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2) 0291.0002 Tahiti to Fiji, 1937--Adelaide Pearson--home movies. Reel 2
Can label: 'Tahiti to Fiji Stella Polaris 2 1937.' ;A dance performance (possibly hula or otea), three women and one man performing, accompanied by guitars. Footage of dancers, slowed down. A man standing in the water, holding an...
26) 0291.0003 Fiji to Ceylon, 1939--Adelaide Pearson--home movies. Reel 3
Can label: 'Fiji to Ceylon Stella Polaris 3 1938.' ;Dance performance. (Fiji?) Dancers preparing kava. Dancers serving kava to tourists. (Film changes to black and white) Dance performance. Performers in masks and headdresses. Pe...
4) 0291.0004 Ceylon to Liberia, 1938-1939--Adelaide Pearson--home movies. Reel 4
Dancers and drummers, continues from previous reel. (Film changes to black and white) Same dancers. A covered wagon pulled by an ox. An elephant and mahouts by a stream. Boats b...;Ceylon would become Sri Lanka in 1972.
27) 0291.0005 Blue Hill to Jaipur, 1938-1939--Adelaide Pearson--home movies. Reel 5
Ferris wheel and fair scenes in front of Blue Hill harness race. On board a cruise ship, waves, the White Cliffs of Dover. A farm. Sheep. Scenes of the English countryside, a ra...;From Miss Adelaide Pearson Rowantrees Bluehill, Maine 1938 – 1939 Nov. 3 – Jan. 22 N.Y. – to – Benares Films to # 33 0 = C = 1 = C. ? (landing/wandering?) Chester (Chester to...
13) 0291.0007 Delhi to Elwins, 1938--Adelaide Pearson--home movies. Reel 7
A group of children sitting on the ground. Women and children on the street. People sitting on a rooftop. Girls carrying platters on their heads. People on the street. Shots ins...;From Miss Adelaide Pearson Rowantrees Bluehill, Maine 1938 – 1939 Nov. 3 – Jan. 22 N.Y. – to – Benares Films to # 33 23 – C. - Delhi potters painting : Agra Fort : - Taj 25 –...
32) 0291.0009 Calcutta to Bangkok, 1936-1937--Adelaide Pearson--home movies. Reel 9
People making offerings. (?) Shots of a town street. Goats. Women carrying baskets on their heads. Beggars. Boats on a river. (Film changes to color) A temple. A garden. Boats o...;FROM Miss Adelaide Pearson Rowantrees Bluehill, Maine Jan. 22, 1939 to March 22nd Benares – To – Saigon Indo China Films to # 64 C Films 47 B+W Calcutta – Kali Temple River Tr...
14) 0291.0010 Bangkok to Angkor--Adelaide Pearson--home movies. Reel 10
Standing Buddha shrine. Monks washing beside a canal (klong). Panning shot of temple (wat) roof and klong. (Wat Benchamabophit, Bangkok, Thailand) Wat entrance with yaksha statu...;FROM Miss Adelaide Pearson Rowantrees Bluehill, Maine Jan. 22, 1939 to March 22nd Benares – To – Saigon Indo China Films to # 64 C Films 53 - C – Bangkok – Palace + Temple encl...
11) 0291.0011 Angkor to Peking, 1938-1939--Adelaide Pearson--home movies. Reel 11
A road. Musicians carrying instruments. Dancers performing in front of Angkor Wat. (Siem Reap, Cambodia) The Cambodian Royal Palace. (with French flags) A funeral procession. Mo...;FROM Miss Adelaide Pearson Rowantrees Bluehill, Maine Jan. 22, 1939 to March 22nd Benares – To – Saigon Indo China Films to # 64 C Films 62 C – Siem Reap = Pra Khom Pre Rup – P...
18) 0660.0001 Blue Hill Class Reel 1
Date from edge code on film. // About 20 people in chairs draw people on lawn. Cow is led about in front of them. Shot is from rear of students. Boy climbs on donkey and is led ...;A woman with a donkey stands in front of a group of students with notebooks. A boy leads the donkey in front of the group. The boy sits on the donkey while another boy leads it....
3) 0886.0001 [Middlebury Movie Queen]
NHF cataloguer's notes: Views of downtown Middlebury, VT, truck passes with milk cans in back. Catalog of churches. Woman crossing guard. CUs of young women. Kids. Houses, Railw...;Source of Information: Polly Darnell, Sheldon Museum, Middlebury, Vt. Sponsored by the Middlebury Chamber of Commerce, the film in this collection was shot on 1 November 1939. ...
7) 95-40.0009-.0010 The east shore of Lake Superior--Dassler family--home movies. Reels 9-10
NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96 for Reels 9 and 10: Family aboard cabin cruiser, including spaniel dog; panoramic footage of wooded hills along shoreline; boy rowing boat on calm w...
22) 95-40.0017 Dassler-Lichte wedding, July 1941--Dassler family--home movies. Reel 17
'Dassler-Lichte wedding, Cornell University, home 307 Arbor Lane.' // NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96 for Reel 17: diesel locomotive drawn passenger train arriving at Kirkwood stat...
7) 95-40.0033-.0035 Mediterranean cruise--Dassler family--home movies. Reels 33-35
NHF cataloguer's notes for Reels 33-35: Cargo-liner 'Jesse Lykes'; cargo is loaded by longshoremen, using forklifts, for departure from Houston; Houston's industrial shore zone;...
1) 1112.0001 [F.B. Richards--home movies.] Snow White and A Round of Calls in Blue Hill
Amateur. 'Snow White' production staged at country club. Wedding. Also Richards family members visiting Blue Hill families. Includes a performance by Kneisel Hall Quartette. 2...;Amelia Earheart attended the Ogontz School in Philadelphia in 1916-1917, but did not graduate. http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/digital/ogontz/alumnae.html "After attending ma...;"A Round of Calls," includes a view of Kneisel Hall Quartette (sic). Isabella Stewart Gardner's music room at Fenway Court was the home of the Kneisel group for performance s...;"Snow White" Part 1 Original can label (? either for this or part 2): "Snow White negatives" NAC #9
4) 1143.0010 [Fowler--home movies] Reel 10
.0010: 'All Around the Town.' // 'All around the town, Los Angeles, CA 1939'. Woman in grey suit exits house. Waves to camera, gets into car. Drives off. From car window. Street...
1) 1154.0002 Boothbay, Summer 1927--Arthur Race--home movies. Reel 2
"Boothbay--Summer 1927." ;Ponies pulling cart. CU ponies' heads. Woman leaves house and waves. Walks away. Boy with pony team. Resting. Shots of house and grounds. Woman returns from walk, pats ponies. B...
12) 1154.0007 Copley Plaza, 1927--Arthur Race--home movies. Reel 7
"Copley Plaza (1927)." ;Well-dressed man at office. Filling pipe. Office people coming and going, in and out of building. Shot of 'Copley Plaza' banner and American flag. Copley Square [Boston] from ro...
13) 1164.0046 [Cameron Bradley--home movies] Reel 21
Amateur footage. Family's viewing notes as follows (reel titles in quotes are based on can/box notes, reel numbers are NHF-assigned.) 21. 'Field Day May 1954.' Scenes of an open...
2) 1410.0001 Richmond, Maine: New Home for Old Russia
Short film on Russian culture in Richmond, Me. made by two Bowdoin College/Department of Russian students. Includes scenes of Russian orthodox services, clergy attire, interior ...
15) 1515.0012 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 12
Men and women stand by as men in turbans unload luggage from a cart. Footage of a large, ornate building from several angles both inside and out. Footage of a street including...
16) 1515.0040 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 40
Two shots of a wooden structure on a bridge. A shot of children writing on paper outside. Footage of a pond with stones set in it forming a pathway across and people crossing ...
2) 1515.0041 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 41
Two shots of wreaths placed in front of a building. A shot of women carrying baskets on their back. A shot of a bridge. A shot of a statue. A few shots of a pond. Footage o...
76) 1515.0042 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 42
A shot of three men holding large, dead game birds. A shot of workers and pack mules carrying large, wooden poles. Footage of ruins, including a few bridges and shots along th...
19) 1515.0043 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 43
A shot of people loading a horse-drawn cart. Footage of ruins, including an amphitheater, with a shot of a cafe in between. A shot of an old building. Footage shot from a boa...
20) 1515.0046 [Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 46
A shot of clouds and water taken from a plane. Intertitle: “A glimpse of the mountains and the sea on the South Coast of Kyushu” A few shots of a garden pond and the surroundi...
18) 1515.0054 [Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 54
Footage of a woman and two boys exploring a fort, including one of the boys climbing a wall. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tughlaqabad_Fort] Donor Notes: "India: Peace Corps Tu...
27) 1564.0004 [Mexico and Central America. Adelaide Pearson--home movies] Reel 4
Shot of dancers in headdresses, filmed over other spectators’ heads. Performers in masks, with flower garlands. The dancers in headdresses performing. The dancers in masks perfo...
28) 1612.0023 [Chute Homestead—home movies] Reel 23
Home movie reel of New York and Atlantic City scenes, featuring shots of the 1939 New York World's Fair.;A shot of a field. A few shots of a busy city street. A shot of the Statue of Liberty in the distance. A shot of a park. Footage of New York City from above. Footage of bus...;Notes on reel: “N.Y. #1” “2”
28) 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...
7) 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...
31) 1949.0002 [Lauren K. Woods—home movies] Reel 2
Toddler in snowsuit and boots walks around outside for camera. Interior shots of child in crib with book, light and shadows. Views of infant laying in crib. Pan wall of photos...
4) 1949.0004 [Lauren K. Woods—home movies] Reel 4
Toddler in walker/stroller outdoors learning to walk and push the walker. Mother or caregiver helps push. Same child in high chair, playing with toy. Dark and shadow. Sittin...
5) 1949.0005 [Lauren K. Woods—home movies] Reel 5
Brief shot sign on road "Turn Right for Lakewood. 200 Yds to theatre, bungalows…America's Foremost Dramatic….Consecutive Years…" Pan buildings at Lakewood, and woods nearby, a...
34) 1949.0007 [Lauren K. Woods—home movies] Reel 7
Color, out of focus and dirty footage of family around house, playing in snow, learning to ski on lawn and melting snow, sledding. Boy gets up on horse, horse riding group less...
20) 2145.0013 [Wohelo Camp Footage] Reel 13
Puppets, Frogs Frolic, Tow, 1928 L.W. Little Wohelo;Children (campers) painting. An outdoor puppet show. Campers performing with puppets. A puppet show. Campers pose with puppets. Campers running away. Seagulls on the shore. A li...
30) 2145.0023 [Wohelo Camp Footage] Reel 23
Little Wohelo 1933;A toddler on the beach. Girls playing on the beach. Girls (campers) riding horses up a dirt road. A man walking towards the camera. Girls seated in the grass. Campers on horseba...
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