[Mahlon Walsh--home movies] Reel 5

0691.0005
Walsh, Sally Collection
Maine
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circa 1930
Family footage, especially of Sally Walsh through age approx. 9 years old. NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96: (28 min.) Pan of house. Slow motion: woman and man eating with infant. CU baby, crying. woman holding baby. Baby a few months older, feeding from bottle with arm outstretched. Baby girl naked on small blanket. Set up with pillow to sit for camera, slides down. Black dog passes by, licks baby's face. Father holds baby. Baby in diapers with stuffed rabbit and rattle. Bouncing on woman's knee, sucking thumb. Crying. Woman dressing her. Girl 8 years old arrives in horse and buggy. Toddler sits in chair. Another toddler kisses her and caresses her face. Older toddler copies whatever younger toddler is doing. Older toddler rocks younger one. Dog enters, scratches. Several shots of two toddlers on each other, changing positions. Baby girl with blue ribbon. Sitting on older woman [grandmother?]. Girl sitting with boy about 10 months old. They pull each other's hair and fight over rattles. Baby in wooden bucket filled with water, bathing. Woman in apron avoids camera. Girl in handmade high chair. Sitting on stool,falls backward. Clapping. Girl in crib, slightly older. Looks at stuffed piglet. Christmas: girl grabs presents, smiles at camera. Girl eats with dog. She puts food in her mouth, then food in dog's mouth. Bangs on xylophone. Laughs. Rocking horse. Girl scoots across floor on her bum. Portrait of toys received for Christmas, all arranged. Girl scoots across floor in unusual method, over and over. Girl at piano. Girl struggling to climb on chair. Girl now beginning to walk, appears to be dancing. Falls down and returns to former method of scooting on bum. Summer: sandbox. Pounding on inflatable cat with spade. Eating at a tiny table with checkered tablecloth. On rocking horse. Winter: climbing through snow. Waving at camera. Gesturing at camera. Sitting on rock wall. Summer: Girl about 1-2 years, hair has turned from dark to blond color. Girl swinging. Drinking at tiny table. Child in nightgown in front of cabin. Running. Talking to her rocking horse.

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