[Oscar R. Houston—home movies] Reel 2

Date1929 – 1940

AbstractBash Bish Falls State Park in Mt. Washington, MA. Footage of a waterfall. A shot of two men in the surrounding rocks. Footage of a boy climbing up a fallen tree and over some rocks. Several shots of a wooded landscape. Scenic views of snow covered mountain peaks and valleys. Footage of a home, garden and surrounding view with a dog running in the yard. Views of snow-covered mountains as seen from the water. Footage of people splashing each other with buckets of water from canoes while the rowers of the boats maneuver around each other in a lake at a crowded resort. Teams of rowers on a lake in rowboats and paddle boats. Spectators and rowers lounging on the docks. A shot of paddle boats rowing into the docks followed by a shot of kids splashing from canoes. A shot each of a boy and a girl diving into the lake from a diving board. A shot of a young woman sitting on the docks. Footage of multiple races where swimmers dive into the lake and race from one dock to another. A few shots of the crowd on the docks and the balcony of the resort. Swimmers race across the lake. Footage of multiple divers on a diving board next to a water slide. Donor notes: "Houston family: Bash-Bish (1929-1940); en route to Mt. Foraker, Cobble Court (1930-1934)"