66 work results

22) 0291.0013 [Coronation of King George VI]
Mix of amateur color and b&w reversal footage and commercially-produced b&w footage, possibly from Castle Films. First portion is color Kodachrome, slightly faded, som...;A procession of guards in dress uniform, horses, and carriages, filmed over the heads of other people in the crowd. Drummers and a band on horseback. The King and Queen in an or...
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 –...
6) 0291.0008 Elwins to Calcutta, 1938--Adelaide Pearson--home movies. Reel 8
Rock formation. Village scenes. Children and adults. Men and boys performing an acrobatic dance. A group of children. Children on a swing. Shots of the village. A western man wa...;FROM Miss Adelaide Pearson Rowantrees Bluehill, Maine Jan. 22, 1939 to March 22nd Benares – To – Saigon Indo China Films to # 64 C Films 37, 38, 39 B+W Elwins Finished...;Mahatma Gandhi at Sevagram ashram near Wardha, India, where he lived from April 1936 to near the end of his life.
40) 2550.0010 Feldspar - clams -- Adelaide Pearson -- home movies, Reel 10
Feldspar - clams;A woman (Laura Paddock) and two dog on a rocky shore. Paddock is breaking rocks with a hammer. Paddock digging for clams. [End of Reel]
9) 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...
1) 0291.0001 Florida/Panama to Tahiti, 1936-1937--Adelaide Pearson--home movies. Reel 1
Reel label: 'Florida to Tahiti.' Can label: 'Panama to Tahiti 1936-1937.' ;View of waves from a ship. A passing steam ship. (Film changes to black and white) A life jacket drill on ship. Panama Canal passage as viewed from the cruise ship, including sh...
43) 2550.0009 Gaudy & Jug Town -- Adelaide Pearson -- home movies, Reel 9
Gaudy & Jug Town Jug Town - 50' + Gaudy - 50';A man working at a potter’s wheel. People watching a potter make a jug. Close up of the potter’s wheel. [End of Reel]
44) 2550.0003 Grand Canyon, 1933 -- Adelaide Pearson -- home movies, Reel 3
Grand Canyon, 1933;Panning shot of the Grand Canyon. A campfire. The river. Pack mules by the water. [End of Reel]
14) 0660.0006 Guatemala, 1932
Title, 'Costa Rica, Billy the Ant Eater.' Woman's legs and small animal on ground. Title, 'Nicaragua, Where More U.S. Marines were ruined by Boredom like this than were killed b...;Title card: [Costa Rica. Billy the Ant-Eater.] An anteater on a leash, being played with by two women of whom only their feet are shown. Intertitle: 'Nicaragua. Where more U.S. ...
46) 0660.0007 Guatemala, Mexico 1932-1933
Street scenes including vendors, people smiling and waving at camera, bull fight.;A line of men in various uniforms walking down the street. One man breaks off from the group to pose for the camera and is joined by a man with a guitar. A crowd gathers to pose...
6) 0291.0006 Jaipur to Delhi, 1938-1939--Adelaide Pearson--home movies. Reel 6
Boys weaving. Jantar Mantar, (an equinoctial sundial) Jaipur. A cow turning a mill. A man and a boy in a storefront. (Film changes to color) Tourists getting on an elephant. Cam...;From Miss Adelaide Pearson Rowantrees Bluehill, Maine 1938 – 1939 Nov. 3 – Jan. 22 N.Y. – to – Benares Films to # 33 14 C - Batik workers : Camels (Amedabad) Jaipur – Sun Gat...
48) 2550.0001 K.D. Scudder, 1931 Riviera -- Adelaide Pearson--home movies, Reel 1
K.D. Schudder, 1931 Riviera - very short film;Two women walking up a path. One woman stops to take a picture with a camera. The women with a camera. People entering a large stone castle. [End of Reel]
25) 0660.0008 Mayan Rites
Title, 'The Spanish Conquistadors destroyed all the sacred temples of the Mayas and built churches on their high foundation pyramids,' etc. Guatemala.;Title card: 'The Spanish Conquistadores destroyed all the sacred temples of the Mayas, and built Churches on their high foundation-pyramids.' Intertitle: 'Still clad as when the...
28) 1564.0001 [Mexico and Central America. Adelaide Pearson--home movies] Reel 1
Shot of buildings and hillside seen through an open window. Shot of the Church of Santa Prisca, Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico. Cut to a shot of dry landscape. (Might be a p...
51) 1564.0002 [Mexico and Central America. Adelaide Pearson--home movies] Reel 2
Shot of trees. Decorated chairs and plates at a roadside stand. Shot of an island, seen from a boat on the water. (Isla de Janitizio, Lake Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico) Dark sho...
52) 1564.0003 [Mexico and Central America. Adelaide Pearson--home movies] Reel 3
Shot of people in a marketplace and stalls selling ceramics. Shot of a woman seated, selling something from mats on the ground. Various shots of trees and houses. Shot of a road...
31) 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...
16) 1564.0005 [Mexico and Central America. Adelaide Pearson--home movies] Reel 5
Panning shot of mountains. Shot of thatch roofed buildings. Shot of a car next to a sign post. Shot of thatch roof buildings. Panning shots of mountains and a stream. [End of Reel]
33) 1564.0006 [Mexico and Central America. Adelaide Pearson--home movies] Reel 6
Shot of two trees. Various shots of mountains. Dark shot of what looks like a dam next to a body of water. A boat on the water next to a bridge. Shot of mountains. Shot of fruit...
4) 1564.0007 [Mexico and Central America. Adelaide Pearson--home movies] Reel 7
A group of men in hats. A woman standing in front of an archway. Blurry shot of mountains. Blurry panning shot mountainous landscape. Shot too blurry to see. Shots of a stone ho...
57) 1564.0008 [Mexico and Central America. Adelaide Pearson--home movies] Reel 8
Gulls + Puppies - Maine;A person standing beside a body of water. They put rocks in a bag and hit it with a hammer. Cut to a scene of houses on a snowy street. A man shovels coals out of a small outdoo...
2) 0660.0004 Nice, Algiers, Paris. Reel 2.
Title, 'Florence--Eastertime Procession of the Holy Light.' Parade. 'Easter Monday Procession Signa (near Florence).' // Date from edge code. // Men with banners. 'Paris in the ...;A woman feeding a monkey (rhesus macaque?) sitting on a metal roof. Shot of the monkey in a tree. Title, with a still image of a man and woman standing near trees: 'Florence -- ...
15) 0660.0003 [Nice, North Africa] Reel 1
Title, 'Nice from the sea.' Water, hillside. Title, 'Nice, Promenade des Anglais.' People at tables. Title, 'Herald of the Carnival, Nice.' More such titles. Stable shots, no CU...;Title card with the still image of a man and woman standing near trees: 'Nice from the sea'. Panning shot of Nice shoreline, seen from the water. Shot of the beach. The Jetée-Pr...
47) 2550.0012 Paddock - Feldspar -- Adelaide Pearson -- home movies, Reel 12
C- bad except 1 shot = Paddock - feldspar;A woman (Laura Paddock) and two dog on a rocky shore. Paddock is breaking rocks with a hammer. [End of Reel]
16) 0660.0009 Palestine
Title, 'Life in a tent. Swaddling baby. Making coffee. Spinning. Making bread.' Silhouettes. Exterior. 'Village scenes. Lilies of the Field? Shepherd boys. Views of people outsi...;Title card: 'LIFE IN A TENT – Swaddling Baby Making Coffee Spinning Making Bread.' A family gathered under a tent. A woman swaddles a baby and rocks the baby in a hammock. A man...
69) 0291.0012 Peking to Blue Hill, 1938-1939--Adelaide Pearson--home movies. Reel 12
Imperial palace and Temple of Heaven in Peking (Beijing). A procession of boys carrying tasseled poles. A procession of men in white carrying crosses. Pall bearers carrying a co...
3) 0660.0010 San Francisco World's Fair
Title, 'The News Parade,' 'San Francisco World's Fair,' A century ago new world pioneers braved months of hardship over unexplored trails and uncharted seas.' Covered wagons, ox...;Title card: 'CASTLE FILMS presents', 'THE NEWS PARADE EDITED BY EUGENE W. CASTLE', 'SAN FRANCISCO WORLD’S FAIR.' Intertitle: 'A century ago New World pioneers braved months of ...
14) 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...
37) 2550.0002 Total eclipse of sun, 1932 -- Adelaide Pearson -- home movies, Reel 2
Total eclipse of sun - near Portsmouth N.H. Aug 31, 1932;Shots of the sun during an eclipse. [End of Reel]
10) 0291.0014 Visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Canada and the United States, The
Castle Films production documenting the visit to Canada and the United States by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939. The royal couple were in the United States from June...;Title card: 'CASTLE FILM presents'. Intertitle: 'The NEWS PARADE EDITED BY Eugene W. Castle.' Intertitle: 'The Visit of KING GEORGE VI and QUEEN ELIZABETH to Canada and the Unit...
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