[Archie Stewart--home movies] Reel 165

Date1970

Can DescriptionsArchie Stewart can notes: Reel 165 1970 Visit Willard Beauchamp 23-24 May. Babysit for Mary-ah's reunion 4-8 June. Roses. Sauls, arrive 5 Aug. Birthday dinner 6 Aug. Birthday, B. Rivage, 8 Aug. Camp with 6 G.U.s. 18 Aug - 2 Sept. Camp Nov and Thanksgiving.

Viewing NotesScreening notes: WS of ocean, pan to man standing on rocky shore. Pan up rocky cliff. Archie Stewart standing on shore, from behind. VS of men walking up wooded path. WS of trees in bloom. Young girl standing under tree, face in shadow. Girl picks blossom from tree and places in hair. VS adults standing on lawn. Woman ambles down driveway to car, man follows. VS of rose bushes in bloom. Mary Stewart poses beside beds. WS of children's birthday party, table set for party with hats. Pan of children and adults seated at table with party hats on. African American woman brings cake to table. VS of party. Three children inside bank waiting at teller's counter. VS of interior and exterior of bank, kids posing with grandparents beside large white columns. WS of family seated on brick patio. LS of children seated on shore of lake, seen through clearing in trees, nice shot. VS of boys and girls relaxing on shore. VS of guide Earl Bonness in motorized canoe, two kids as passengers. TS of two canoes floating together. MS of small stick fort under construction by young girl in glade of woods. VS of family preparing meal on campfire. TS of fish over flames. Man skinning fish. VS of family picnicking beside lake. WS of dock area, loading canoe, launching. Man waves. Second canoe departs with fishing gear and three teenagers, young girl seated on dock clowns for camera. WS of kids using swing in woods, dark. MS of kids diving, snorkeling and swimming off dock. From behind, MS of young girl standing on dock while lobster boat approaches. Diving with scuba tanks. VS of kids steering motorized canoe. Line of teenagers stand in front of cabin on shore to pose for camera. WS of boys shooting rifles, launching skeet over lake. VS of kids playing cards inside cabin, dark. Young girl coloring in book. Archie Stewart in rocking chair. MS of fire in woods, CU on flame. WS of profile of man with flames and smoke from [bonfire?] in BG. MS of Jeep driving from lakeshore. Nice night shot of boat moored on lake. MS of Earl Bonness and Archie Stewart seated on log. Archie picks up calendar from Broadway Garage. MCU of finger pointing at date, November 2, 1970. WS of Archie Stewart on swing, lake in BG. MS of birdhouse in woods. WS of motorized canoe maneuvering to land on shore. Pan up [?], very dark. WS of sunset over lake, nice. WS of moon. WS of canoe on lake at sunset, dark. WS, pan of yellow lobster boat at shore, misty lake in BG. VS of sunrise. VS of moon, reflection on lake. Interior of log cabin, Earl Bonness looking at wall calendar. Points to date, November 11, 1970. WS of clock on mantle, glass base reveals works rotating. VS of older men playing cards at table, with poker chips.

Anecdotal Comments & ReflectionsMary Stewart Hafer notes: A visit to Willard and Martha Beauchamp, who retired from military and live don the rocky shore of Maine coast near Ogunquit. Rocky shoreline scene. Apple blossoms. Beauchamp daughter. Mother, Willard and Martha. Me in miniskirt in my back yard in Bedford, MA. Buicks in back yard. Roses in 388 Grand Street back yard in Newburgh. Mother in red dress. Joint birthday dinner in 388 dining room (Rex, August 2 and Mother August 8.) All wearing party hats, including Esther, who is serving beautiful cake that she baked. At Newburgh Savings Bank, Rex is depositing his birthday money. Archie always gave the grandkids their age plus $100 The $100 was to be saved for the future and the age was for spending. Another birthday dinner at Beau Rivage restaurant (Newburgh, NY). Bedford, MA My back patio. Archie and grandkids en route to Camp. Art Camp. Girl on dock seen through trees. Abby playing in sand. Fishing with Earl. More "fairy houses" abuilding. Cooking fish on outdoor stone grill. Earl removing skins from fish. Earl and kids in canoe. Tom driving other canoe. Elizabeth left behind. Kids on swing. Kids swimming and snorkeling. John with scuba gear. Bird flying, eagle? More scuba. Elizabeth and Eral in canoe. Other canoe loaded with kids. Closeup of Abby. Archie and all grandkids in front of canoe shed. Shooting clay pigeons from sandbar. John and Tom shooting. Girls operating launcher. Kids playing cards. Archie rocking. Trash fire in woods clearing. Jeep and lobster boat at dock. Fall. Hunting season. Tommy Lockhead at Camp with Archie and Earl. Calendar, November 2, 1970. Bird house. Canoe and lobster boat silhouetted on lake. Underexposed scene. Camp at sunset. Gibbous moon. Sunset with canoe. Lobster boat in misty morning light. Bright moon? Calendar, Nov. 11. Perpetual clock running on mantel. Early, Tommy and Archie playing cards. Archie looking at hand and sadly shaking head. Archie rocking.