[Meyer Davis--home movies] Reel 5

Date1926

Can DescriptionsChildren rolling on beach, CU's of children swinging on tires, pan of house and yard, children racing toward camera, playing on lawn. Two women walk toward camera, dance on lawn. More dancing on porch. Three (excellent clothing) approach camera. Man and woman in embrace. CU of woman and child. Children on slide, family poses for camera. Newport park with scenes of various rides, attractions, fun-house mirrors, carousel, pan of park and beach, huge roller-coaster, pan of coast, children swimming and playing on beach, children getting out of car, playing behind steering wheel. CU's of adults, children playing checkers, kid running around naked in house and then playing in toy auto, group of children posing for camera (on coastline), train arriving in station and children running to greet woman, children play croquet. // Meyer Davis Logbook: 'Summer of 1926--Jamestown. Kids, Lillian, Newport Park, Gram Leavitt, The Beach, On the Ferry. Teddy.'