[Joshua W. Curtis, Jr.—home movies] Reel 5

Date1943

AbstractFamily posing: Joshua Curtis, Sr., Joshua Curtis Jr. and Orilla Curtis. Visit to Columbia, South Carolina. Joshua Sr served in US Army directly after high school and probably did his basic training at Fort Jackson. View of USO building. African American man and son. African American woman stands on porch. Views of picnic under tree. Summer views of Curtis home on US Route 1 in Searsport. Orilla in garden, hens. Soldiers with banner on Main Street in Searsport. Parade in front of Esso gas station (Searsport, Maine). Joshua and Orilla leaving house. Joshua Jr in army uniform stands on snowy field. View downtown (Bangor?) Couple walks dog in the snow. On the shore of Penobscot Bay, walking in winter on rocky beach. Joshua, Sr. leans against post and poses. Tapping maple tree. Summer view of Orilla with florist rose arrangement outside home. Man leans against hoe, does some weeding in vegetable garden. At shallow rocky beach, low tide. Family swimming including Joshua Sr. in swimsuit with top. Boston terrier does tricks. Columbia, South Carolina: view of Columbia Township Auditorium and other buildings. Lawn bowling. Early spring in Searsport, Maine. Tulips. Main Street.