[Henry P. Rines--home movies]

Datecirca 1928 – 1929

Viewing NotesAmateur footage of Portland, Settlers Club, other Maine locales and international locations. // Film has severe perf damage throughout, brittle, water damage. // Shots of rock quarry in coastal setting. (5:03) Scenes of summer garden party. Family (adults and children) swimming in rock pool. man in bowler hat and bow tie. Women dressed casually (ca.1920s or early 1930s). Scenes of coastal summer home, grounds and buildings. Garden dance performance by women in costumes. (5:30) Boating scenes. Adult passengers. (6:50) Men swimming, playing in wooden barrel halves. Large group of diners in outdoor party setting. (7:00) Women playing croquet. Men playing squash. (10:00) Men palying squash. Children swimming in pool in natural rock setting. Men in straw hats ('skimmers'). (10:35) Garden walkway with natural railings (made of cedar branches). (12:10) Coastal estate. Boat house and boat launch. Inboard pleasure boat on launch/ramp. Brief winter shots, Boston? (15:00) Foliage of older couple seated in dilapidated Model A? car. Automobile in residential area, procession of men file past automobile, shake hands with older man. (17:00) Inclined railway ascending Mt. Washington, NH. Details of track layout. (19:20) Extended footage of summer party on grounds of shore estate, scenes of squash courts, guests, shuffleboard game, staff preparation and diners seated at tables. - NHF cataloguer's notes, 02/1996