[Gertrude Jane Hay Eustis--home movies] Reel 70

Date1953

Viewing NotesNHF cataloguer's notes (reel numbers assigned by donor or creator): Reel 70: [all color, exterior footage, shots were well composed, fairly lengthy, focused, and steady] 0:00 Man in shorts on wooden steps setting off firecrackers; woman in one piece bathing suit sets off firecrackers; woman dressed in red, white and blue outfit poses; sign, 'Wiscasset'; train approaches camera; woman opening garage door of two car garage; 4:02 dock sign 'PRIVATE ISLE OF SPRINGS ASSN' long shot of many people painting a house; men, women, children painting house; 4:05:07 'GILBERT'S LOBSTER POUND'; people on dock walking towards camera with plate dinners; man shows lobster to camera; seagulls flocking over dock, eating area, and water; men and women waving to camera from scenic rock; rocky coast smashed by waves; group of people sitting in front of light house waving to camera; boy in jeans carrying tennis racket and silver pail dashes off porch; camera follows him along a path in the woods; woman holds up advertisement for a square dance; 4:08:10 boats in harbor, woman in bathing suit seated on sand in front of harbor scene; boat traffic on harbor; 4:08:30 church; women in hats greeting each other; people exiting the church; talking on lawn; people walking through cemetery, examining grave stones 4:10:10 water sports, man driving some type of motorized surfboard with woman perched on front; woman paddling canoe away from camera; outdoor picnic next to the water; sign on rock, '190 MONTROSE'; house viewed through trees; house depicted from various angles; 4:13:19 woman in bathing suit painting a table outside; man picking fruit from tree with long pole; woman hosing down chairs in driveway in front of two car garage; woman in bathing suit sitting in shadow of garage with portable radio next to her playing with cats; 4:14:00 smoke filling the sky; people and cars along side of road; fire seen through trees; woman in red, white and blue outfit with suitcase; workmen clearing trees 4:15:40 people swimming in ocean; man in shorts sitting on porch steps with child; same man in coat and tie sitting on steps pretending to drink from bottle; men, women dressed in suits and furs walking along road side; waiters in white jackets approach camera; wedding of man in white military uniform and woman in white wedding gown.