[Chute Homestead—home movies] Reel 27

Date1960

AbstractA shot of two toy tractors. Footage of men moving an antique car from a garage onto a tow truck. A shot of an antique car turning into the Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital. Footage of an antique car show in a field, including drivers playing a form of polo from their cars while a crowd of disabled children and others looks on. A shot of two toy tractors. Footage of antique cars in a large lot. A few shots of signs celebrating the centennial, 1861-1961, of the Mount Washington Carriage Road. A shot of a sign for the Mount Washington Auto Road. Footage of cars, and a horse and carriage, driving along the Mount Washington Auto Road intercut with a group of antique cars parked in a field, including people in various period costumes. A shot of a boy standing next to a sign that reads “Mt. Washington-Elev. 6288 White Mountain National Forest” and “Prevent Forest Fires”. A few shots of a train car on the Mount Washington cog railway and the view from the summit.