[Archie Stewart--home movies] Reel 156

Date1966

Can DescriptionsReel 156: Archie Stewart can notes: 1966. 1. Camp hunting trip. 2. Air Force dinner at 388. 3. T's visit for Thanksgiving. 4. Christmas at Ann's, Lemoore, CA. 5. Take T. back to MIT. 6. Winter trip to Maryah's, Montgomery, AL. 7. Snowstorms in April, one in tulip time. 8. Quick trip to camp 6-14 June. Screening notes: MS of Rob Golding in hunting cap. MS of Earl Bonness. Riding in lobster boat in Maine. Two men carrying gear on dock to boat, choppy waves. WS of lake with boat in FG. VS of deer carcasses loaded in boat. VS of elegant table set for dinner party. VS of people talking around table. Waiters serve meal. Black woman cooking in kitchen, carving [roast beef?]. VS of dining chairs and table, preparations for Thanksgiving. Cook serving turkey. VS of family around table. Archie carving. Children showing gifts, dressed in pajamas. Pan around room to adults. Unwrapping gifts. VS of goodbyes, standing outside house. Ranch style development. Posing in family groups. Girl riding bike. Girl skipping rope. Boy in Peanuts teeshirt, raking leaves. Snow covered yard and car. Boy takes suitcase from trunk and walks to brick building. Luggage includes skis, trunk. Children riding horses in ring, past jumps [slow motion]. Two dachshunds playing in yard. Girl hugs dog. Girl on pogo stick. Neon sign at night: Fleur de Lis Motor Lodge, Hyatt. Daytime, VS of motel, road signs. Road post; Princeton. VS of brick house, neighborhood. Family pose in finery. Children sit on piano bench hugging dachshunds. WS of ocean and palm trees. VS of motel. Archie, Mary looking at ocean with field glasses. Flights of Canada geese overhead. Archie and Mary at rest stop beside road. Archie and tall pussy willow bush. Snow covered trees, bushes, porch, laundry on line. Snow falling. View of storm through window. Red tulips peeking out of snow. WS of mountains. Fall foliage. Earl Bonness at Maine camp, driving Jeep, transporting refrigerator. Earl walking along vegetable garden beds. Driving Jeep through forest. Dumping refrigerator in woods. Moving shot, boat on water. Deer swimming to shore. VS of lobster boat. Earl putting up laundry line. Archie holding wall calendar.

Anecdotal Comments & ReflectionsMary Stewart Hafer notes: Good closeup of Rob Golding in boat. Earl. Walking out dock in rough weather. Two large deer being loaded. Dining table at 388 Grand being set for catered dinner party that Archie had for top brass from Stewart Air Force Base. Caterers serving. Esther Gunther preparing things in kitchen. Cleaning up after party. Esther serving Thanksgiving dinner to Tom Hafer. Archie carving. Camp Lemoore, CA. Reg and Ann Sauls quarters. Kids opening Christmas gifts. Ann drinking coffee. Kids in yard with grandparents. Reg and Ann pose with kids. Mary Lou rides bike. Elizabeth skips. Rex poses and rakes leaves. Winter. Tom Hafer getting suitcase out of trunk and going into ZBT frat house. Montgomery AL. Abby Hafer's riding class. Heidi's puppies. Abby with puppy, "Norton." Abby on pogo stick. Fleur de Lis Motor Lodge sign. Highway signs. Princeton street sign. 3943 sign. (3943 Princeton was Hafer rental for Fred's time at Air Force War College.) Abby and John with puppies. Palm trees at motel. Archie with binoculars looking over bleak waterways. Mother ditto. Birds flying in formation. Trip home from Montgomery AL. Archie drinking Coke and eating at roadside. Arlington VA. Hafer's first home at 23 Road North. Our second home at 1823 North Harrison Street. Pussy willows. Snow on back porch at 388 Grand. Snow scene through window. Tulips blooming in snow. Mt Beacon with snow. Apple blossoms at camp. Newly planted garden. Jeep going through woods to take refrigerator to dump in woods. Moose swimming in lake. Moose running off into woods. Earl stringing electric wires. Archie pointing to calendar.