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Natural disasters
Fairs
1) 0252.0018
[Howard Kane--home movies] Reels 18
Reel 18: (300 ft.) 'Machias 1929-1930.' 'Machias Fair, Ford (Jim) and sulkey race (Conrad Meserve, Harley Henry).' Season change. Man with dog walks by piles of logs. Waterfront...
23) 0252.0065B
[Howard Kane--home movies] Reel 65B
NHF notes as follows. Can/reel/box annotations appear in quotes. Reel 65B: (50 ft., dc 1935) 'Roth #2.' Small town, flooded.
4) 0252.0099
[Howard Kane--home movies] Reel 99
NHF notes as follows. Can/reel/box annotations appear in quotes. Reel 99: (100 ft., dc 1940) 'Blizzard.' Color. Shots of heavy snowfall.
24) 0285.0004
Hurricane Carol and Edna
Film has a Hurricane Carol and a Hurricane Edna section. Stretch of leader separates two sections. // Each section is [650 ft.] // Hurricane Carol section: Dupont film stock, no...
12) 0293
[unidentified--home movies]
Amateur film including someone pushing person wearing clown suit into swimming pool as teenage girls watch, MCU of teenage girls at poolside in 1960s bathing suits, boys splashi...
3) 0316 cat.0010-10-WABI
Auto Rest Park
Fair or carnival. Scenes include parents watching children ride merry-go-round, people at food stands.
4) 0318 cat.0012-13-WABI-59
Kenduskeag Flood
Bangor: Flood. Shots of ice left after water retreated, flooded yards, people surveying damage, water level compared to bridge.
28) 0319 cat.0014-03-WABI-59
Hurricane Donna
People preparing for Hurricane Donna and coping with aftermath. People preparing by tying things down, later cutting fallen branches. Shots of waves crashing on shore, trees fal...
5) 0321 cat. 0014-04-WABI
Frontier Week
Frontier Week Celebration. Parade, fair, officials at lunch, Calais gun and rod club. Also a baseball game in which Ted Williams participates.
6) 0322 cat.1007-11-WABI-60
Flood Pictures at Hudson
Flooded river including cars trying to cross road, water rushing over road past trees and houses.
12) 0325 cat. 1008-12-WABI-60
Hurricane Donna
Bangor: Hurricane-related activities including Civil Defense Dept. radioing message, men working on power lines, tree branch, men working by truck.
25) 0325 cat. 1008-13-WABI-60
Maine Exposition at Portland
Portland: Governor John Reed's visit to expo including his arrival, shaking hands, looking at lobster replica, Smokey the Bear mannequin, speaking with young woman wearing crown...
10) 0335 cat. 0025-05-WABI-61
Racing at Bangor Fair
Horse and buggy race including an accident.
33) 0339 cat. 0026-07-WABI-61
Machias Flood
Machias: Flooded ditches and roads, picnic area underwater, logjam, houses and stores, Narraguagas and Machias rivers.
12) 0343 cat. 0029-06-WABI-61
152nd Fairground
Troops at 152nd Fairgrounds Bivouac Headquarters prepare food for fair.
16) 0350 cat. 0033-12-WABI-60
Governor Day at Fair
Fair including 'Welcome Governor' sign, Governors Reed and Day, rides, performers.
17) 0357 cat. 0048-25-WABI-62
Studio City Contest Winner
Bangor: Mrs. George Thibodeau is interviewed by Dick Bronson after she wins the WABI Seattle World's Fair Trip Contest.
27) 0357 cat. 1022-01-WABI-62
Mr. and Mrs. George Thibodeau
Milo: Winners of trip to Seattle for World's Fair, including couple and others in front of town hall, receiving a prize, shaking hands, and posing.
16) 0357 cat. 1022-04-WABI-62
Mrs. Thibodeau Interview
Interview of winner of trip to World's Fair in Seattle by Dick Bronson including Bronson presenting her with two airline tickets, a check for $250, tickets to events in Seattle ...
14) 0358 cat. 0049-16-WABI-62
Hurricane Daisy
Large tree broken by hurricane scrapes a building. Shots of men cutting off branches, coastal waves, high winds.
24) 0358 cat. 1022-07-WABI-62
Mr. and Mrs. Thibodeau Return
Brownville couple's return from Seattle World's Fair including deboarding plane, shaking hands, going over literature.
36) 0382 cat. 0072-02-WABI-63
Bass Fair Ground
Bangor: Horses are hooked to buggies and sent running around a track.
16) 0384 cat. 0072-17-WABI-63
Bangor Fair
Bangor: Fair including a ceremony on board a ship, and a livestock contest.
30) 0386 cat. 1028-13-WABI-63
Wind Storm
Aftermath of a wind storm. Shots include a house with branches fallen on it, a car damaged by branches and a car completely crushed by an uprooted tree about 3 ft across.
11) 0386 cat. 1028-15-WABI-63
High Water
Scenes from results of high water. Large amounts of water pour over a dam, water around trees on river banks and calm water with a fish jumping.
26) 0388 cat. 0064-21-WABI-63
Bangor Fair
Bangor: Fair including a woman playing with a dog, a man on the highwire, and two men pulled by horses.
16) 0388 cat. 0064-22-WABI-63
Preparation for Bangor Fair
Preparation including trailers, people standing around with sheep, workers putting up booths and tents, rides.
24) 0389 cat. 0065-14-WABI-63
Maine Exposition in Massachusetts
Eastern States Exposition including building exterior, rides, exhibits, Maine Vacationland booth, Maine Poultry Queen, and the Maine Sea Goddess.
18) 0398 cat. 0077-12-WABI-64
Science Fair-Millinocket
High school fair with students standing in front of projects.
5) 0400 cat. 0082-07-WABI-64
Bangor High School World's Fair Trip
Students boarding bus and waving goodbye on way to New York World's Fair.
1) 0403 cat. 0087-03-WABI-64
Bangor Fair
Bangor: Fair preparation including crews assembling rollercoaster and other rides, a woman with a snake, a box of snakes, and the fairgrounds.
3) 0403 cat. 0087-08-WABI-64
Bangor Fair
Fair scenes including XLS of parking lot and rides, people talking, a man painting a sign that says 'Ride for life around the wall of Death.'
22) 0404 cat. 0087-14-WABI-64
Bangor Fair
Bangor: Fair scenes including men painting, wiping, and working on Chevy Show-sponsored 'Wall of Death.' Also car with tow behind it.
34) 0405 cat. 0089-15-WABI-64
Governor Reed at Exposition in Massachusetts
Time capsule ceremony at the Eastern States Exposition, Springfield, Mass. including Expo building exterior, crowd, Reed receiving a plaque, burying the time capsule.
35) 0431 cat. 0039-06-WABI-60
High Water in Kenduskeag
Swelling of Kenduskeag River including cars trying to move on flooded roads, trees surrounded by flowing water, houses surrounded by rising water.
13) 0431 cat. 0039-10-WABI-61
High Water in Pleasant River
Flooded river including the Pleasant River sign.
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