toy soldiers, toreros, majorettes, and horses s...
6) 1902.0008 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 8, Accession 1902
Can note: "Lake Placid, Feb. 1932" The Winter Olympics took place in Lake Placid, NY, February 4-15, 1932, with 14 events in 8 sports. Views of skaters in an outdoor rink, espe...
30) 1902.0009 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 9, Accession 1902
Can notes: "December 1934, Elmwood Feb. 1935, Franconia" Cross country skiers in forested area. Views from top of hill as skiers start down toward open farmland below (underex...
1) 2241.0003 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 3,  Accession 2241
Box notes: "1930 - Black Duck; 4-masted schooner passing Naushon; Florry, Kitty & friends dancing with scarves; more Black Duck." Kitty (Alexander's daughter Katherine) and ...
45) 2241.0004 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 4,  Accession 2241
Box notes: "1930- Wyoming- Ranch #1- Haystacking; airplane" In a large open field on a Wyoming ranch, a ...
6) 2241.0005 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 5,  Accession 2241
Box notes: " 1930 - Wyoming- Ranch #2- rodeo, etc., Beckton Stock Farm" Views of people on horseback riding out of barn. Two young girls ride bareback on a white horse...
26) 2241.0006 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 6,  Accession 2241
Box notes: "1932, Milton, 3 girls dancing on lawn in garden; short bit of 2 riders on horseback" Two young girls wearing gossamer dresses dance in the garden at Milton, leapin...
5) 2241.0007 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 7,  Accession 2241
Box notes: " 1934-Jan- canoeing white water; Model T Ford" Pans of a rushing river after a good storm. A boy and girl in raincoats stand on the bank and throw rocks into the ...
49) 2241.0008 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 8,  Accession 2241
Box notes: "1934- Dec- Florry on Parachute". Florry (Alexander's daughter Florence) rides horse Parachute around the field behind the Milton house. Late fall or early winter ...
50) 2241.0009 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 9,  Accession 2241
Box notes: "1935- Bob & Isabel Grinnell in Falk Boats; First Bridge; Monohansett; air shot of Gay Head. A young toddler wanders around on an outdoor porch, and plays with a ba...
4) 2241.0010 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 10,  Accession 2241
Box notes: " 1935 - good Naushon scenes; Black Duck; Little Warrior" View of children swinging on beech tree at Naushon. A young boy aquaplaning on a board behind a motorboat ...
26) 2241.0011 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 11,  Accession 2241
Box notes: "1936- 1st 4 minutes - Milton- Florry & siblings tabogganing behind Parachute" Florry (Alexander's daughter Florence) tries skiing behind the horse Parachute as ...
14) 2241.0012 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 12,  Accession 2241
Box notes: "(large reel) 1935- 610 Harland St.; Kitty's reception 1936; bridges, view from Field House" Aerial views over islands near Naushon Island, MA. HAS of footbridge...
54) 2241.0012A [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 12A,  Accession 2241
Box notes: "Dec. 1936 - Jan/Feb 1937 - 1/30/37 flight over Mt. Washington; good shots of Tuckerman's Ravine without snow (Irving flying plane); 12/36-1/37 Intervale; 2/37 Skatin...
55) 2241.0013 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 13,  Accession 2241
Box notes: " (large reel) 1937- Wyoming summer- packing horses- air view of canyons- rodeo- ends with 1 min. of Naushon." Aerial views among clouds of open land below, mostl...
56) 2241.0014 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 14,  Accession 2241
"1937- Milton- garden; horses loaded onto truck; Fred tedding hay" Woman walking among the blooming shrubbery in a garden. She then kneels and plants a few small plan...
57) 2241.0015 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 15,  Accession 2241
Box notes: "1937- South Shore Bathing Beach floats & bath houses" A party of young women arrives at a sandy beach with their swimming gear, then gathers around a bath house ...
4) 2241.0016 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 16,  Accession 2241
Box notes: " 1937- Black Duck; horses; Naushon; Stone House" Views of two young women and a young man taking turns swinging in the bosun's chair off the leeward side of Black...
26) 2241.0017 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 17,  Accession 2241
Box notes: " Milton - horses- Irving on bike" Group of young people skiing together amid rolling hills. A man exits a dormer window on a house, and throws a tire off towar...
18) 2241.0017A [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 17A,  Accession 2241
Box notes: " Nov. 1938-July 1939 - Milton skiing- all 4 kids & 3 dogs; Fred plowing snow with team of horses". Forbes family members cross country ski on the property in Mil...
6) 2241.0018 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 18,  Accession 2241
Box notes: "(large reel) - undated (1939?) - air shots; Japanese children's pageant; Hadley Harbor sailing; last quarter = Veckatimest & Monohansett" B&W, 4-masted schoon...
65) 2241.0022 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 22,  Accession 2241
Box notes: "1930- Yellowstone Geysers, Wyo. for Nat." Steam rises from Old Faithful Geyser at Yellowstone National Park. Visitors walk by and watch.
67) 2241.0025 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 25,  Accession 2241
Can notes: "Harbor Island 1935 Forbes" Views aboard Black Duck as people sit in the stern on a rough day. POV toward the bow as it crashes through waves sailing upwind. Views...
36) 2533.0001 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 1, Accession 2533
Can notes: "Cruise of Ramah 1931" Ramah was a 97 ft. schooner owned by Alexander Forbes. He sailed it to Labrador in 1931, and took an all-male amateur crew, including hi...
28) 2533.0002 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 2, Accession 2533
Can notes: "On Board Ramah 1933 Hyannis to Naples #1" Subjects: Yachts and yachting, Sailboats, Sailing, Ramah was a 97 ft. schooner owned by Alexander Forbes. He sailed ...
8) 2533.0004 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 4, Accession 2533
Can notes: "Ramah 1933 #2" Ramah was a 97 ft. schooner owned by Alexander Forbes. He sailed it to Labrador in 1931, and took an all-male amateur crew, including his brother...
71) 2533.0006 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 6, Accession 2533
Can notes: " Aegean Cruise Reel 1 Naples-Delphi" Ramah was a 97 ft. schooner owned by Alexander Forbes. He sailed it to Labrador in 1931, and took an all-male amateur crew, inc...
25) 2533.0007 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 7, Accession 2533
Can notes: "Aegean Cruise - Corinth Canal- Delphi" Intertitle: "Through the Corinth Canal. Caikes in the Gulf of Athens." Views of mountainous and rocky coastline from Rama...
24) 2533.0008 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 8, Accession 2533
Can notes: "Aegean Cruise Patmos-Melos Kodacolor reel 3" Intertitle: "PORT SKALA, PATMOS, and thence through the DODECANESE TO COS and CAPE KRIO, ASIA MINOR." A dory ful...
23) 2533.0009 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 9, Accession 2533
Can notes "Aegean Cruise Corinth Reel 4 b&w" Intertitle: "Homeward bound via Patras, where a diver goes down to stop a leak in the hull." Views of passengers sitting on t...
36) 2533.0010 [Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 10, Accession 2533
Can notes: "Labrador 1935 Reel 1" In 1935, Alexander Forbes returned to Labrador by plane, as a relief pilot and photographer, with only a pilot-mechanic as a companion. Afte...
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