These Memories of Maine

DateMarch 4 1987

Viewing NotesDated March 4, 1987. Program on Maine film history mixing contemporary footage with archival footage. Introduction includes quick cuts: CU of building with turrets, storefront, wood sawing contest. Band white archival footage of wood sawing. Traffic. New football footage. Old football footage. Man at automatic teller machine, street person shuffling along. New ship launching; old ship launching. Portland waterfront. New logging footage, old logging footage. New and old potato farming footage. New and old boat footage. CU of bongo player. Pedestrians. Business signs such as the Gorham Flag Center. Highway traffic. Historic footage of old car, movie audience, workers, people with elephant that wears 'M 1907 banner,' dancing girls, girl playing piano, man chopping tree. Loggers in camp. Narrative of Maine film history begins. Stills of Maine scenes. Clip from 'Drawing a Lobster Pot.' Other old lobstering footage. Michael Donohue on Bates College Campus. Archival footage segment to the tune of the University of Maine's 'Stein Song' by Rudy Vallee including: male university cheerleaders, traffic, young women jumping rope, basketball, man conducting band, games, cheerleaders, girls dancing, theater production, girls in swimsuits, girls in gymsuits playing with huge ball, man directing chorus, woman riding down chute in water sled. Convention of Aged Couples at Deering Oaks Park in Portland including women knitting, men playing checkers, couple playing checkers, couples dancing (archival). Loggers working. Food. Lombard log hauler. Log drivers with Peaveys. Dynamiting log jam. Riding logs. Logs cascading. Men in batteau. Fiddler's contest in Lewiston, display of large prize cup, winner, men dancing to music (archival). Potato farming in Aroostook County. Horse plowing, push plowing, barrels, nadpicking potatoes. Child eating potatoes. Scenes from 'The How and Why of Spuds' (archival). Moose. Men boarding train to go moose hunting. Horse-pulled wagon. Men carrying canoe and bedding. Outdoor cooking. Shooting at moose from canoe. Men checking to see if moose is dead (archival). Grandma Bennett, 100 year-old Portland resident, takes ride in seaplane, lands, waves, disembarks (archival). Men fishing from canoes. Portland train coming from Bemis. Unloading gear from train. Fishing from canoes. Removing fish from net. Footage from 'Trout Fishing at Rangeley Lakes. (archival) Color conclusion with quick cuts from old home movies including man on tractor, family Christmas. girls playing and puppy, bridge, log truck, wedding, man helping baby walk, parade, school bus, school kids, apples, go-karts, baby, horse and sled, family, snowshoeing, girl with cat, seesawing.