[Gertrude Jane Hay Eustis--home movies] Reel 46

Date1938

Viewing NotesNHF cataloguer's notes (reel numbers assigned by donor or creator): Reel 46: (overexposed) family on beach; man in bathing suit walks towards camera w/ hot water bottle; small boy in swim suit; girl in bathing cap holds hot water bottle then drops it; girl in sailor's hat leads two women and young woman towards camera, down path away from trellis porch; man follows; at float w/ stern of boat visible and stern flag; young woman and man (wearing bow tie) roll up canvas cover; woman w/ sunglasses and hat sitting in stern of boat w/ girl in sailor's hat; three young women (one w/ large white hat) walk in front of building toward camera; others join them as they walk down ramp on to float where open launch is tied up; (1:46) milling about on float; POV from boat w/ flag flapping into frame; young women walk back up ramp; girl w/ sailor's hat on boat; car w/ woman waving from window drives through frame; LS w/ pine in foreground and open launch in water in background; shirtless man lifts trunk from row boat; group of men carry row boat up into field w/ wildflowers; girl, boy and two women on boat; two cabins in background as man and woman walk towards each other and shake hands; LS man and girl walk up from field w/ two cabins; POV from boat of end of pier, sign above it reading 'Wapello'; man and boy in suits disembark from boat and walk w/ women and girl; open launch at float; captain on float in white captain's hat; family arranges things from float to boat; captain and boy in boat, boy raises mask to face; girl w/ sailor's hat poses w/ hands on hips and makes funny face; boy carrying large cardboard box on his shoulder walks down grass path w/ girl and boy; woman holds hand of little boy as he walks down steps of house; toddler girl follows; boy in costume w/ beard and red balloon as nose (4:44) walks in circle holding lantern; little girl dressed similarly (clowns?) wears blue winter hat and blue balloon as nose; boy and girl carrying buckets wave to camera; (overexposure 5:48-7:20) girl and boy play tennis; boy takes a nice slice at the ball; (7:20) boy on roof at window, closes shutters; girl w/ luggage and boy w/ luggage on cart walking down grass path; woman w/ dried flower arrangement and boy at helm of open launch; pan to man and girl; POV from boat of pier, float w/ boats (8:31) pan of bridge over river; boat landing, captain helps unload; CU boy's face and model sailboat; two boys in driveway; boy and girl dressed for school in front yard w/ books; (9:44) LS flags and group of people gathered on lawn in folding chairs (some kind of ceremony) w/ man at lectern; statue of two girls facing one another; (11:52) girl dressed as witch w/ mask, skulking about gets in and out of car; boy hobbling around like an old man, has mask on; kids w/ jack-o-lanterns; girl in girl scout uniform salutes flag; (13:42) car pulling two kids on double toboggan; girl w/ snowman; three kids crouched down in roller skating train; boy on skates w/ Irish setter; two girls skate toward camera; (15:00) boy in lawn on cross-country skis; skis away from camera and down street; kids on sled come after; crowded outdoor skating rink; girl learning to skate; girl and boy on roller skates help dad take garbage can to curb; car drives in driveway pulling kids on skates; boy skates backwards and crosses over.