[Maxim--home movies] Reel 38

Date1941

Can DescriptionsAmateur footage. Content description for Can N35; can numbers are donor assigned. No notes on can or reel. NHF cataloger's notes for Reel 38: (41:27) Winter scene. Girl 12 or 13 years old skates on ice. Little boy, 7 or 8, walks on snow which is on ice. He, also, wears skates. No longer winter. Woman with brown and white dog. Two other dogs in background. Boy on bicycle wheels by. Set diningroom table aglow with candles. Flowers. Family at table. (43:05) Two girls outside. Winter scene. Skaters on lake. Snow at side. More skaters. Some rest against board-fence. Evergreen trees surrounding rink. Middle-aged man skates. Family sitting at side of rink. Woman is adjusting skate. Youngsters walking, skating on ice. Cars parked outside of rink. (44:01) Non-winter scene. Three women stand with arms around each other's shoulders. Woman in center boosts herself above the others. Swimmers diving off of lake side. Woman swims vigorously. Others jump in. Swimmer returns to side. Others take their turns jumping in, swimming. White protuberance. May be tarpaulined item. Small cabin being built. People are working on roof. Family assembled outside. Woman helps little boy off of ladder at side of cabin being built. (45:03) Girl climbs over fence. Snow on ground. Man in winter clothing. Horse-drawn sleigh. Couple in sleigh. Man has reins. Sleigh goes forward. Three youngsters playing in snow. Adults at side. Man positions camera for picture. Sleigh comes forward. Youngsters in their snowsuits. Two women. One has her arm around the other. They talk. Two dogs. One kisses the other. Horse attached to sleigh. Man stands at side. Man pats dog. Lady pats horse. Horse pulls lady in sleigh. High snowbank. Side view of horse drawing sleigh. Snow-covered trees. Pan. reveals more snow-covered trees. VS snow banks and trees. Woman holds reins of horse as horse draws passenger-laden sleigh. Small animal. Shot is shadowy. Two youngsters. Someone shoveling snow. Snowbank. Tree. Mountain side in distance. Lady in snowsuit. Dark trees standing out in whiteness of snow. (48:01) Tree branches wafting in breeze. Snow-covered ground. Group of people shoveling snow. Silhouette shot of shovelers. Front of home. Snow, trees in yard. Tall tree whose branches are bent over. Man grooming young pigs. It is summer now. People sitting outside in lawn chairs. Table in yard. Dog. Woman smooths hair. Man drinks from glass. Dog wags tail as girl pats him. Woman wields axe as she hews down tree. Miscellaneous sections of wood lie in area. Man leads horse forward. Horse drags small hauling device similar to small sled. Dog and black lamb. Lamb bounds forward. Lamb has white decoration attached to forehead. Lamb follows youngsters as they run about. Lamb sniffs dog who is lying on ground. Girl skips along. Lamb follows her. Girl hugs lamb. (50:02) Girl has horse by reins. She strokes his nose. She leads him forward. Turns him around. Another girl looks on. Lady, man working in flower garden. People gathered on dock. Most are dressed for a swim. Thin older man. Boy jumps off of wharf into water. He swims, kicks around in water. Girl dives from board attached to end of wharf. Another swimmer dives. Man points outward. Boy dives. Girl sits on end of dock. More swimmers dive. People waiting on dock. Boy dives off of post or piling. Two-sailed boat with a number of passengers. Woman points outward. Passengers look up as boat journeys over water. (End Reel 38)