[Unobskey--home movies] Reel 14

Date1955 – 1956

Donor-supplied NotesAmateur footage. Donor's notes in quotes. Reel numbers are NHF assigned. 14. (400 ft., col.) 'Joe in Navy, 1955. Dorothy Wolman. Leave for Nashville, F and M in Ford 1955 summer. Arthur introduced as new-born, Mother visits, kite flying, Elise Neaderthal, Wells Estate summer 1956 in Maine, Mother in Miami with Joe, Arthur at 18 months, visit with Pop Wolman and Sarah, at Norma's, Reta, Bill. Freddie, Gail Guttman.'

Viewing NotesNHF cataloguer's notes for Reel 14: (3:13:16) Young man in Navy uniform with sailor's hat. Hugs older man. They pose together with arms around each other. Sailor then poses with older woman. Then with another man. Sailor picks up bags. More hugs good-bye. More women in yard for good-byes. Older man and woman in bathrobes for good-bye. (10:10) LS shoreline. Dinghy at water's edge. Two men with it. MS woman in bathing suit walking across beach. Her husband on beach in plaid trunks. Unreadable date titles. ? August 1955. MS woman in black bathing suit. Man in plaid trunks poses with older man in white shirt and suspenders. They shake hands and put arms around each other shoulders. House in background. Older man pats woman in bathing suit on back. Couple come out of cottage. She is wearing red/orange halter top and pants. She pats older man on top of head. Man and woman (husband and wife) we have seen before kiss and hug. Younger man and older woman in halter top hug. Two older women and younger woman walk arm in arm across driveway. They wave to camera as they walk away and get in bright blue car with dark blue stripe. (3:18:31) Backyard cookout scene with water in the distance. People gathered around table. Older white haired man holding baby girl in pink dress on his knee. Wildflowers and water in background. Woman smoking at table. Pan of young girl and man eating. Man and woman (husband and wife couple) and older woman (mother figure) pack up car. Woman in apron with camera. (3:19:40) Homemade sign 'Presenting Arthur Lee Calias Barley or Arfeyl Goldner' with hand-drawn toddler crawling. Next to sign is the comic section of the paper 'Dick Tracey.' Woman in bed reading newspaper. Baby beside her. Man with glasses. Man (husband) we've seen before gets in on the other side of the bed. They pull down the covers to show baby's little arms and legs. CU of baby wriggling in crib. Woman with short dark hair, blue sweater and black pants on bed with baby. (3:20:40) Homemade sign 'Mens Room'. Woman washing baby in sink. Naked baby on towel on stomach with face away from camera. His mother tries to turn his face towards the camera. Dark footage of woman feeding baby with bottle. His wearing a long white frock. She turns her back to the camera and holds a sign 'The pause that refreshes.' (3:21:44) Homemade signs: 'At Home in Calais,' 'July 11 1956' 'Dear Daddy.' Sprawling green lawn in front of large white house with two chimneys, long dirt driveway to house. Flower beds along drive. Potted geraniums in the middle. LS of water behind house and other houses across the water on the other side. Outdoor cooking pit and patio. Peonie? bushes in bloom. Homemade sign 'Early.' Baby in yellow jumper on plaid blanket on deck. Baby on stomach wriggling arms and legs. Baby holds himself up on his front arms. CU baby. Homemade sign: 'Continuous Show.' Baby eating outdoors in wooden high chair. Man and girl fly kite together. Baby being helped into white life ring on pier. CU of rippling water. POV of shore from (some kind of) a boat. Dirt road with bright green trees on each side. Bright blue sky and puffy white clouds. Pan to white shed with green roof. Flower bed before house with porch. Two or three more barns varing in size and condition. View from second floor window of side of a white house with green shutters. Rather long house. More quick shots of house and lawn. Driveway with woman and car. (3:26:07) Shot of large modern white hotel with sign on top 'Americana.' Palm trees. Stairs ascending to extension of white building. Two yellow lawn chairs in front of motel rooms. Older woman in bathing suit walks away from camera. Pan of pool scene. Trampoline. Many empty sunning chairs lined up in rows. POV from boat of palm trees and homes on shore. Dark interior shots of boy playing with stuffed animals. Gets brighter. Boy waves to camera. Boy gets on rocking horse. Boy moves around little bed on wheels. (3:28:59) Boy uses bed to stand on by sink. Washes his neck with washcloth. Combs hair. Scratches chin while looking at camera. Walks to edge of frame to hug someone. Boy gets on bed. Carrying his blanket and gets on his mother who is in bed. Boy gets shirt. Tries to take off the shirt he is wearing. Is finally successful and crawls into bathtub. (3:31:34) Boy sitting at table with teacup and bottle in front of him. Dark footage of other people at table. Three kids play around inside. Older woman in chair. Other people sitting around.