[H.A. Sanders, Jr.--home movies]

1475.0001
Greenville, Maine
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1944
Label on can: 'H 8 1st snow fall 1944. Jim and Barbara.' Label inside can: 'Planks at [Paul's] camp.' // Date range from edge codes on film. //
Man in military uniform and woman pose for camera standing side-by-side. Woman and younger boy pose. Man in uniform closes car door while woman moves towards camera. Man in uniform walks towards camera and salutes. Woman walks towards camera from field holding dandelion. Man in uniform and younger boy pose. Woman stands between two large suitcases. Two men in jackets stand beside airplane. Propeller plane taking off on snowy runway, possibly on a lake. Shots of plane flying overhead. Snowplow clears snow off runway. Shots of Canadian military planes, possibly small bombers, at Greenville Airport. Closeups of planes. Man exits car and shakes hands with another man. Pan of lake with mountains in background. Older man tends campfire. Coffee pot and food sit beside fire. Shots of scenery in rural snow-covered area. Man in uniform and woman stand in garden. Man in uniform walks towards camera on town street, probably Greenville. Man stands beside street sign pointing direction to various locations in and around the Moosehead Lake area. Locations on sign: Squaw Mountain Inn, Wilson's Camps, Moosehead Inn, MacKenzie's on Moosehead Lake, Maynard's in Maine, Lake Shore Inn Camps, Capen's Hotel and Camps. Airplane parked on field. Man in Naval uniform poses for camera. Two children in garden. Woman and two children play on dock at lake. Chipmunk eating. Man in uniform walks towards camera. // Donor note: Reel contains footage of Jim Sanders, who flew for the airforce in World War II. Shot by H.A. Sanders, Jr. The planes in the film are Canadian and were at the Greenville Airport at that time.

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