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1) 0155.0006
[Kodascope excerpts]
Collection formerly called 'Seavey Collection' Shots from a circus showing a tightrope walker [Herbert Kenney's uncle was a tightrope walker by profession]. Shots include a bala...
3) 0252.0079
[Howard Kane--home movies] Reel 79
NHF notes as follows. Can/reel/box annotations appear in quotes. Reel 79: (50 ft., dc 1935) Barnett Bros. three-ring circus. Two men lead elephant from tent and make print o...
8) 0307 cat. 1001-06-WABI-54
Barnum and Bailey Circus
New York City: Circus at Madison Square Garden including children riding elephants, a parade through streets. Narrated with music.
10) 0312 cat. 1003-14-WABI-59
Smokey Bear at Dow Air Force Base
Bangor: Smokey's visit including talking to children, children listening to model of Smokey, children walking in line to receive literature and fire hats.
12) 0318 cat.0013-06-WABI-59
Wild Animal Circus
Wild animal circus. Shots of caged elephants, camels, llamas, leopard and zebra. Also elephants performing, and clowns dressing child in clown costume.
2) 0353 cat. 1020-07-WABI-62
Helicopter at Dow Air Force Base
Bangor: Base fire fighting crew flies in two-propeller helicopter to pick up a water tank and fly to a fire, where they use hoses to put it out, and the helicopter picks up a man.
3) 0354 cat. 1021-01-WABI-62
Liquid Fire Fighting
Bangor: Fire fighters practice in extinguishing chemical or liquid fires at Dow Air Force Base.
8) 0364 cat. 0050-16-WABI-62
Dow Air Force Base Helicopter Fire fighting Demonstration
Fire fighting demonstration including crew running to two-propeller helicopter, the helicopter lifting off and picking up a water tank, flying to a small fire, crew using tank w...
5) 0384 cat. 0072-13-WABI-63
Alert at Dow Air Force Base
Alert drills at base including performing an arrest, setting off smoke bombs to test base fire department, ambulance and medics test.
6) 0388 cat. 0064-15-WABI-63
Dow Air Force Base
Officers stand at attention as troops march by.
7) 0388 cat. 0064-19-WABI-63
Berry at Dow Air Force Base
A women named Berry is given a tour of the base. Shots include LS and MS of her standing by a helicopter MS of her at controls, CU of her looking through a window.
3) 0401 cat. 0080-08-WABI-64
Circus at Brewer
Brewer: Shots through cage bars of leopards performing with a trainer including a balancing act, jumping through fire hoops and playing.
13) 0410 cat. 0081-10-WABI-64
Circus at Brewer
Brewer: Shots of International Hippodrome Circus including performers' trailer, a boy with a dog, people on a trampoline, people talking, and a man looking at a drum set.
7) 0416 cat. 1036-15-WABI-64
Circus at Brewer
Brewer: Shots of International Hippodrome Circus including performers' trailer, a boy with a dog, people on a trampoline, people talking, and a man looking at a drum set, woman ...
8) 0431 cat. 1012-05-WABI-61
Circus
Circus including clown with audience, tiger in a cage, circus entrance, crowd entering, Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus sign, elephants, giraffes, camels, woman with monkey.
13) 0439 cat. 0095-07-WABI-66
Fireworks at Dow Air Force Base
Bangor: Fireworks lighting up the sky.
8) 0451 cat. 1059-05-WABI-67
Dow Fireworks Display
Bangor: LS of Dow Air Force Base buildings. People sitting in grassy area. Fireworks.
10) 0456 cat. 1071-15-WABI-67
Penobscot Bay Power Squadron at DOW
Two men talking near plaque on wall which reads 'James Frederick Dow 1913-1966 2nd Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Corp.' Men talking in front of plaque and picture.
11) 0456 cat. 1071-22-WABI-67
Bangor City Council Meets Federal Representative on Dow Re-use
Men sitting at table with papers and talking. Man sitting down. Several shots of men sitting down at table. Shot of assembled crowd. Men at table with map of Bangor behind them.
12) 0558 cat. 0060-12-WABI-63
NORAD Anthem
Promo for the North American Air Defense Command which tells how the military defenses of the U.S. and Canada protect North America from aerospace attack. Shots of flags, jets, ...
9) 0565 cat. 0038-02-WABI-59
Cerebral Palsy Children
Children roller skating, at circus, at day camp, at YMCA pool, and at the United Cerebral Palsy Center.
16) 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...
12) 0751.0018
[Wilbur Senter--home movies] Reel 18
Amateur footage. Can notes (quoted) and reel notes as follows; reel numbers are NHF-assigned. Reel 18: 'Circus and ski jumping reel.' Robbins Brothers Circus. National Ski J...
29) 0780.0006
[Sawyer--home movies] Reel 006
NHF cataloguer's notes as follows (box/reel notes in quotes, reel numbers are NHF-assigned). Reel 6: 'Jo and John in boat, rainbow, Mt. Washington, air circus ; ca. 1939'. Lengt...;Scenes of rainbow. Man and woman in canoe and then in motor boat. Some airplane stunts and parachutist, but these are poor quality. Views of mountains and surrounding area.
13) 1140.0460
[Circus Sets Up at Bangor Auditorium]
Circus equipment set up at Bangor Auditorium. Performer practices on trapeze. Footage of ponies and elephants, tigers in cages.
14) 1140.0463
[Shrine Circus in Bangor]
Opening night of Shrine Circus at Bangor Auditorium. Footage of tigers, trapeze artists.
13) 1140.2983
[New Plans For Dow Base]
Interview with Bangor Development Director Ed McKeon about plans for the former Dow Air Force Base; President Harold Chute (sp?) of chemical company opening plant.
14) 1140.5786
[Loring Restart Hearing]
Loring Air Force Base closure hearing; Senator Edmund Muskie, Governor Joseph (Joe) Brennan, William Cohen, Olympia Snowe. Other people speak. Dale Duff reports.
15) 1191.1100.21
[Last Planes Leave Dow]
Last bomber plane and stratotanker leave Dow Air Force Base in Bangor; Air Force men board plane, it takes off; 'City of Bangor' painted on side of bomber; inspection of men in ...
30) 1191 cat. 1075-18-WABI-67
Military Retirement Ceremony At Dow
No description available
17) 1191 cat. 1083-03-WABI-67
Bangor Air Force Cadet Before Lions Club
No description available
23) 1191 cat. 1096-28-WABI-68
Inactivation Ceremonies at Dow
No description available
33) 1229.0003
[Charles Gilbert--home movies] NHF Reel 003
NHF cataloguer's notes as follows. Intertitles in quotes; film box notes/dates in parentheses. Reel numbers are NHF-assigned. Reel 3: (Circus). (1929). (10:17). Two women sittin...
34) 1229.0009
[Charles Gilbert--home movies] NHF Reel 009
NHF cataloguer's notes as follows. Film box notes/dates in parentheses. Reel numbers are NHF-assigned. Reel 9: (Circus.) (1929.) (37:32) Circus parade, animals in wagons. Trolle...
17) 1323.0002
[Henry P. Rines--home movies] Reel 2
Can notes: 'Fair--Chipman property. White Mountains. 1928.' // Shrunken, fairly heavy edge damage. // Scenes of harness racing track. Horse racing. Shots of horse drawn carriage...
18) 1323.0012
[Philip Thompson--home movies] Reel 012
Label: 'Maine State Pier--Waterfront Park Boston--Haymarket Square [Boston]--Ringling Bros. Circus--Portland Waterfront. 1980.' (5:08.51). Maine Pier. Harbor. Ships docks. Water...
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