Sailing, 1934-1937: Mañana, Nordly - Newfoundland, Cape Breton, weekend sails, Bermuda; Steb, Chet, Charlie Young, Jim Rogers, Semaphore, sextant.;Rough water in the harbor. Man bailing water out of a dinghy in the pouring rain. Loads luggage onto the boat. Dinghy leaves. Pan of the deck. Man spear fishing off the bow...

Sailing Trip to Cape Breton/Nordlys, 1935 Steb, Chet, Charlie Young, Jim and Marvel Adams Ct. River: mouth of river, Saybrook light houses and railroad bridge 2-3 masted schoone...;Unsteady shot of the mast, pan down to the deck and the water. Quick shot of Dorothy at the helm. Several shots of the boat. Footage taken from halfway up the mast. (High Co...

Saybrook, 1936 Ches and B, Steb, Chet Baby Cynnie Nordlys/sailing Saybrook beach/light house George Stevenson Hamburg Fair? Grmummy Bowles, Nana, Papa;[Reel has heavy vinegar syndrome and the emulsion is peeling away. Image is clear but covered with fractal patterns throughout, worse at tail]. Chet shows Frannie how to use ...

1937-1938 Saybrook: B, Ches, Cynnie, Sally Cyn's 1st birthday (Frannie, Grmummy Bowles, Uncle Allen) Swim Meet Hadlyme ferry Skiing, sledding, playing football River at Saybrook...;Baby Cynthia outside in a play pen. A woman comes over and resituates her. Cynthia smiling at the camera. Cynthia in playpen on porch, Chester plays with a balloon nearby. P...

Sailing/Nordlys 1940 - To Bermuda and return: Steb, Chet, Al and Dorothy Stanford, Van Van Slyke, Charlie Young, Irving Adams, Bermuda street scenes, Hurricane (?) on return tri...;Color - Rough seas shot from the deck of the boat (Nordlys) as the boat rocks wildly up and down. Man with blond hair and a sweater (Alfred Stanford) sits on the deck with a wo...;On their return from Bermuda in April 1940 the Nordlys hit bad weather and the sail was damaged. The ship was delayed for six days and the Coast Guard had began looking for the...

1940 - Essex and Sailing #15 Cynnie, Sally, Sam Ox up-rooting bush, goat Nurse Ellen Clearing Pond Putting up flag pole Making tennis court and playing B, Ches, Nana, Papa, Fran...;B&W: Sally walking in the grass, behind her men are digging up a tree. Also in the scene are an ox and a goat. Sally petting the goat. Ox starts to pull the tree up, but ...

Washington D.C. and Essex, 1945-1950 1945: Ball Game (OPA families) at Washington monument Essex: St. Bernards (Jimmy), skating, bringing in Christmas tree, skiing, Doug Bennet ...;Color: Baseball game on the national mall in Washington DC. The Washington Monument and the Smithsonian in the background. Families on blankets along the sideline watching. K...

1951-1952: Essex/India/Essex Elsie Jackman, Ches, Holly, Tim Leaving for India Trip to India - Chamonix - Mt. Blanc Over India - Taj Mahal First party House, servants and famili...;Family films of sailing and children playing in the yard at the family home in Essex, Connecticut, and the family activities in India.;A toddler (Tim) walking in the yard. A woman (Elsie Jackman) watches him. Holly and Chester with Tim and a couple dogs. Sally and Sam get in the car with Chet. The car drive...

Family 1953-1957 1953: Roque Island 195?: May 30th Baseball 1954: Essex - skating, Sam, Steb, Coolidges; Symes, Debbie 1956: North Haven- Coolidges, Panteleonies, Sally's frie...;A small sailboat. Sally and a friend on the deck of Tara. Sam in a sailor hat. A boat hauling a raft with horses. People on a pier. A baseball game in a field (played by ki...