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4) 0158.0001
The Ladies Travel South, 1928--Edward Farrington Abbott--home movies. Reel 1
'Cushman southern No. 1' ;First of four reels on a trip to the South. NHF cataloguer's notes, 1/96: (10 min.) 'The Ladies Travel South, a four reel picture of scenes from Pinehurst, N.C. to the Mississip...
7) 0158.0007
Maine family activities--Edward Farrington Abbott--home movies. Reel 7
Amateur footage. NHF cataloguer's notes, 1/96: (20 min.) Augusta, Me. State House. Lisbon Street, Lewiston. Mill. River. Pan to bridge. Waterfall, dam. 'Bowdoin Pines.' Pan of t...
18) 0252.0065B
[Howard Kane--home movies] Reel 65B
NHF notes as follows. Can/reel/box annotations appear in quotes. Reel 65B: (50 ft., dc 1935) 'Roth #2.' Small town, flooded.
10) 0252.0099
[Howard Kane--home movies] Reel 99
NHF notes as follows. Can/reel/box annotations appear in quotes. Reel 99: (100 ft., dc 1940) 'Blizzard.' Color. Shots of heavy snowfall.
21) 0285.0004
Hurricane Carol and Edna
Film has a Hurricane Carol and a Hurricane Edna section. Stretch of leader separates two sections. // Each section is [650 ft.] // Hurricane Carol section: Dupont film stock, no...
27) 0309 cat. 0007-03-WABI-60
Woodman Lumber Fire
A very large fire at a lumber mill. Shots of fire fighters at the fire and extensive damage. Brewer fire fighters. Ref. 300.
19) 0318 cat.0012-13-WABI-59
Kenduskeag Flood
Bangor: Flood. Shots of ice left after water retreated, flooded yards, people surveying damage, water level compared to bridge.
33) 0319 cat.0014-03-WABI-59
Hurricane Donna
People preparing for Hurricane Donna and coping with aftermath. People preparing by tying things down, later cutting fallen branches. Shots of waves crashing on shore, trees fal...
33) 0322 cat.1007-11-WABI-60
Flood Pictures at Hudson
Flooded river including cars trying to cross road, water rushing over road past trees and houses.
36) 0323 cat. 0017-15-WABI-60
Groundbreaking at Emple Knitting Mill
Brewer : Young boy performs groundbreaking at mill while older men look on.
24) 0325 cat. 1008-12-WABI-60
Hurricane Donna
Bangor: Hurricane-related activities including Civil Defense Dept. radioing message, men working on power lines, tree branch, men working by truck.
29) 0339 cat. 0026-07-WABI-61
Machias Flood
Machias: Flooded ditches and roads, picnic area underwater, logjam, houses and stores, Narraguagas and Machias rivers.
14) 0339 cat. 1010-04-WABI-61
Mrs. John Reed at Old Town
Old Town: Mrs. Reed's visit including Dunegan Woolen Mills, Inc., standing by a Freight Ways truck, signing Blaine House address on package, package being loaded on truck which ...
14) 0341 cat. 0027-01-WABI-61
Mrs. Reed at Old Town
Old Town: Governor John Reed's wife visits Dunegan Woolen Mills, Inc. She stands by a truck and writes the address of the Blaine House on a package, which is loaded onto the truck.
21) 0358 cat. 0049-16-WABI-62
Hurricane Daisy
Large tree broken by hurricane scrapes a building. Shots of men cutting off branches, coastal waves, high winds.
25) 0386 cat. 1028-13-WABI-63
Wind Storm
Aftermath of a wind storm. Shots include a house with branches fallen on it, a car damaged by branches and a car completely crushed by an uprooted tree about 3 ft across.
23) 0386 cat. 1028-15-WABI-63
High Water
Scenes from results of high water. Large amounts of water pour over a dam, water around trees on river banks and calm water with a fish jumping.
24) 0431 cat. 0039-06-WABI-60
High Water in Kenduskeag
Swelling of Kenduskeag River including cars trying to move on flooded roads, trees surrounded by flowing water, houses surrounded by rising water.
17) 0431 cat. 0039-10-WABI-61
High Water in Pleasant River
Flooded river including the Pleasant River sign.
16) 0453.0021
[East Division of Standard Packaging to Slow Down Production]
Label: 'East Division of Standard Packaging to Slow Down Production.' // Truck arriving at gate of Eastern Fine Paper mill in Brewer. Sign: 'Eastern Fine Paper and Pulp Division...
15) 0579 cat. 1017-09-WABI-61
Flood
Effects of flood including damaged waterfront, ice and snow.
34) 0657 cat. 5271-01-NHFC-88
Sins of Our Mothers: The Story of Emeline
Story of young 19th century woman believed to have inadvertently married her own son. NHF distributes this title to institutions; it is also available through Reference by Mail....
12) 0666
[Technicolor Logging]
Produced in 1983, contains footage appearing to be from the 1920s through the 1960s. // Steam log hauling through snow. Old car. Pan of logging area. Steam log hauling. Rolling ...
9) 0669.0001
King Spruce
Logging film including axe sharpening, chopping trees, horse pulling logs, Lombard log hauler, rolling logs with Peaveys, men going to lunch, cutting ice, bulldozer, boat, boom,...
71) 0688.0001
Granite State Sampler, The
One side of disc is still images, the other side is moving images. Includes NHF archival footage of ice harvesting ('Cutting Ice,' 1943). ONSITE REFERENCE ONLY. Jacket notes as ...
14) 0696.0002
[Bucksport Mill footage] NHF Reel 2
NHF notes: Footage of the construction of the Maine Seaboard Paper Company mill in Bucksport, Maine. Appears to be professionally shot. Includes shots of construction site on w...
3) 0696.0011
[E.H. Maxcy--home movies]
NHF viewing notes as follows. Reel notes in quotes. 5511-02 '9/1931' 100 ft. More swimming. Ocean, pool with harbor in background including four-masted vessel. Bucksport Mill vi...
35) 0696.0020
[E.H. Maxcy--home movies]
NHF viewing notes as follows. Reel notes in quotes. 5511-11 'Lake and March Flood 1936' Date code 1934. 100 ft. Sailing on lake, children play cowboys on shore. Flood, ice in ri...
14) 0709
[Interviews with Albert 'Hap' Collins] Tape 5
Dated August 11, 1988. Interview with aged South Blue Hill boatbuilder, painter, fiddler and carpenter. Includes shingle mill and sawmill.
33) 0712.0001
[Forrest Colby--home movies] Summer logging
Can/box note: 'Pulpwood drive.' NHF cataloguer's notes: 00:50 Camp in summer, long pan of log buildings. Horse crosses, pulling travois-type sled with box on it. Man walks behin...
36) 0719
Places of Interest in the Bucksport Area
Dated Spring 1989. Student film of Bucksport sites of historical and other interest. Old postcards showing Bucksport Main Street, bridge, boy pumping water, old buildings, railr...
27) 0726.0006
[unidentified--home movies] Reel 6
NHF cataloguer's notes (reel numbers are NHF-assigned): Reel 6: Country scenes. Small-town American Legion Parade. Mountains. Lakes. Beach scenes. Same family (as in earlier ree...
11) 0726.0008
[unidentified--home movies] Reel 8
NHF cataloguer's notes (reel numbers are NHF-assigned): Reel 8: Circus. Zoo. Mountain scenes. A small-town parade. Four-masted schooner 'Seth Parker' open to the public. Isl...
129) 0752.0006
Warner Pathe News: Volume 2, Number 5
Warner Pathe classroom newsreel series. This Volume/Number contains: 'Hibok Hibok Erupts'; 'Rescue by Submarine'; 'Australian Bush Fire'; 'The Korean War'; 'Alpine Air Adventure...
32) 0752.0009
Warner Pathe News: Volume 2, Number 8
Warner Pathe classroom newsreel series. This Volume/Number contains: 'Presidential Race Review'; 'Record Snow Hits California'; 'Fire Razes Snowboung Home'; 'Airlift Saves Nevad...
20) 0752.0010
Warner Pathe News: Volume 2, Number 9
Warner Pathe classroom newsreel series. This Volume/Number contains: 'Midwest Floods'; 'Leaping Submarine'; 'Seine Tidal Wave'; 'Indo-China War'; 'Japan-Russia Water Border'; 'N...
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