[Charles S. Houston—home movies] Reel 1

Date1925 – 1926

AbstractDelaware River. Footage of the river. Several shots of people in canoes, alone and in pairs. A group of rowers taking a break along the side of the river. Footage of a man in the water trying to right his boat after capsizing; a man and a boy row after him. The rowers pull their boats off to the shore. Two boys lounge on a rock. One boy dives into the river off a rock to go swimming. Footage of two men rowing and then three men hiking. Two boys break down a shelter fashioned out of a canoe, a couple of oars and some blankets. Footage of two boys climbing some rocks near a waterfall then washing out their utensils and drinking from the waterfall. The two boys play in what appears to be a spring. Footage of the two boys in a canoe shot by another person in the canoe. A shot of a spring. More footage of the river and its banks. Several canoes rowing down the river. A group of rowers gather on the river bank. Footage of two people in a canoe. A boy swims in the river. A boy climbs along the bank and jumps into the river off of a rock to go swimming. Footage of two boys swimming in the river. Donor's notes: "Delaware River canoe trip: Angus & Avery Macdonald"