[Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 18, Accession 1902

Date1915

Viewing NotesNotes: Dates on can: "June & Sept. 1915" POV from boat as it comes into a landing, including a boathouse. Hadley Harbor, Naushon Island, with view of a Herreshoff 121/2 under sail. A man and boy sit on the edge of a porch, with a horse tethered in the background. Views of roundup of sheep for shearing. Views of sheep running along a rock wall, fleeing through an open fence gate. Views of people on horseback and on foot, two who have grabbed a sheep, tied its feet, and sheared it. More views of a large group on horseback with dogs, riding through open farm gate, followed by a horse-drawn wagon. More of the sheep running past the gates, with open rolling field in background where other sheep graze. More shots of sheep trotting toward the camera down a beaten path. A group of people on horseback open a gate in a field, and ride through, followed by the horse wagon. Long shots of the people on horseback herding the sheep on the hillside, and sheep coming through the open gate, followed by the horseback riders, who congregate on the hillside.