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Logging
1940s
1) 0014.0001
Rockland Buildings--Walter V. Mitton--home movies. Reel 14
Title, 'Rockland has many fine Federal, County and City public buildings in well kept and attractive settings.' Color, White house with columns around front door and balcony abo...
3) 0137
Bar Harbor Fire and outtakes
People in woods. Men in uniform with rifles in downtown Bar Harbor. Old cars in woods, possibly Acadia National Park. Remains of burned buildings. Fire burning. Followed by outt...
5) 0156.0001
Sociography: How Mainers Work, Live and Play
'A record of the travels of the pioneer sociography class of the Farmington State Teachers' College 1947 Summer Session.' 'Through Maine sociography one learns at firsthand of M...;Tape is in good condition, but transfer is EXTREMELY poor quality. // Original footage is 16mm. Film donated to University of Maine. See collection folder. // Factual film recor...
6) 0157
Maine Harbor Town
Documentary (20 min.) showing scenes of Camden, its community life and industries including tourism. Follows the Keller family through home and work activities.
26) 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,...
2) 0691.0004
[Mahlon Walsh--home movies] Reel 4
White house. Snowy houses, valley. People with dog. People in downtown Freeport. Girls playing. Snow plow. Dogs in snow. Men shoveling around car. Cookout. More downtown Freepor...
1) 0714.0001
[Edward P. Arbo--home movies] Long Log Drive
Long log drive, East Branch of the Pleasant River. Views of men on river pushing logs into stream, falling into water, batteaus.
31) 0749.0001
Maine scenes and New York trip, circa 1940--Vernard I. Pierce--home movies
Home movies shot by Vernard Price of 1940 travels to New York City, the Caratunk, Maine, Centennial Parade, and his logging operations in the woods near Bingham, Maine.;New York City, 1940. Reel opens with scenes of cars, taxis, and buses seen from above a busy street. Globe. Good footage of many neon and animated signs around Times Square, ...
32) 0751.0003-.0004
[Wilbur Senter--home movies] Reels 3-4
Amateur footage. Can notes in quotes as follows; reel numbers are NHF-assigned. Reel 3-4: 'San Francisco World's Fair'
32) 0751.0022
[Wilbur Senter--home movies] Reel 22
Amateur footage. Can notes (quoted) and reel notes as follows; reel numbers are NHF-assigned. Reel 22: 'Parades.' Old Home Week Parade 1938, in Rockland, Maine. Red Jacket Day P...
3) 0780.0016
[Sawyer--home movies] Reel 016
NHF cataloguer's notes as follows (box/reel notes in quotes, reel numbers are NHF-assigned). Reel 16: 'Church circle, Donnie ; 1946'. Length 2:51. b&w.;(Church circle is women's group, guests of Donald's mother, from Bingham.) Women walking down road. Cars driving down road. Donnie being pushed in a wheelbarrow. Baby on blanket...
7) 0785.0007
Knox County on Parade 1940 (Reel 7)
Original seven reels of 'Knox County on Parade' are 2800 ft. total. Reel contents received with the film as follows: Reel 7 of 7: Snow Bowl Ski Area, Vinalhaven Harbor and Stree...;Additional Notes, Jan. 6, 2023: Camden Snow Bowl Ski Area, Camden Outing Club Cabin / Lodge, Ice Skating, Sled Dog Race, Skiing, Ski Rope Pull, Truck with "H.H. Crie & Co. // Ha...
4) 0792.0001
New England
Video copy of film about New England. There are several themes in this film that focus on nature, lifestyle, work, architecture and geographical locations in New England. There ...
1) 0836.0002
[Log Rolling Contest]
Donor's titles in quotes: 'Fireman's Convention at the Balsams, 1944.' // Box captions: 'Br. Co. log roller.' // Title card reads: '22nd Annual Conference, New England Associati...
5) 0836.0004
[Protect Young Growth Titles]
Donor's titles in quotes: 'Experimental film on Process work with Brown Company Woods 'Seal', Save the Young Growth, etc., 1949.' // Box captions: 'Work done on notes of June 7 ...
16) 0836.0024
[Pulpwood for Today and Tomorrow--negative]
Title on film: 'Pulpwood for Today and Tomorrow.' // Negative with optical soundtrack. // 1946 date code on film. // Edge damage at head and tail needs repair.
1) 0836.0025
[Your Cord of Wood--picture negative]
Title on film: 'Your Cord of Wood.' // This is a silent pic negative. // Transferred at 15 fps. // 1945 date code on film. // Formerly labeled 'Reel 26.'
23) 0836.0026
[Your Cord of Wood--soundtrack]
Optical sound track for 'Your Cord of Wood.' // 1948 date code on film. // Formerly called 'Reel 27.'
27) 0836.0027
Your Cord of Wood
Title on film: 'Your Cord of Wood.' // Box captions: 'Sound (trial) version 1948.' // Optical soundtrack. // Formerly called 'Reel 25.'
28) 0836.0029
King Spruce
NHF footage notes for 'King Spruce': Logging film including axe sharpening, chopping trees, horse pulling logs, Lombard log hauler, rolling logs with Peaveys, men going to lunch...
21) 0836.0038
Your Cord of Wood
Title on film: 'Your Cord of Wood.' // Donor notes: B&W work copy for film Your Cord of Wood 1945. // NHF transfer notes: Work print, transferred at 15 fps. // Date from edge co...
22) 0836.0052
Pictures of Pulp Mills on the Pacific Coast
Title on film: 'Pictures of Pulp Mills on the Pacific Coast taken by E.P. Cook and B.T. Larrabee November 1940.' // Slight perf and edge damage. // List of scenes in collection ...
13) 0836.0068
Selection and Use of an Axe
Label on leader: 'Selection and Use of an Axe. Original Koda.' // Date range from edge codes on film. // Formerly: 'Reel 43.'
24) 0836.0069
Care and Use of a Bucksaw
Label on leader: 'Care and Use of a Bucksaw #2.' // Date from edge code on film. // Kodachrome color. // Film has twist. // Formerly: 'Reel 44.'
15) 0836.0093
[Operation Sanmaur]
Title on film: 'Operation Sanmaur 1946. // Donor's title: 'Operation--Sanhaur.' // Can note: January 1947. Original film on mechanical hauling. // Date from edge code on film. /...
26) 0836.0097
[American Pulpwood Association Equipment Conference]
American Pulpwood Association mechanical pulpwood equipment conference: June 4-8, 1945. // Transferred at 15 fps. // Formerly: 'Reel 65.'
32) 0895.0007
[David L. Knowlton--home movies] Reel 7
NHF cataloguer's notes, 8/97 (notes are divided into 9 parts due to length, donor's notes inserted in brackets): [Location possibly Greenville, Maine or Knowlton, Quebec, Canada...
49) 0895.0008
[David L. Knowlton--home movies] Additional Notes
NHF cataloguer's notes, 8/97 (notes are divided into 9 parts due to length, donor's notes inserted in brackets): Shot of park-like area in city. MS of little boy urinating at ed...
55) 0897.0001-.0013
[Unobskey--home movies]
[Unobskey--home movies] are scenes of Jewish family life in Calais, ME, spanning four decades. Footage includes graduations, birthday parties and other family celebrations, ice ...
15) 0964.0004
[unidentified--home movies]
NHF cataloguer's notes, 11/94: (2 min.) Wood yard. Lumber being moved around with cranes and trucks. (14 min.) Amateur rodeo, large gathering. Children running race and playing ...;From Facebook: Names of the ladies in the Queen's Court in the parade. Left front: Paula Eldridge, 2nd one up on the left is Rebecca (Gross) Gray. She was from Castine. Dana ...
10) 95-40.0018-.0019
Awinita's cruise--Dassler family--home movies. Reels 18-19
NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96 for Reels 18 and 19: Two middle aged men engaged in outdoor camp cooking; prepartion of planked (fileted on plank) lake trout; crowd of 25 people wa...
32) 1020.0001
Timber for Tojo
Collection-level description: a factual film about the wood products industry in Maine during World War II. Documentary footage of woodswork related to production of ammunition ...
16) 1202.0007 cat. 5043-03-HINK-40
We the People
Various Philadelphia scenes. Dissolve to recreation of founding father giving speech, fade to CU of Constitution, fade back to founding father discussing something with Colonial...
51) 1225
Lost Boundaries
Drama: Black doctor passes as white in small New Hampshire community; effect on family and town of disclosure. 'One of the first racially conscious films; now a curio. Ferrer's ...
29) 1258.0008
[Coughlan/Kelleher--home movies] Reel 8
Donor's notes as follows. Film box/reel notes in quotes. Reel 8: 'Sac. Heart 1947?' John's First Communion...kittens...Jack (aka Sean) Kelleher leaving for someone's wedding? Ma...
5) 1258.0011
[Coughlan/Kelleher--home movies] Reel 11
Donor's notes as follows. Film box/reel notes in quotes. Reel 11: '1948 K of C, Camp Cl.' K of C ceremony at Abington football field. Large altar, men in tall silk hats...John C...
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