[Fields--home movies] Reel 13

Can DescriptionsAmateur footage of family activities. NHF xfer notes as follows. Reel numbers are NHF-assigned. 13. Xmas '65, Mike and Donna's wedding, Bill and Mandy's wedding, Pete and Liz's wedding, Danny's 1st communion. (UNEDITED) NHF Cataloguer's notes: Reel 13. Intertitles: '(1) Christmas-1965. (2) Mike & Donna's wedding. (3) Bill and Mandy's wedding. (4) Pete & Liz's wedding. (5) Danny's 1st Communion.' 00:04. Boy, girl set food on table. They smile. They point to table. They take Christmas stockings hung in livingroom. They attach to side of wall. Girl, boy point. They wave. 01:03. Christmas tree. Boy touches one of baubles. Boy, girl sit on floor in front of tree. Both yawn. Boy in bed. One hand behind his head, he waves. 02:03. Girl kneels by bed. She is praying. She crosses herself. Jumps back in bed. Waves. She peers out. In their pajamas, boy, girl descend stairs. Girl holds plush cat up. Huge present in Christmas wrap. 03:06. Other wrapped gifts. Pan. of packages. Boy examines package as girl holds plush cat aloft. Boy holds white ceremonial pillow in hand. Little girl at his side. The two smile. CU pillow. Boy's face. Girl's face. The two walk backward. They walk forward. Boy thrusts pillow forward. Little boy, girl outside. They wear winter coats. 04:35. Pan. of adults, predominately women, outside, all in winter coats. Scan of group. Woman touches back of head. 05:03. Exterior of car. Passengers in back seat. Bride and groom. Bride has bouquet. Groom kisses bride. Bride and groom dancing. Birthday cake. Center of cake, stating: 'Happy Birthday, Daniel'. Boy, after several attempts, blows out cake candles. 06:07. He removes one candle. A few are still aglow. Party decoration. Smiling, girl rises from table. CU smiling boy. The two climb up on chairs. Two side by side. Boy claps hands. 07:05. Boy holds up what appear to be small posters. Scan of posters. Bride, groom, driver, woman in car. Crowd people talking by exterior of brick building. Man puffs on cigarette. Ladies. Woman weeping. Applying tissue. 08:22. Man waves hat amidst group descending steps of building. Windows of building. Interiors decorated with red paper hearts. Group gathers at building exterior. Man wearing glasses. 09:03. Couple by building. 'Holyoke' police car. Police unit marching in street. Little boy in fanciful uniform. Little girl in costume. Two yellow feathers in her hair. Group women, white uniforms, yellow-plumed hats. Scantily-clad majorette. Flag bearers, white uniformed, plumed hats. Drummers of this unit. These men step smartly. 10:01. Float with bearded man. He has staff. Appearance of saint or bishop. Little boy wearing false beard. Has staff or white cane horizontally over shoulder. He waves. Unit men in black uniforms and white helmets. They bear rifles. Majorette at rear throws baton into air, catches it. She twirls with clever grace. CU woman. Group men wearing white-plumed hats, white jackets, dark trousers. Drummers in front. Woodwind section in back. Three men carrying woodwind instruments. Scotch men. They wear kilts and are playing bagpipes. Girl formally clad. 11:05. Ladies descending steps of building. Bride and groom emerge from church. Rice is thrown at them. People going to their cars, predominately men. Car decorated for bride and groom. Bride and groom in back seat of car. They kiss. Ladies at church exterior. Middle-aged couple. Man touches boy on back of head. Woman blows kiss. 12:05. Man smoking pipe. Ladies talking. Man with camera extended from strap. CU woman. Group by well-trimmed shrubbery. First communion group, girls in veils, boys in white shirts, dark trousers march down aisle of churcch. Male communion group outside. Young men in front bear crosses. Nun in her habit. 13:01. Communion party emerges from church. Boys and girls of same with hands in prayer position. Ladies of various ages talking. Man takes girl by hand. Boys in suits. Little girl carries woman's purse. Woman wearing straw hat. Girl, late teens, straightens hair. 14:05. Man, boy. Little boy talking to nun. Boy, girl still in veil, communion dress. Boy talks to woman. Man, woman. (End of Reel 13.)