[O.P. Geer--home movies] Reel 1

1005.0001
Boothbay, Maine
Harbor
Quebec, Canada
United
Adirondack Mountains, States
New Jersey (Montclair)
New York (New York, Niagara Falls)
Virginia (Virginia Beach)
Washington, D.C
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1934, 1937
Collection-level description: amateur, edited footage with intertitles and scenes of family life, work at the law office, travel, summer camp, boating and sailing. Also contains footage of an American Legion parade in New York in 1937, and battle ships in New York harbor in 1934. Also contains amateur fiction: a skit at Geer's law office regarding a bankruptcy case. (UNEDITED) NHF Cataloguer's notes for Reel 1 REEL 1 (approx. 18 min.): Little girl in front of garage door. CU little girl. She walks along. Track shot middle-class home and grounds. Little girl is joined by child slightly younger than herself. Mother grasps younger child and holds her while she takes a few steps. M.S. mother holding child. Ma bounces child back and forth. Swings child. CU of yet another child. Child only a bit older smiles beside her. M.S. of curly-haired girl embracing younger child. They sit at bottom of stairs. Older girl holds young child as young child takes a few steps. Mother with baby carriage. Two children with her. Little girl plays with hoe. M.S. of man lifting infant from carriage. Curly-haired girl looks on. M.S. of curly-haired girl smiling. M.S. curly-haired girl walking along path. She has small purse. Track shot of girl as she walks down path. Quick shot of girl approaching baby carriage. Baby tries to emerge from carriage. Mom grasps just in time. CU of curly-haired girl sitting on bottom stair. She has basket of apples, holds one up for camera. Holds up vegetable, also in basket. Takes out apples, replaces. MS of mother with infant. CU of infant as mother holds. MS infant in playpen. Sister is in pen with her. She climbs over the bars. LS of curly-haired girl near abundant shrubbery. Black cat comes along. CU of infant crawling on all fours. Is joined by curly-haired sister. CU of the latter. CU of white plush toy dog. Mother, curly-haired girl, young sister. Mother holding infant. CU of curly-haired girl. Curly-haired girl digging in dirt using small tool. Cat joins her. She walks through the yard. She wheels doll carriage along. Girl and sister near playpen outside. Curly-haired miss has balloons. Curly-haired girl and sister by playpen. CU of younger child as she gazes around. Two sisters walking about the yard, each has a balloon. They wave them about. CU of older girl digging in dirt. As she plays,younger sister watches. Both girls have balloon tied to arm. Mother feeding young child. They sit at bottom of outside stairs. CU of mother feeding baby. CU curly-haired girl. Commences pushing sister in carriage. M.S. of mother, curly-haired girl,and older child. Children rolling on grass. Curly-haired girl sitting in small child's chair. Rises, takes sister by hand. CU of older child as she talks. Both girls walking along. M.S. of both girls sitting on lawn. Black cat present. Curly-haired girl patting cat. Quick shot of curly-haired girl pushing toy wheelbarrow. Mother, curly-haired girl, sister, and black cat sitting on blanket in yard. CU of younger child petting cat. Girl plays cat. 13:00. Picks up cat. Strokes. Cat in box. Woman, two girls standing balcony. 14:12. Track shot horses, soldiers parading in city. LS of group of horses. Little girl stands front. Horses prance, go through paces. Cars, vehicles coming down street. Little girl eating ice cream at outside table. 15:30. Man holding girls by hand walk down road. 16:00. Mother, girl in field. M.S. of curly-haired girl, younger sister. LS grove trees. Curly-haired girl, sister seated near shrubbery, trees. Girls walk down road. 17:09. CU curly-haired girl. CU younger sister. LS younger girl walking, running down path between trees. 18:00. Younger girl runs among trees. CU of curly-haired girl standing in road. Swings arms. Runs forward. 18:31. (End of Reel 1.) Reels 1-4 Girls in park, helium balloons. Europe? Stadium horse races, historic buildings and monuments of France. Arc de Triomphe. New Orleans, 1952. Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, grille work on Royal Street. Stormy ocean. Boats, beaches, women in white hats. Fountains. Color. Natural Bridge, Virginia. Colored houses. Empire State Building, New York.

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