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1) 0308 cat. 1002-02-WABI-59 Dead River Presents

3 ads for Dead River Co. in which man describes company's contributions to Maine, and encourages viewers to watch 'Dead River Presents' Sunday night television program.

8) 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...

8) 0309 cat.0007-08-WABI-58 Freeses Department Store, Bangor

Bangor : Long static night shots of Freeses Department Store lit up for Christmas. Also, some shots of the crowds on the streets and a look through the front windows of the stor...

18) 0310 cat.1002-13-WABI-59 Chevron Banquet

Lucerne : Banquet at Lucerne Inn including men standing in front of sign that says, 'What's Come Over Our Calso Sign?' and crowd.

21) 0312 cat. 1003-06-WABI-59 Hi-Value Groundbreaking

Groundbreaking of used car dealership including hand shaking, and shovelfuls of earth. Appears to be sponsored by International Harvester.

15) 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.

13) 0316 cat.0010-06-WABI-59 Rexall Brewer Auditorium

Brewer: Rexall displays Christmas wares at Brewer Auditorium. Shots include people browsing; displays of cards, toys and decorations; 'Toyland' and 'Merry Christmas' signs.

9) 0317 cat.0012-07-WABI-58 Bowl MOR Lanes

Ad for Bowl MOR Lanes

21) 0318 cat.0013-10-WABI Nelson and Small Opening

Nelson and Small Plumbing and Heating has Open House. Shots include oil furnace, building exterior.

27) 0319 cat. 0013-12-WABI-59 [Joan Crawford at Dow Air Force Base]

Joan Crawford at opening ceremonies for Rudman Beverage Co., a new Pepsi-Cola factory in Maine. Her arrival at Dow Air Force Base on a Pepsi plane, her welcome by the crowd. She...

25) 0332 cat. 0020-03-WABI-59 John Paul

Commercials: 1) A tall man models a suit and then walks to a sign that says, 'John Paul, Chargray Flannels, $37.50.' three takes 2) Same model in suit walks to a sign 'America's...

11) 0335 cat. 0025-09-WABI-59 Bowl MOR Lanes

Bowling demonstration.

18) 0336 cat. 0023-08-WABI Opening of Portland General Electric

Portland: General Electric ribbon cutting shots include building exterior, man cutting ribbon and shaking hands, 'Portland Branch Office' sign.

21) 0347 cat. 0030-16-WABI-59 Gass Sales

Gass Sales Barn and stables with man and donkey in foreground.

28) 0554 cat. 0042-01-WABI-59 Swan's Island Ferry

Swan's Island: William S. Silsby Ferry picking up and ferrying vehicles. Shots of rooms and deck, land, dedication for service to Swan's Island, speeches, ferry leaving port, is...

29) 0570 cat. 0041-01-WABI-59 'Gov. Muskie' Motor Ferry

Dedication ceremonies honoring ferry's maiden voyage from Islesboro to Lincolnville. Interviews with Maine Port Authority's General Manager Edward Langlord, Authority President ...

33) 0581 cat. 0037-01-WABI-56 Metropolitan Grand Opening

WABI interviews with employees of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. as they arrive for a luncheon at the Penobscot Valley Country Club. Luncheon to celebrate opening of new compan...

15) 0609 cat. 0035-02-WABI-56 Blue Nose Ferry

Bar Harbor: Ferry sailing into harbor includes speeches by the captain, Governor Edmund Muskie, GAM Kirk from Canada, Mr. Pickering from Canadian National Railways, Yarmouth com...

16) 0622 cat. 0039-01-WABI-58 Ellsworth Fire

Ellsworth: Fire footage includes smiling fire chief and an Ellsworth Building Supplies Co. truck.

21) 0813.0281 Smith, Halsey: President Greater Portland Chamber of Commerce

News story dated 12-03-58. Original label says STOCK: Smith, Halsey

34) 0813.0305 Smith, Pete: Chamber of Commerce, New Mall

News story dated 10-06-59.

33) 1273.0001 [Worumbo Mill]

Broadcast by NBC, early 1954, one of first in the Truth or Consequences series shows. A man was challenged to get a suit made in two weeks and given a bag of wool which he took ...

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