64 work results

37) 1900.0001 Maliseet Basket Making at Woodstock, N.B.
Amateur documentary of basketmaking and ceremonial dancing by Maliseet Indians. See Collections folder for detailed description by donor.
4) 1022.0001 Mary R. Calvert, A Maine Historian; & Austin Wilkins: A Life in Service
Interview with historian Mary R. Calvert regarding her life and work. Traces her family's history in Maine from Revolutionary War period to present. She describes the contents o...
36) 1997 [NHF compilation tape of Dawn of America outtakes]
Apparently outtakes from show. Includes scenic shots of sun setting over ocean, woods, coasts, boats, beach, rocks. Abandoned remains of building in woods. CU of sailing yacht. ...
2) 0152.0001 NRA Parade, Bangor
Dated October 1933. 'The pictures of the Bangor Brewer NRA Parade are brought to you through the efforts of Bangor Publix Theatres.' LS front of library? Bands, military, Indepe...;People on the Indian Island Women's Club float identified as sisters Lucy Poolaw, Florence Shay and Emma Nicolar.
1) 1789.0001 Our Dances
Documentary about Penobscot dances produced at Indian Island School, featuring Penobscot Student Dance Troupe. Includes claymation sequences explaining genesis of dances.;Provenance of this tape is uncertain. Dubbed from 3/4 in., 9/97. Huey is listed as 'Artist in residence' in credits. Tape was accessioned from collection backlog 1/2001. //
11) 0761.0001 Our Lives in Our Hands
Documentary on the Micmac basketry collective that markets handcrafted baskets for its members. NHF has obtained limited distribution rights to this film from DER, Inc.
36) 1458.0228 [Passamaquoddy Dancing]
Passamaquoddy children doing traditional dances in a gymnasium, while a man beats a hand-held drum. Old b&w photos of tribal members fishing, in military uniforms, family portra...
44) 0813.3374 [Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project]
Original script in Collections File. // Construction of worker housing at Quoddy Hill, dam building (with rail) at Pleasant Point and Treat Island.
16) 0285.0003 Pemaquid
Date from edge code on film. // Shot as unedited documentary footage, gives a detailed visual and oral account of the archeological site in Pemaquid, Maine where two 1000 year o...
6) 1733.0006 Penobscot Indians, horseback riding--Messler family--home movies. Reel 6
Indian pageant, Indian Island // View of water alongside dirt path. Tent near wooden buildings and people walking. Man rowing canoe. Totem pole. Indians in native costume standi...;"Old Town Indians - Newark office picture" "1/2 - Indians at Old Town - horseback riding - who, we don't know";Color home movies of Penobscot Indian pageant and horseback riding.
7) 2925.0012 [Reid Family--home movies] Reel 12
World Fair 1933-34 - Denver & Rio Grande 1933;Chicago Fair, Denver + Rio Grande scenery, 1933-1934;Chicago skyline. Shot of the World’s Fair grounds from the air. City skyline and surrounding area. The Shedd Aquarium and the Field’s Museum. The Belgian Village exhibit. A log ...;Can #5 Chicago World Fair, 1933-1934 Chicago skyline from Adler Planetarium Views of fair grounds from sky-tower platform Modern Delaware & Hudson locomotive; old one Chicag...
35) 1460.0001 Silent Enemy, The
VHS reference tape. Drama: Ojibway Indians portray Indian characters. One of the actresses is a well-known Maine Native American Molly Spotted Elk. Shot as a silent film with a ...
24) 1140.0368 [Social Services for Indians]
Interview with man conducting workshops about social services for American Indians. // Also see 1140.0378.
25) 1140.0378 [Social Services for Indians]
Interview with man about feedback received on workshops about social services for American Indians. Also see 1140.0368.
23) 0736 Spirits of the Polar Night
Onsite reference only. // Documentary on Aurora Borealis including scientists, Alaskans, Eskimo art, the borealis.
22) 0158.0005 State of Maine Dedicates Carlton Bridge, 1928--Edward Farrington Abbott--home movies. Reel 5
Amateur. First 17 ft. perf. damage and brittle. 1928 footage, with Title 'Opening the Bake,' man selects corn and clams from large pit clambake. About 12 people look at men arou...
3) 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...
11) 1789.0002 The Frog Monster and Other Penobscot Legends
Provenance of this tape is uncertain. Huey is listed as 'Artist in residence' in credits. Tape was accessioned from collection backlog 1/2001. Documentary about Penobscot legend...
17) 0800 The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
Rough cut of documentary that speculates about vanished Native American tribe. FOR REFERENCE ONLY.
56) 1852.0001 The Silent Enemy
Drama: Ojibway actors portray Indigenous characters. One of the actresses is a well-known Maine Native American Molly Spotted Elk. Shot as a silent film with a sound prologue by...
47) 1877.002 The Wind Bird
Animated (claymation) student film based on Native American (Penobscot) mythology. Deposited by father of director. VHS dub of Reference by Mail copy.
58) 2716.1428 This Was America - Faces of America--Episode 10 (1980)
This Was America X1404 International Dub Version BBIC Faces of America #10 -No Animation on end ;Slate: “Date 12/23/80 Length 23:25 Title This Was America “Faces of America” Product Master With Titles Client WCVB-TV Boston Broadcasters Inc.”. Title: “This Was America with W...;Credits: With William Shatner; Written by Martin Sandler, Sherry Reisner; Music by Edward Korvin, Ron Frangipane; Executive Producer: Steve Schlow; Produced by Claude Pelanne; R...
4) 2716.1427 This Was America - Faces of America--Episode 10 [1992]
Master This Was America X5845 Show #10 "Faces of America" Black w/code;Slate: “This Was America Show: 10 “Faces of America”. Title: “This Was America with William Shatner”. William Shatner hosts an episode about the experiences in America of Europe...;Credits: Produced by Steve Schlow, Claude Pelanne, Arnie Reisman; Written by Martin W. Sandler, Steve Schlow, Sherry Reisner, Claude Pelanne, Arnie Reisman; Main Title Sequence:...
32) 1330.0008 [unidentified--home movies] Reel 8
Label: 'Indians.' // Date from edge code. // Parade, man with native American headdress at front. Horses in parade. One man carries a stick that reads: 'Navajo.'
11) 0752.0028 Warner Pathe News: Volume 4, Number 7
Warner Pathe classroom newsreel series. This Volume/Number contains: ''Big Four' Meet in Red Zone of Berlin'; 'Indo-China: An Old War Goes On and On'; 'Return to Freedom: Releas...
7) 1682.0007 Western travels in California, Arizona, and Mexico, 1939--Robert Hoadley Whipple--home movies. Reel 7
On can: "Western #2, Grand Canyon 1939”;Color home movies of the Whipple family's travels through the American West and Mexico in 1939, including scenes of San Francisco, Tijuana, and Grand Canyon National Park. ;Reel begins with city views of downtown San Francisco. Mission-style architecture, including a church with an ornate mural on its facade. A passing parade features a marching ...
33) 1682.0006 Western travels in Colorado, Utah, California, 1939--Robert Hoadley Whipple--home movies. Reel 6
On can: “Western #1, Grand Canyon 1939”;Color home movies of the Whipple family's travels through the American West in 1939, including scenes shot in Colorado, Utah, and California.;Stone marker enclosed in iron fencing. Mountain vistas. People standing in doorway at the Star Tunnel mine in Clear Creek County, CO, below sign: "Star Tunnel/Property of Cons...
35) 0947.0003 [Winter Movie workprint] Journey Into Yesterday
Promotional films made for Maine Department of Economic Development. [Winter Movie workprint] is incomplete; includes script. Journey Into Yesterday concerns Southwest U.S. with...
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