Senter, Wilbur Collection

SummaryCollection contains [Wilbur Senter--home movies], scenes of community events and family activities in the Rockland, Maine, area as well as trips to New York (New York World's Fair, 1939), Florida, California (Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, 1939) and California auto tour in 1940, Washington, D.C., and the Caribbean. The collection also contains purchased newsreels, including: "News Parade" reels dated 1937 through 1945; single reels titled "Comics," "Early Movies," and "Brownie Scouts." Collection also contains two reels of purchased film labeled "Men Only." See also Farnsworth Museum Collection and Knox County Camera Club Collection.

Biographical/Historical NotesWilbur Senter was a prominent businessman in Rockland, Maine. He helped found the Knox County Camera Club in Rockland in 1938. His footage was used by the club in their films "A Portrait of Our People" and "Knox County on Parade."

RepositoryNortheast Historic Film

AvailabilityAccess is restricted; consult repository for detail.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and UseAuthorization to reuse and/or reproduce must be obtained from Northeast Historic Film. See http://oldfilm.org/content/stock-footage-licensing for more information.