[Archie Stewart--home movies] Reel 115

Date1953

Can DescriptionsNHF cataloguer's notes: Reel 115: Archie Stewart can notes: 1- Uncle T & GG. 2- 4th of July. 3- Proper's boat. 4- Thruway. 5- Col. G's 79th. 6- Christmas 1953. 7- Ann & R. 8- Ann's 24th. 9- Easter at Fairview. VS of flowers in garden. WS of mountains; Mt. Beacon, NY. Tom Hafer with toy rifle sits in great grandmother's lap. Three young women pose in garden. John Hafer lying on blanket. Two men standing in stern of large moving motor boat.; Dr Proper's boat on the Hudson River. VS of people, walking seated on deck; Ann. Moving shots POV boat: tugboat pushing barge. VS people pointing out sights, standing in bow, passing boats, shore, sunbathing. Storm King Mountain. Mary Hafer, GG, Ann and Reg Sauls. Tom Hafer sits on grass beside baby John on blanket. Mugs for camera. Ann and Reg Sauls get in Buick, pull away from house, drive down residential street. People stand in rutted area watching tractor and other heavy machinery [Rural construction site?] Baseball game: batter, fielder catches ball, players watch from bench, runners--Broadway Garage team. Scenes jump back and forth between 388 Grand Street and 350 Grand Street, Newburgh: Family around dinner table, eating. Mary Stewart brings in birthday cake with one large candle, places in front of Rob Golding, who laughs. Family in living room. Ann and Reg cuddle and kiss. Family seated in 388 Grand Street kitchen, another cake presented to Ann. Blows out candles, cuts cake; VS of family eating. Four men and women pose in garden in their Easter finery, hats and fur stoles; Rob Golding, Ann, Mother, GG, Archie.