[Price--home movies] Reel 015 (P3)

Date1927

Can DescriptionsAmateur footage of family activities shot primarily in Maine. Can/reel notes as follows; reel numbers are NHF assigned. Reel 15 (P3): [dc 1927] Steam engine. Halloween. Clarksons. Micky. Meg. Cats. Guinea pigs. Zazu Pitts. Flight of planes. Tony Sevars. Off to school. Virgil pageant. Costumes. note: book by Price(A bad case of moosepox) (UNEDITED)

Viewing NotesNHF cataloguer's notes for Reel 15: 34:02. Two boys, dog run on lawn. Third boy joins them. Boys wheel long, home-made cart down sidewalk. Girl sits on back. Front resembles locomotive smokestack. Dog walks along side as two boys push 'locomotive' forward. Girl on back pushes on ground with legs. 35:03. Children in Halloween costumes come around corner of stone wall. Individual shots of the three in their costumes. Children sitting in circle. They roll on ground. Dog joins the party. Child in Halloween costume stands in swing. Other children in Halloween costumes. They are near fence. Child climbs up on small trapeze. Grasps trapeze bar. Does somersault. Leaps off of bar. Dog runs in yard. Approaches parked car. Runs in yard. Next scene, man emerges from car. 36:02. Children enter yard. Man, woman, boy enter through overhanging trees. Children playing. Boy hits croquet ball. Little with ribbon in her hair. Dog approaches her. She skips along. Dog, cat, kitten, little girl on front step of home. Girl crouches down. Dog sniffs kitten. 37:04. Cat sniffs kitten. Girl sits on grass. Cat and dog sit in front of her. In different scene, girl lifts cat out of box as dog looks on. Dog, cat, kitten on lawn. Girl crouching down places kitten near dog. Girl wears costume which resembles old-fashioned dress. She smiles as she looks up. 38:07. Dog kisses kitten. Cat looks on. Canine kitten-kissing continues. Another little girl joins aforementioned one. Trees in this area. Sign turned upside down against tree trunk. Cat plays at side of sign. A second cat joins the first. They romp around sign. Cat stands on sign. This is a box. Cat jumps in. Black cat appears. Black and white cat attacks same. As black cat peers in box, other cat attacks. Cat peers while standing within box. 39:01. Other cats play on grass. Cat jumps out of box. Two cats wrestle while other cat looks into distance. Cat jumps back into box. Cats run, play in field adjacent to fence. Lone cat in field. Copious trees at side. Cats near box by tree. One cat rolls on back. Cat washes kitten. Cat, kitten wrestle. Cats near back box portion. They sniff, walk around area. Cat washes kitten while both are in box. 40:13. Cats feed from dish. Two girls and woman present. Woman strokes cat. Girl has wicker basket which contains kitten. Cats, kitten continue dining from dish. Four girls, boy, cat. Boy holds cat up by front paws. Cat in crotch of tree. Cat climbs on limb. German shepherd dog lying on ground. 41:02. He sits up. CU dog's face. Dog resumes reclining on ground. Dog runs off. Silhouette of cat between limbs of tree. Silhouette of dog's face as he gazes up into tree. Black and white dog lying on ground. Woman sports with shepherd dog. She has item in hand for which he jumps. It is a rope. He grasps it with his teeth. Black and white puppy joins fun. 42:04. Shepherd runs off. Puppy remains. Shepherd returns, rope in mouth. Puppy by itself. Shepherd dog runs by, rope still in its mouth. Dog approaches puppy, but woman pulls former away. German Shepherd runs after puppy. Shepherd takes item in mouth. Now puppy runs after Shepherd. The two run, play together. 43:04. Shepherd lies down on ground. Kisses puppy. Little girl runs after the two. Puppy runs beneath Shepherd. Puppy, Shepherd run side by side. Shepherd grasps ball in teeth. Shepherd gently grabs puppy with teeth. The two continue to chase one another. Shepherd makes leap into air. The two dogs continue their running and jumping. Shepherd grasps ball. 44:05. Puppy grasps shepherd by face. Shepherd rolls on back. Puppy tries to get astride shepherd. The two wrestle, sport gently. Now they run about field. Girl watches from side. Puppy pursues shepherd's tail. Shepherd lies on side. Rise. Grasps ball. Shepherd now has long stick in mouth. Man runs by the two. Puppy pursues shepherd. 45:05. Puppy runs side by side with shepherd who has long stick in mouth. Puppy grasps stick with mouth. Shepherd runs. Puppy tries to grasp stick once again. Puppy and shepherd sprawl out on ground. Puppy starts to run. Shepherd does same. Puppy crouches down. Shepherd nudges him. Shepherd by himself, gazes upward. Cat is on limb of tree. 46:02. Profile of shepherd gazing at cat. C. U. cat on limb. Rabbit family, adult and little ones. They are adjacent to foliage. Little ones nurse on mother. They are on table. Black and white dog places paws on table, looks at rabbit family. Young man leans on table. Dog is now on table. Small rabbits gather around dog. 47:05. Dog kisses one of the baby rabbits. Dog pants, tongue hanging out of mouth. Young man pats dog. Dog gazes at rabbits who are now in pen. They frisk, run about in pen. Two dogs playing. One lies on back on ground. Boy pats one of the dogs. One dog bites the other gently. Both are puppies. 48:04. Following one another, they walk about. One dog grasps item on ground. Uses teeth. The pups continue to frisk, run around. Little girl approaches. She strokes one of the pups. They bite each other, continue to play. Woman in lawn chair holds pup in lap. Pup has baby bonnet around head. Pup walks on lawn. Trees. Birds flying in sky. 49:02. Silhouettes of trees. Long stalked foliage, plants. Birds in sky. Stalked foliage. Leaves, branches of tree. 50:04. Boy, wearing glasses has black dog in his arms. Dog stands on hind legs. Black Scotty dog. He begs. Moves front paws. Woman holds dog in her arms. Girl emerges from home. She is followed by another girl, a boy also. Car parked at curb. The three get into car. Woman emerges from home. Bushes, foliage. Woman waves from car. Car drives away. 51:01. Two boys walking down sidewalk. One behind the other. One in back has hands in pocket. Crowd assembled outside. Boys on stage have shields. They wear helmets. They are dressed like ancient Greeks. This is a play. They also have mock spears. This is the siege of Troy. Cardboard or wooden device mocks the wooden horse of Troy. Boys enter indentation in horse. Girls clad in togas of the time march forward. They wave their arms. Girls dance around the wooden horse. Some of the girls sit on ground. 52:04. They rise and begin dancing once more. Boy in toga kneels. He stands. Girls hand him various items. The girls move about. Some have baskets in their arms. They stand in front of curtained exterior stage. Company sits on ground. Some of the girls walk about, offering provender from baskets. Company rises. Some of the girls cover their faces with their hands, move slowly as if grieved. 53:00. One girl falls to ground. Boy with large shield, plumed hat. Younger girls in conventional dress. Boys in togas. Some of company stands while others sit on ground. Touching each other's shoulders, girls dance. Side by side the boys come forth. Some bear baskets aloft. Two girls bear garlands over their heads. They and other girls run rapidly around. Now they dance with garlands aloft. Boy kneels. Woman walks in orchard. Trees, white fence in background. She wears old-fashioned, mid-Victorian type dress. 54:06. Girl emerges from home. (Cataloguer's correction: She is the woman in orchard.) Another girl emerges in colonial or Pilgrim dress. She curtseys. Dog is present. She walks comically, hands on hips. She wears bonnet of the time. Smiling, she stands in vicinity of home. Wind blows foliage. She points with left hand. Quick scan of home with columns, foliage. Another young woman emerges. She is dressed like a colonial dame or school teacher. She wears bonnet with scalloped fringe. Dangling appendage of bonnet extends down front of dress. She wears long dress of the time. Standing by shrubbery, she fans herself.(End of Reel 15.)