[William Rand, Sr.--home movies] Reel 006

Datecirca 1950

Viewing NotesNHF cataloguer's summary of Reel 6: Amateur outdoor footage of a canoe trip through Maine [and possibly Canada]. Shots of canoe portages, camping, fishing, paddling in early autumn. Detailed portraits of wildlife such as blue herons, loons, beavers, and fish. Picturesque scenes include boating under a rainbow, driving along a flooded road, hauling canoes into the back woods on a horse drawn wagon, and a plane with pontoons landing and taking off. Detailed shots of fishermen and their activities, some of a humorous nature (such as man at Migis Lodge who demonstrates fishing techniques by pretending he is golfing). Can notes: 'Ducks. Ducks and hunting.' NHF cataloguer's notes for Reel 6: (0:00) Fishing. Men and women fishing on banks of river. Ocean swells. (4:15) Car passing through flooded rural road. Beaver dam. Boating on windy lake. Rainbow. Paddling beneath it. Rapids. Shooting down rapids. Pan of lake. Splashing fish. Young boy catching fish. Poling upstream. Covered bridge. Men puffing on cigars. Ducks in flight. Fishing waist deep in river. (14:15) Railroad, shots of tracks. Fishermen using hand cart, laughing and moving down tracks. Cabins. Birch bark canoes. Loons in distance. (17:27) Women smoking on top of railroad bridge. Campfire. Dipping mug in pot of coffee. Man and woman shooting the rapids. (20:09) Motor boating. Rowing. Portrait of rower. Packing back into [ca.1960?] style cars. (25:27) 'Migis Lodge.' Man demonstrating fly fishing. Begins to make golfing gestures. (30:36) Shot teenager with prized fish. Pan woods. Man chopping tree. ('IVI' carved into the wood.) Men rowing. Railroad station. Squirrels. Diving dock. Cottages. Car packed for journey. Motorboat tugging canoe. Horse drawn wagon hauling canoes. Covered bridge. Old barns. (40:00) Portaging, man drops canoe. His equipment scatters. He prepares to lift it again over his head. Boy polishing rifle. Holds up dead animal, otter? Float planes. Seagull on water. Lifting boats on to the float plane. Taking off.