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4) 0013.0001 Municipal Operations, Brewer--Walter V. Mitton--home movies. Reel 13
Title, 'Municipal Operations, City of Brewer, Maine, 1939.' col.: people walking into brick building. Interior, women around desk. b&w, men getting into, and driving, trucks in ...;Compiled black-and-white and color home movies featuring 1939 scenes of Municipal Operations workers and the construction of the Municipal Auditorium in Brewer, Maine.
15) 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...
1) 0137 National Archives Research Tape
Compilation tape containing four titled pieces from National Archives collections: 'How and Why of Spuds (14 min.): USDA-produced; 'Home (5 min.): regarding various types of Ame...
2) 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...
8) 0158.0005 State of Maine Dedicates Carlton Bridge, 1928--Edward Farrington Abbott--home movies. Reel 5
Amateur. First 17 ft. perf. damage and brittle. 1928 footage, with Title 'Opening the Bake,' man selects corn and clams from large pit clambake. About 12 people look at men arou...
11) 0290.0002 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 2
Amateur: Couple with small girl in front of house. Small girl plays in yard, in sleigh, on sidewalks surrounded by snow, in front of long white house. Men saw logs. Box 1A said ...;Nash house in Cherryfield, ME. Toddler with beads closing in on frame of camera. Thows hands up. Sits on steps bundled up in winter. Pushes doll carriage. Sits in small sle...
30) 0290.0006 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 6
Amateur: Women in yard. Indoor family scene. Pan of coast. Bridge. Pan of large city. Shots taken from moving car. Airplane taking off. Old car. Girl on slide. Girls on swing, o...
13) 0290.0008 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 8
Amateur: Pan of rocky, wooded coastal bluffs. People looking at waterfall. Men on boat in rain gear. Bridge. Many shots of falls. Town buildings. Large crowd in street. Aerial s...
33) 0290.0009 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 9
Amateur: Aerial shots of parade. Tilt shot up tall building. Bands marching, crowd. Confetti streaming down. Couple, girl playing. CU of cat. Girl and mother in yard with doll c...
6) 0290.0010 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 10
Amateur: Pan of coast. Animals in distance. Family picnic. Girl on swing, riding tricycle. Family ice skating. Large group of laughing girls pose in yard. LS of boat in bay. Pan...
35) 0290.0011 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 11
Amateur: Houses. People coming in and out of house. Dog. Slow pan of large city in distance. Playing golf. Riding bicycles. Family seated in yard. Tent in yard. Girls playing.
21) 0290.0013 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 13
Amateur: Large group seated on lawn watching performance or presentation. Pan of mountains. Crowd with some in caps and gowns. Graduation? Old car. Coastal house. Sandy beach an...
33) 0290.0014 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 14
Amateur: Palm trees. Palm Beach Hotel. Goodyear blimp. Beach. Roads. Bridge. Cars. Beach motel. Suwannee River State Park sign. Beach. Mountain ridge. Houses. Roads. Old bridge....
17) 0290.0017 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 17
Amateur: Resort? Swimming pool. Mountains. Village scene. Large succulent plants. Mountain goats. Mountains. Burro. Box #17 said 'Mexico #2'
30) 0290.0021 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 21
Amateur: Family in yard. Lincoln House. Pan of woods and mountains. Log bridge. Mountains. 'Thoreau Spring' sign. 'Mt. Katahdin' sign.
11) 0307 cat. 1001-08-WABI-53 First Salmon to Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington, D.C.: Presentation of year's first salmon by Walter D. to President Eisenhower including the pair in the Oval Office, outside the White House, the Capitol, and other...
3) 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.
13) 0309 cat.0007-07-WABI-59 Downtown Bangor
Bangor : Scenes of Main Street during Christmas shopping season at night. Shows WABI neon sign, a toy train in a department store window, the Sears Roebuck building, Citizens Ut...
4) 0310 cat.1002-19-WABI-59 Belmont Hotel Fire
Fire including fire fighters, hotel, crowd.
20) 0312 cat. 1003-10-WABI-59 Trailer Caravan
Bangor: Trailers pulled by cars proceeds through downtown Bangor in front of old Sears building and turning onto Central Street.
13) 0313 cat. 0009-02-WABI-59 Student Council
Brewer ? : Exterior shots of the school. Students and parents crowd into the school. Shot from both inside and outside.
18) 0313 cat. 0009-06-WABI Pepper Farm Fire
Pepper Farm fire. Shots of crowds, buildings on fire, fire fighters watching.
7) 0313 cat. 0009-08-WABI-60 Milbridge Fire
Milbridge: Shots of two burning houses. One is burned to ground; other is almost gutted. Shots from various angles of burning rubble.
9) 0314 cat.1004-08-WABI-59 Jim Adams Fire
Fire including fire fighters entering building basement, interviews by reporters.
33) 0314 cat.1004-09-WABI-59 Jackson Boat Co. Fire
Veazie : Jackson Boat Co. fire including smoke pouring from building, fire fighters on ladders in the snowfall, fire truck.
12) 0315 cat.0010-01-WABI-58 Fire, Snow & Nealley Co. (?)
Bangor: A large fire with many buildings burning. Scenes of different buildings burning, fire fighters crouching on ground, crowds.
23) 0316 cat.0011-08-WABI-59 Belmont Hotel Fire
Fire department responding to the Hotel Belmont fire. Shots of crowd, hotel and fire fighters.
29) 0316 cat.0011-09-WABI-59 Fox Farm Fire Eddington
Eddington: Fire consuming two or three buildings.
2) 0316 cat.0011-11-WABI-61 New Central Furniture
New Central Furniture Store. Exterior shots. Indoor scenes of crew working on lighting and electrical systems.
30) 0318 cat.0013-09-WABI-59 State Police Phone
State police using new Intrastate Telephone system. Shots of officer, phone, and building exterior.
177) 0318 cat.0013-10-WABI Nelson and Small Opening
Nelson and Small Plumbing and Heating has Open House. Shots include oil furnace, building exterior.
4) 0322 cat.0016-08-WABI-60 Shop 'n Save Store
New Shop 'n Save Store about to open. Sign, parking lot, interior, exterior, new employees, store inspection.
15) 0322 cat.1007-07-WABI-60 Milbridge Fire
Milbridge: Fire that has burned two houses, rubble, water pipes, fire fighters.
12) 0323 cat. 0017-20-WABI-60 Brewer Fire
Brewer : Apartment building fire. Shots of building, fire fighters, spectators. Man in upper window shrugs his shoulders. Rescuing furniture.
31) 0324 cat. 0016-10-WABI-60 Republican State Convention
Bangor: Republican State Convention at Bangor Auditorium. Reed giving speech, onstage with his wife, with family in car. Also crowds, representatives marching with signs, audito...
35) 0324 cat. 0017-11-WABI-60 Dedication of Harold Arthur Slager Plaque
Plaque dedication ceremony. Shots of plaque, ceremony, flag, Bangor Army Reserve Center and its sign.
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