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6) 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.
7) 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...
21) 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...
7) 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.
5) 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.
36) 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.
26) 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.
2) 0317 cat.0012-07-WABI-58 Bowl MOR Lanes
Ad for Bowl MOR Lanes
9) 0318 cat.0013-10-WABI Nelson and Small Opening
Nelson and Small Plumbing and Heating has Open House. Shots include oil furnace, building exterior.
21) 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...
13) 0335 cat. 0025-09-WABI-59 Bowl MOR Lanes
Bowling demonstration.
42) 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.
30) 0347 cat. 0030-16-WABI-59 Gass Sales
Gass Sales Barn and stables with man and donkey in foreground.
23) 0554 cat. 0042-01-WABI-59 Swan's Island Ferry
Silent footage of the Swan's Island Ferry William S. Silsby;views of the hardware store near the ferry landing; the Ferry picking up vehicles; closeups of the captain and crew a...
9) 0570 cat. 0041-01-WABI-59 'Gov. Muskie' Motor Ferry
Dedication ceremonies honoring the ferry's maiden voyage from Islesboro to Lincolnville. Interviews with Maine Port Authority's General Manager Edward Langlord, Authority Presid...
17) 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...
29) 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...
19) 0622 cat. 0039-01-WABI-58 Ellsworth Fire
Ellsworth: Fire footage includes smiling fire chief and an Ellsworth Building Supplies Co. truck.
13) 0813.0281 Smith, Halsey: President Greater Portland Chamber of Commerce
News story dated 12-03-58. Original label says STOCK: Smith, Halsey
21) 0813.0305 Smith, Pete: Chamber of Commerce, New Mall
News story dated 10-06-59.
22) 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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