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19) 0808 Log Jam
Follows the annual drive of the St. Regis Paper Company on Maine's Machias River from the woods to the mill. // St. Regis became Champion International Corporation.
7) 0836.0005 [The Forest and The Woodsman--outtakes]
Donor's titles in quotes: 'The Forest and the Woodsman (footage).' // Box captions: 'Oct 1953. Traveling truck etc. Long log at Dumner[?] yard. ...for introduction material for ...
24) 0836.0006 [It's Not the Axe, It's Joe--rough cut]
Donor's titles in quotes: 'First version (no title) of Old Town, Maine, showing of 'It's Not the Axe, It's Joe.'' // Box captions: 'First version (no titles) we took to Old Town...
73) 0836.0023 Timber is a Crop
Title on film: 'Timber is a Crop.' // Box captions: 'This film is #7 copy of 'Timber is a Crop' made in 1945. Film is somewhat scratched and should only be used for study.' // F...
24) 0836.0063 [The Forest and the Woodsman--outtakes]
Donor's notes: 'The Forest and the Woodsman (footage).' Work copy of complete film made up for N.Y. office (spring 1950) but never used. Parts of some original film used for Woo...
36) 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.'
35) 0836.0088 [Cutting and Moving Pulp]
Can notes: 2/11/60. Scenes taken from this original film for new Br. Co. 1960 movie: 1. CU detailing spruce log. Kelly's mill. 2. Detailed logs dropping down from ramp. 3. Board...
5) 0836.0100 [Portable Chopper]
Donor's title: 'Portable Chopper, 1954 (original).' // Can note: Original film. Portable Chopper. Made Jan 15, 1954. Woods End Dept. for Carthage Mach. Co. One copy made for Car...
26) 1108.0127 [Archie Stewart--home movies] Reel 127
Archie Stewart can notes: Reel 127 Camp May 1956 and March 1956 and Easter 1956. May 1957. July 1957 Hafers at camp. Screening notes: VS of snow covered yards, houses, cars, re...
30) 1206.0006 [Laurence Bray--home movies] Reel 6
Barbecue. Horse race. Men working on roof. Potato crop. Shots from moving car of trees with autumn color. Man in tractor pulling kids on sled. Elderly people posing with fish. L...
21) 1214 [Logging Operations on Tomhegan Stream]
Many of the same shots as in 5050-01-NELS-58 and same film condition. Additional scenes: lumbermen keeping logs moving down river, lumbermen keeping warm by fire, log jams being...
2) 1214 [Logging Operations on Tomhegan Stream]
[NHF viewing notes]: Many good lumbering shots, but poor color and many scratches and poor focus. View of river beds, stacks of cut lumber, lumbermen, small boat going down rive...
34) 1656.0021 From Stump to Ship
Depicts the year-round activities of the Machias Lumber Company on the Machias River in Washington County, Maine. Includes scenes of winter logging in the forest with hand tools...
34) 1656.0022 From Trees to Paper
Commercial production. Description from 1988 film catalog: Shows the steps in making paper from tree to the finished product.
1) 1969.0001 Building the Fire Line
Demonstration film about how to use a fire line to retard the advance of a forest fire. Detailed description by Albert Steg in the Collections folder.
21) 2221.0012 [Dave & Annette Jackson--home movies] Reel 12
Date range from edge codes on film. Also Ansco film stock. // Illegible label on reel. // Heavy scratches, mold damage at points. // Color: Man sawing wood. B&w: Rushing river. ...
6) 2447.0017 Richard Hale Collection Reel 17
Footage of deer, including a man petting one. Footage of loggers cutting down trees with chain saws and axes and surveying trees in the forest. Footage of river drivers in boa...
2) 2447.0019 Western Logging Then.. and Now
Footage of loggers chopping down a tree using hand saws and axes and oxen pulling the downed tree to show what logging was like in the late 1800s. A shot of photos in a photo a...
11) 2447.0020 From Trees to Paper
Footage of forests and loggers cutting down a tree. Footage of tree seedlings, seeds and pine cones. Footage of men planting tree seedlings on a hill and with a tree planting ...
5) 2447.0021 Scenes from Summer Camp
Extensive footage of students at the University of Maine’s Forestry Camp learning and practicing their trade. Footage includes classes taught by professors, park rangers and in...
13) 2447.0022 Richard Hale Collection Reel 22
Extensive footage of students at the University of Maine’s Forestry Camp learning and practicing their trade. Footage includes students working with a small, outdoor stone fire...
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