[Archie Stewart--home movies] Reel 147

Date1963

Can DescriptionsReel 147: Archie Stewart can notes: 1) Hunting trip, November 1963. Continued from 146. 2) Thanksgiving. 3) Christmas. 4) Maryah's quick visit for party. 5) E.A.'s [third birthday] 36 day with Rob. 6) Mary Lou's birthday #8. 7) Snowman. 8) 2 day trip to Maryah's. Skating. 9) 27 Feb, party dresses. 10) Trip to Maryahs. NHF cataloguer's notes for Reel 147: Hunting trip continued from reel 146. Men posing with kill, deer hanging from trees. VS of dragging dock onto shore, from several angles. Older man, Rob Golding, with wheelbarrow. Carrying chairs out on sunken dock to boat, loading with kill. VS of snow covered residential neighborhood, children and parents walking to car, waving, departing, 350 Grand Street, Fred and Mary Hafer and kids. VS of Thanksgiving feast, family at dinner table, 388 Grand Street with Sauls. Cousin Catherine, Ann Sauls. Archie Stewart carving turkey. VS of door with Christmas wreath. Interior, Christmas tree being decorated. Slow pan of pile of presents. VS of children opening gifts, playing with toys, doll carriage; Sauls kids. Christmas cards on mantelpiece. Adults opening presents. Exterior of house, #1823 [1823 North Harrison Street, Arlington, VA--Hafer house] Abby standing in bay window. Four children pose outside, walk down street, bundled for cold weather. VS of car and license plate inscribed New York World's Fair. Birthday party, kitchen at 388 Grand Street. Rob Golding, with children in party hats. Ann serving cake. Line of model horses. Young girl blows out three candles on chocolate cake, Man holds dachshund dog in lap as kids blow noisemakers. VS of family eating cake, talking. Another birthday party: VS of grandparents. MS of painting on wall, winter landscape. Mary Lou. Cutting cake, noisemakers, mini sombrero hats. Mrs. Mary Stewart poses in new bathrobe, red with spotted fake leopard collar. Children gather around birthday girl as she opens presents. Elizabeth stumbles around snowy yard beside smiling snowman. VS of children rolling snow to make snow fort. Nice sequence and pan up Greek Revival house as snow falls, 388 Grand Street; lower pillared porch had been enclosed. WS of modern brick ranch house, 1823 N Harrison, Arlington VA. Through picture window, people inside, traffic reflected in panes. VS Children skating on pond, Sauls kids. Three children point at wall calendar page for February 1964. Birthday party for Archie Stewart, family feast, seated at dining table. Carving the roast beef. Birthday pie presented to Archie with three candles. VS of family in costume, children and adults. Boy as vampire. Children clown, play card game. Young woman sniffs bouquet of hyacinths. Archie Stewart standing in front of large white house, snow on ground. Nice shot of Archie walking two little girls down street, dusk, from rear. Brick ranch house, Mary and two girls walk across lawn. VS of grandparents, flowers. (End Reel 147)