Abraham Katz--home movies. Reels 71-74

Date1940s

Viewing NotesReel 71: Agfa. b&w pan of small boats at anchor or moored. Steamship Pemberton. Plymouth Rock. Woman stands with camera and tripod. Car, view out windscreen at hood ornament. Passing bumpy landscape at speed. Stopped at bridge. Views of houses and dunes. Could be Cape Cod? Reel 72: b&w, three story house in winter. Man by door. Large building, hotel? Numerous takes but not good view of where it is (more views of top of building). Pan of waves on beach. Man with shovel; has a cigar in his mouth. Nice striped sweater arms. He wears a hat. Gestures for another man to come take shovel. The second man is wearing a suit. Woman throws a snowball at shoveling man. It is very sunny. Man with violin bows it slowly and looks at camera. CU same man, woman next to him. Then pan over to another man. Reel 73: b&w, Mass Ave., truck, children get in. Girl on outdoor steps, playpen in background, two boys enter scene. Children play outdoors. Top spins on ground. People with baby bunnies. Boy on farm cart jumps into pile of hay. Man and boy walk up steep hill. Dark exposure, tape or string on hillside. Boy falls going down hill. Women sit and lie on grass. Child brings them berries. In garden, digging worms. Woman holds up long worm. Boy with bowl of worms. Woman comes and picks one out. He has a bamboo pole. Fishing expedition sets off. Man and boy in stream (underexposed). Boy shows off six or seven small fish strung up. Monument. Hoosac Tunnel sign. Model railroad. Baby in high chair outdoors. "EMF Electrical Supply Co" truck on a hunting excursion. Group stands around outside barn. Man has a glass. Being silly with hammer and axe. Man by a tree with a rifle. Boy runs into view. Man in The General Tire overalls. Three men walk on road. Firing at something near the house. Sawing a log. Woman fires at something too. Shot is upside down. On the road with barn in background. Man carries log. Bow saw. Boy has a puppy on a leash, walks down stairs and out on sidewalk. Snow on the ground. Boy has knickers on. Woman and girl with dog. Little Pond in background? House for sale across the street. Girl has skis and ski poles. Puppy tied outside. Mass 1938 license plate. Reel 74: b&w Dog. Pan of three story industrial building with tower. Car in front of shop. Two men stand in doorway. Buy and Save Ludlow Drug Co. sign on sidewalk, cars parked, we pan through a small town. Concrete mixing, construction.