[Unobskey--home movies] Reel 10

Date1952

Donor-supplied NotesAmateur footage. Can notes in quotes. Reel numbers are NHF assigned. Reel 10. (400 ft., col.) '1952. Martha's trip to Europe. From boarding train in St. Stephens to Calais, France.'

Viewing NotesNHF cataloguer's notes, 3/97: Pan of two women, man and two teenage boys in front of 'Canadian Pacific' sign. Woman with her parents? Elderly man and woman. Elderly woman kisses man on cheek. (4:01:06 B&W) Verex posed footage on large ship. Pan of sign 'Greek Line'. (4:01:43) Gets darker for a bit then over exposed. (4:02:03 good exposure) Women doing exercises on dock of cruise ship. Men on masts. Women playing shuffle board. Shot of boat with 'Pilots' painted on the side. Small sailboat shot from a cruise boat. Nice slow pan of cruise ship. Quick shot of 'South Hampton' sign, it is difficult to see what it is attached to. Overexposed shot of building with two flags. One American. Group of children sitting on ground with man standing in front of them. His back to the camera. His is directing them like a conductor. Large public square or plaza. Men on bicycles ride through frame. Police officer directs traffic. Pan of street scene. Many bicycles. (4:04:49) Slow pan down outside of cathedral or ornately decorated building. Group of children sitting on curb with bicycles behind them. Woman (Martha?) walks down outside stairs with iron gates at bottom. (04:05:50) Slow pan of men at table for a meal. On deck or at a cafe-outdoors. (4:06:00) Over exposed till 4:07:07. Woman on deck of house. Barn with antlers mounted on it. Edge of public park. Bicycles. Town square. Buildings dwarfed by grand cathedral or palace behind them. Small naked child on beach building something in the sand. Overexposed views of beach then large trucks. Old stone building with overgrown greens around it. Highly ornate archway. People going in and coming out building. Martha coming out. Architecture of Europe. Large stone building with writing on it. Rows of parked bicycles in front of it. University? (4:09:40) Modern building with long sets of stairs in front. Two young men in lederhosen come down stairs. Road filled with people riding bicycles. (4:09:54 col. dark) Stone pillar-ruins. People sitting in lawn on hill top. View below is too dark to see. Decorated road sign pointing in two directions with very long names like 'Len KW' Martha standing below sign with bicycle. Slow pan of river valley. Policeman? walking toward camera holding small book. Red flag with white cross on it. (4:11:57 b&w) Woman on bike. Snowy mountains. Valley below. Large grand building. Woman (Martha?) on bike on busy street. Pan to train station. 'Interlaken Bahnhof' Pan of men in country scene. Young man and woman with bicycles loaded with bags. Building with clocks on it. (4:13:31) Slow pan of very long building with pillars. Somewhat modern. Sculpture in front of building. Very intricate rendering of the earth. Martha in front of it. Pan from water (river) to bank with trees. European stop sign. small group standing on street corner. Train or trolley with steam. Footage of old stone steps. Piles of rocks. LS of many people walking up side of mountain on walkway. Hikers with sticks holding metal strap of spikes [crampons] for the bottom of their shoes. They put them on. Faint (underexposed) view of mountains. People resting against stone wall. Bike with paniers, lying on its side. Public square crowded with pedestrians. Tents. Umbrellas and tables set up for marketplace. Old men seated outside cafe. (4:15:34) Old woman appears to be holding what looks like a chicken under her arm. Two young man holding dead goat or lamb. Clothes including lingerie hanging from top of tent. Fresh flower stand. Cacti. Woman in bathing suit putting on swimming mask. She walks into water. Shots from above of beach. [France, most likely.] (4:16:52) French posters on wall. 'Parti Communiste Francais' 'La Liberation D'Henri Martin' Two woman straddling bikes by the side of the road picking grapes. Sign for 'Glanum' tall building with pillars. Public garden and colonnades and mall. Marketplace and furniture, paintings. Brief shot from interior of church and bride and wedding party.