[Henry Sturgis Dennison--home movies] Reel 66

Date1929

Can DescriptionsLabel: 'Machias 1929.' // Film has 1.2% shrinkage - 07/2004.

Viewing NotesDVD slate: Reel 66, Machias 1929. Note: It is likely that the wakeboarding and log rolling is at Sysladobsis and the "Machias 1929" section is a canoe trip down the Machias River. Wakeboarding, camera on back of motorboat, views of various wakeboarders. One person stands on head. Swimmers on floating log. some use poles to push log along. Two children with wake board, one pulls rope and other stands on it. In swimming hole, splashing each other. Deer runs from camera. Canoes approach camera. Pan of landscape, stream and hills behind. People walking in the distance, not in focus. Machias 1929 Canoes on shore, loading gear, focus problems throughout this section. Paddling away. At a portage, or dry dam. Walking canoes in very shallow water. On Machias River? Paddling toward camera. Some dirt on lens. Pan of marshes. Large log stuck on ledge. Moving gear out of boats, a portage over ledge. Views of stream. Fire. Paddling by ledge. In quiet water; marks on rocks of where high water would be. Tower with flag on it. On river. CU snapping turtle. Lowering canoes through white water. Two men in canoe almost tip over, one man out of boat. Man poles through rapids. White water, logs piled on side of rapids. View from above of loaded boat. Paddlers making good progress. Some underexposed views. At rest, men with pipe, drying clothes, man shaves. Rungs nailed between two trees. View of river from above, white water. Three canoes coming toward camera. Batteau (river boat) by side of river. Child looks at camera, man behind him.

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• Henry Sturgis Dennison

• Henry Sturgis Dennison