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34) 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.
26) 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.
7) 0354 cat. 1021-01-WABI-62 Liquid Fire Fighting
Bangor: Fire fighters practice in extinguishing chemical or liquid fires at Dow Air Force Base.
29) 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...
20) 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.
2) 0388 cat. 0064-15-WABI-63 Dow Air Force Base
Officers stand at attention as troops march by.
9) 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.
7) 0439 cat. 0095-07-WABI-66 Fireworks at Dow Air Force Base
Bangor: Fireworks lighting up the sky.
9) 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.
23) 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.
56) 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, ...
17) 0822.0017 [Gladys Steputis--home movies] Reel 17
Susan + Lanes Tobogganing – Gladys + the kitten 1969 Susan, - Joe Lane – Tobogganing Gladys – snow – kitten;A parade with floats on a television screen. A woman (Gladys) walking through the snow, followed by a cat. A man shoveling snow. Children playing in the snow. A woman checking t...;[From Susan Wells] Reel 17 (1968): -parade (hard to see-don’t know where) -Gladys & cat walking in snow; Walter shoveling -Susan and next door neighbor Joe Lane sledding beh...
5) 0857.0001 [Fryeburg Sesquicentennial, 1927]
Box notes: 'Moving picture reels of Fryeburg Sesquicentennial celebration 1927. 2 reels--(1) original and (1) duplicate.' // Can notes: (reel 1 of 2) 'P.K. Frye, 78 Portland Str...;Amateur film of 1927 Fryeburg Sesquicentennial Celebration of the incorporation of the town. With intertitles. Film is dated July 13, 1927, connecting 150th anniversary of incor...;Title: ‘THE END OF A PERFECT DAY’. Intertitle: ‘SESQUI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION HELD AT FRYEBURG, MAINE JULY 13, 1927 COMMEMORATING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INCORPORATION OF T...
3) 0954.0495 [Parade]
Label on can: 'Presque Isle Centennial Week 8/59';Parade for the Presque Isle Centennial celebration. Includes various floats, including floats for “Miss Centurama” Sandra Ackley, the Caribou centennial queen Judy Hanley, and t...
7) 0954.0496 [Parade]
Label on can: 'Presque Isle Centennial Week 8/59';Parade for the Presque Isle Centennial. Includes various floats, including floats for “Miss Centurama” Sandra Ackley, the Caribou centennial queen Judy Hanley, and the Potato Bl...
5) 0954.0499 [Parade]
Label on can: 'Presque Isle Centennial Week 8/59';Parade for the Presque Isle Centennial. Includes floats for the Caribou centennial queen Judy Hanley, and the Potato Blossom Queen Patricia Ann Haley.
26) 1026.0003 [Elizabeth Thompson Reed--home movies] Reel 3
1935 Watch Hill Marinda christening Bliss + Sara W. Bliss's friends Marinda + canary Bermuda 1936? Bliss + Sara Watch Hill Marinda Nanna Grandmother Reed Father. Ruth + Hazard G...;[Film tinted magenta] A group of men and a group of women seated outside. The shot switches back and forth between the two groups. A priest/minister. A crowd of adults and child...
19) 1140.0636 [Parade]
Parade in Old Town, with natural sound. People dance in the street while a woman on a float sings.
2) 1140.0640 [Veazie parade]
Parade in Veazie marks Independence Day.
655) 1140.0642 [Millinocket Parade]
Parade in Millinocket marks Independence Day.
24) 1140.0643 [Parade]
People, spectators along the parade route.
23) 1140.0876 [Parade]
Stars of TV Show 'Emergency' ride in Ellsworth parade. Firemen competitions. Don Carrigan reports.
36) 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.
25) 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.
16) 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 ...
12) 1191.1303 [Memorial Day Events]
Memorial Day in Bangor and Winslow. Silent footage of parade and laying wreaths on memorial.
17) 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
32) 1191 cat. 1096-28-WABI-68 Inactivation Ceremonies at Dow
No description available
2) 1208.0001 [Bar Harbor Movie Queen]
Produced with support from the Yomoco(?) Club of the Methodist Church (the young married club). Young woman (Mrs. Percy Sleeper) arrives by boat to Bar Harbor pier. Miss America...;A man walking in a field. A boat seen approaching from a distance. People gathered on the dock. A boat is tied off at the dock, and people disembark. Shots of people on the dock...
2) 1311.0017 [Helen V. Bird--home movies] Reel 17
'Summer of 59. Laura's christening. Aug 30, 1959 Christening.;Two women, one holding a baby (Laura) dressed for a christening. Family members pose for the camera, dressed for church. A woman (Janice) holding Laura. A little girl blows kiss...
4) 1311.0020 [Helen V. Bird--home movies] Reel 20
Summer 1960. Laura's 1st birthday and Mark's christening.;A girl (Janice) holding a baby (Laura) and a pinwheel. Laura in a highchair with a birthday cake. Laura in a basin. A man and a woman standing on the sidewalk, holding a baby (M...
4) 1327.0005 [Whipple--home movies] Reel 5
"CHRISTENING: Margret Louis and Ann Platt. July 23 1927." Group comes around blind of shrubbery. Children all in matching dresses. Holding parents hands. Mother holds baby up to...
9) 1370.0025 [Karl Stefan--home movies] Reel 25
Amateur footage of family and travel. Leader notes as follows: 25. Key West apt. dedication, boat scenes, July '57. NHF Cataloguer's Notes: Baby in stroller. People in summer cl...
13) 1375.0006 [Gertrude Jane Hay Eustis--home movies] Reel 6
6. Sandbox and Memorial Day parade, Children's Day 1929, Sharon and colt, colts. ;NHF Cataloguer's notes Reel 6: Child in yard, garden area, flowers in bloom. Child walks along dragging pull-toy. Child walks along. Exterior of home. Man sawing wood at exterio...
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