[Laurence Newman--home movies]

Datecirca 1950

Can DescriptionsAmateur. Intertitled. NHF cataloguer's notes (titles in quotes), 3/89: 'Starting all over again--after 17 years on white collar job. Feb, 1946.' Man and boy against snowy landscape. 'A few of 'the girls'--travelers from Hampden.' Woman pets chicken, man walks from lobster traps to house. Pan of road, water, buildings. Boys skiing. 'Early spring and somebody's birthday, manset, March 8, 1946.' Pan of coast. Woman with flowers. 'Clearing land for a garage that was never built--on Ledge Road.' Man carrying wood. 'Among other things needed, a new roof.' Men working on house. Pan of water. 'Now back to the important job of getting ready for lobstering.' Preparing traps. '400 traps--a lot of hours behind us.' Stocked traps, bay. 'Eleanor and Jarvis on a rush visit to look at the Cove House.' 'JN trying to explain how they work.' 'Ballasting traps.' Men stand while rowing boat. 'Warping them up.' Old car loaded with traps. 'Loading them on the boat.' etc. [these notes may be incomplete]