[Chute Homestead—home movies] Reel 21

Date1930 – 1940

AbstractCompiled home movie reel including footage of the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair.

Can DescriptionsNotes on can: “Songo River Naples F.D. Sunset Fla. Oranges Silver Springs Hollywood, Fla. Mardi Gras N.Y. World’s Fair, Wayside Inn, Etc.”

Viewing NotesFootage of the Songo River in Naples, ME, including a ferry boat marked “Songo” full of people passing through a lock, a derelict boat on the bank, people in small sailboats and canoes and people and houses along the banks. Footage of a fire truck marked “Naples Fire Dept.” with a hose attached to it spraying water into a lake. A few shots of a sunset. A few shots of trees and a shingled roof. An underwater shot of a woman swimming. A few shots of a woman and a dog on a beach. A few shots of a parade, including floats and people in elaborate costumes. Footage of the New York World’s Fair, including the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company exhibit, which reads, “See Tires Made,” the Electric Utilities Building, “Forward March of America,” the “City of Light Presented By Consolidated Edison” exhibit building, and the crowds. Footage of a house in a field. Footage of a small, stone building with a water wheel attached to it (Longfellow's Wayside Inn). A shot of a cottage.