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1960s
1) 0316 cat.0010-07-WABI-60
Rice and Miller Dealer Show
Bangor: Eighth Annual Rice and Miller Dealer Show. Shots include pan of displays with show title superimposed. MS of people and displays.
30) 0316 cat.0011-11-WABI-61
New Central Furniture
New Central Furniture Store. Exterior shots. Indoor scenes of crew working on lighting and electrical systems.
5) 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...
35) 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.
15) 0322 cat.1008-02-WABI-60
Sears Roebuck Farm Dept.
Commercial for Sears. Man tries to sell couple an item at Sears, then shakes their hands.
32) 0323 cat. 0017-19-WABI-60
Bangor Dollar Days
Bangor : Annual Dollar Days celebration on Main Street. Shots of crowds, street scenes, banner, people window-shopping.
36) 0323 cat. 0017-25-WABI-60
Star Store Opening
Ribbon cutting and crowd at new Star store.
18) 0325 cat. 0018-09-WABI-60
Kiddie Town USA
Men enter Kiddie Town and look at shelves of toys.
11) 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.
10) 0328 cat. 0018-18-WABI-60
Shoe Dept.
Shots of shoe department.
26) 0328 cat. 0019-05-WABI-60
The Mart Santa
Santa arrives at the Mart in a convertible, and waves to kids and cameras. He enters the Mart, makes his way through the crowds, seats himself, and takes kids on his lap. Also s...
27) 0329 cat. 1008-17-WABI-60
Better Homes
Bangor : Shots of Better Homes building including front door, fence, company truck, men looking at mouldings and a closet, a stone wall, shower doors.
23) 0332 cat. 0019-10-WABI-61
Freeses
Freeses Gold Bond Stamp commercial. Stamp spins with caption, a stamp book filling up, and a poster for the stamp.
23) 0332 cat. 0019-11-WABI-60
New Central Furniture
First commercial is for refrigerator with double doors. 2 takes. 36 ft. each. Second commercial is for washer-dryer set.
24) 0332 cat. 0020-01-WABI-61
Freeses
Freeses Gold Bond Stamps spot. Stamp spinning, a stamp book filling up and displaying its total value, and poster advertising stamp.
98) 0335 cat. 1009-11-WABI-63
Freeses Gold Bond Stamps
Commercial : including stamp spinning and stopping with the caption 'Freeses Gold Bond Trading Stamps.' Cut to a drawing saying, 'Where a Wonderful World of Gifts is Waiting for...
20) 0338 cat. 0025-11-WABI-61
City Council at Shopping Center
Three city council members at Broadway Shopping Center groundbreaking. Shots of shoveling, entire site and scale model.
20) 0339 cat. 0026-07-WABI-61
Machias Flood
Machias: Flooded ditches and roads, picnic area underwater, logjam, houses and stores, Narraguagas and Machias rivers.
11) 0341 cat. 0026-09-WABI
Suburban Farm?
Salesman helps couple looking at stuffed toy dog in store.
17) 0345 cat. 0032-05-WABI-61
Opening of New Grants Shopping Center
Ribbon cutting using giant scissors.
35) 0347 cat. 0030-08-WABI-60
John Paul Animation
Quick animation spot for John Paul clothing store in which tall, fat and short men model as sign reads, 'John Paul Fits Em All.'
19) 0347 cat. 0030-09-WABI-61
New Central Furniture
Early American Room at New Central Furniture.
36) 0347 cat. 0030-13-WABI
Freese's Gold Bond Stamps
Gold Bond Stamp ad.
29) 0347 cat. 0030-14-WABI-61
New Central Fire
Fire fighters working within the burning New Central building.
22) 0350 cat. 0032-13-WABI-60
New Central Furniture
Store's January Sell-Out Sale.
18) 0350 cat. 0033-07-WABI-60
Christmas Shoppers
Last minute Christmas shopping on Main Street including Grant's Department Store, a Christmas tree, traffic and street scene.
24) 0353 cat. 1020-05-WABI-62
Standard Shoe Opening
Bangor: Event at Bangor Shopping Center including sign, ribbon cutting, store interior with customers.
32) 0354 cat. 0047-08-WABI-62
Crossman Hardware Fire
Bangor: Store fire including fire fighters working, building, crowd.
26) 0354 cat. 1020-32-WABI-62
Plaid Stamp Opening
Ribbon cutting for Plaidland including store, sign handshaking, displays, shoppers, an interview.
30) 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.
3) 0363 cat. 0045-05-WABI-61
Zayre Grand Opening
Bangor: Ribbon cutting including shots of store, shoppers, and parking lot.
28) 0364 cat. 0051-01-WABI-62
Standard Shoe Opening
Grand opening of Standard Shoe at Bangor Shopping Center including pan shot of sign, ribbon cutting, customers inside store.
19) 0381 cat. 0063-06-WABI-63
Winner Lucky Shopper Contest
Choosing of contest winner includes a man shuffling cards, then an elderly woman sitting with man.
30) 0382 cat. 0072-01-WABI-63
Bangor Grange
Bangor: Setup of grange at Bangor Shopping Center including crowds, children and cattle.
17) 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.
16) 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.
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