[Fields--home movies] Reel 3

1335.0003
Vermont (?)
New York, United States
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1959
Amateur footage of family activities. NHF xfer notes as follows. Reel numbers are NHF-assigned. 3. Carol Gogan's 1st communion and trip to NY '59, July 4th picnic at Gale Ave '59, trip to Vermont, Susan 7th birthday. (UNEDITED) NHF Cataloguer's notes: Reel 3. Screeen intertitles: (1) Carol Gogan's 1st Communion & trip to New York. (2) July 4th picnic at Gale Ave. (3) Trip to Vermont. (4) Susan's 7th birthday.28:30. Group of people outside. Little girl. She smiles, waves. 28:37. Airport. Jeep drives up. Airplane on runway. 29:01. Very small airplane on runway. Yellow cab by passes it. Girl by airport gate. Formally dressed boy by airport gate. Airplane turning on runway. Land vehicles go by. Statue of Madonna, airplane propeller attached to base. Ladies, girl on runway. All wave. 30:03. American flag flying on pole. Man standing on runway. Quick shot of woman. Boy stands in front of birthday cakee. He looks up, smiles. Little girl by window. She waves ardently. Boy referred to in previous sentence. Placing chin on hand, he smiles. Girl gives him teasing hug. 31:00. Girl in veil, communion dress. She smiles, crosses arms. Adult hands her coat. Woman lifts back of her veil to facilitate coat donning. Woman adjusts girl's coat. Girl exudes sort of forced smile. Boy in formal dress. He smiles as adults walk by in background. Group of women, men. Woman leans on back of Adirondack-type wooden chair. She is talking with woman who has bottle of beer. Woman downs beer as men tend barbecue. Boy pulls leg of table out in order to upright it. Woman with item concealed under side of smock. Two girls lift wooden chair. Woman hands snack to girl. Boy has square wooden board in back of shoulders. Three boys follow him. Boy twirls lariat as woman looks son. Little girl touches hair, waves. 33:01. Ladies, man place food on picnic table. Children adults gathered around for picnic. Man in lawn chaise lounge. Children. Boy has toy pistol. Children in swimminag. Boy wears diver's mask. 34:01. Girl paddles about. Swimming, wading continues. People on float-platform. Girl wades out of water onto land. Boys in water. Girl nibbles on snack. She has towel about shoulders. 35:01. CU boy. He chews on snack. Girl chews snack. Towel still about shoulders. Two boys adjacent to woman. Both boys snacking. Exterior of 'Olde Board Restaurant'. Has chimney composed of stones. Parked cars. Restaurant exterior. Shadowy shot. Girl, woman. 36:02. Children slide down slide. Tress adjacent. Boy, girl alternately slide. Sliding continues. Boy, girl on wharf. Boat moored to landing. Girl carries item. 37:01. Exterior side of boat. Resembles cabin-cruiser. Has chimneys similar to tug or other kind of craft. People on wharf look at boat. Windows of turret. Boy, girl. Both wave. Woman. (These shots are a bit faded.) Man, boy. Wake behind boat. (Shot so overexposed, faded as to be almost indiscernable.) Photography improved. Boy, girl, woman on wharf. Boat begins water excursion. 38:01. Wharf. Children, woman on walkway. It is surrounded by stone fence. Woman waves. Group on board large horse-drawn wagon. Boy, girl at window of facsimiled jail. Sign in front: 'Frontier Town, Jail. Don't feed the Varmints'. Shadowy shot. Boy has wallet. Boy near tree. Girl peeks out of area in which there are boards. Girl in pillory or stocks. Old-fashioned punishment for lawbreakers. 39:03. Boy in pillory. Girl astride saddled horse. She waves. CU birthday cake, dishes on table. Girl holds party favor over card. Scan of table. Boy ducks down to avoid camera. Hand places candles on birthday cake. Boy wearing paper party hat. He blows out candles. Boy opposite makes face. Girl also wears party hat. Woman slices cake.slices cake. 40:03. Woman hands boy cake on plate. Dog. Wags tail. Girl bicycles down path of home. Boy watches. She cycles down lawn. Boy runs as dog follows after. Dog runs around as boy offers treat. Girl cycles past car where woman stands. Girl blows out candles on birthday cake. 41:03. CU woman. Woman smiles effusively. Man smoking cigarette. Older man. Two women lean out of window. Third woman intercepts the two. She waves. Two girls wheel doll carriage. CU girl, two front teeth missing. Girl runs along path. Boy with brief case walks down path. Boy rakes leaves. 42:02. Using rake as shovel, he piles leaves up. He continues process. (End of Reel 3.) 'Children/ Family/ Manners and customs/ Holidays

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