[John B. Jameson--home movies] Reel 13

Date1927

Can DescriptionsTransfer from 16 mm. film originally done as Tech Services job, 2002. Job #02-009.

Viewing NotesTitle: Bermuda 1927, Reel No. 1 on art card with palm tree. Light leaks both sides. Picket fence, hillside, house with flag, Crowd of people in front of building, is this a race track? People walk on track. Betting window? Row of people sitting on ground. Stands with people sitting on steps behind. Very informal scene. Harness racing, three racers. Past finish line. Camera follows them as they recede. Various views of racetrack. Dark view of water. Can’t tell what’s in it. Turtles, perhaps. Another view of fish with reflections in water. A turtle in background. Someone (unseen) throws something into water to feed fish. Blurry view of turtle and natural stone edge of pool. Woman in overcoat leans over concrete edge of pool. Pan of water, shore with buildings. Relatively steady slow pan. Electric poles, stone wall and edge of water. Horse conveyances on white unpaved road. Man drives carriage with woman in it. View of road with walls on either side. Person walks bicycle away from camera. Person rides bicycle. Another bicycle and horse conveyances. Placid road scenes, same. Person walking bicycle talks to woman in cart. View of two story house or hotel with columns. Next to four story hotel and broad stairway leading to porch. View of foot by camera person. Pan of hotel with fire escape stairway and large screen porch wrapping around water side. View of ocean and ship with two funnels. Smoke (from Jameson vessel?) hangs in air. View from vessel of another smaller ship. View turns around the smaller vessel, see lifeboat on davits. “Bermudian” is name of vessel. View of passengers looking at this boat from steamship as they pull alongside. Bermudian crew from above making fast. Tilt up to bridge. Sailors pass gear up onto ship: trunks and other passenger baggage. Bermudian views CU and then at a distance, steaming off. Rowboat from above, man stands, tips hat. Almost falls.