[Howard Kane--home movies] Reels 18

Date1929 – 1930

AbstractReel 18: (300 ft.) 'Machias 1929-1930.' 'Machias Fair, Ford (Jim) and sulkey race (Conrad Meserve, Harley Henry).' Season change. Man with dog walks by piles of logs. Waterfront. Falls. Two men leave building with dog, with newspaper in mouth. People leave stock company and get into a model A ski mobile. It's snowing. Ski mobile travels through woods. Ski mobile pulls logs through woods. Men roll and stack logs in snow. Shots from back of ski mobile. Men hand sawing large tree. Shots of dog and cook outside logging camp. More bouncy shots from ski mobile. Horse drawn sled. Waterfall. Dog playing. Logs on edge of frozen water. Ski mobile stuck in snow. Men shoveling it out. Horses pulling out log-laden sleds. Private home. Shots of town. Waterfront community. Lumberyard across river. Field and saltwater. Rocky coast. US flags on lawn. (44:19). Country fair. Harness racing. Ferris wheel. Auto racing. People milling around grandstand. Band. Shots of town. Water flowing over dam. Stone buildings. Houses. Sign Drink for the Thirsty, Food for the Hungry, Logging for the weary and good keeping for horses. By Job Burnham. [Burnham Tavern, Machias, Maine]