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25) 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...
35) 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...
4) 0310 cat.1002-04-WABI-59
Opening of New Mart
Opening of new Mart store including speeches, ribbon cutting, shoppers inside and out.
35) 0310 cat.1002-06-WABI-59
30' Farm League (Baseball)
Players hit balls and run bases as small crowd cheers.
17) 0310 cat.1002-12-WABI-59
Opening of New Mart
More footage of cat. no. 1002-04-WABI-59. Includes more shots of shoppers.
5) 0312 cat. 1003-09-WABI
[Warehouse]
Men arrange a display of desks or bureaus in store or warehouse.
6) 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.
7) 0313 cat.0009-07-WABI-59
Ted Williams Jimmy Fund
Ted Williams arrives to sign autographs for local Pee-wee baseball teams and to help with his Jimmy fund event. Shots include band playing, performers, Williams speaking, crowds...
9) 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.
22) 0317 cat.0012-01-WABI-59
Mammoth Mart
Mammoth Mart Old-Fashioned Sale Days. Group dressed in period costume poses around piano.
9) 0317 cat.0012-03-WABI-59
New Central Furniture
Workers at New Central Furniture building. Shots of carpenters and electricians working, store inventory.
36) 0317 cat.0012-04-WABI-59
Coffin and Wimple Open House
Furniture store. Shots of furniture and of boss unsuccessfully directing men where to place a couch. Coffin and Wimple sign.
8) 0321 cat. 0014-04-WABI
Frontier Week
Frontier Week Celebration. Parade, fair, officials at lunch, Calais gun and rod club. Also a baseball game in which Ted Williams participates.
19) 0328 cat. 0018-24-WABI-59
New Central Furniture
Furniture store remodeling. Carpenters and electricians working, furniture displays, building exterior.
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...
26) 0332 cat. 0020-03-WABI-59
John Paul Spots
First spot has a tall man modeling a suit and walking over to a sign that says, 'John Paul -- Chargray Flannels -- $37.50' 3 takes. 10 ft. each. Second spot has same man walking...
10) 0332 cat. 0020-04-WABI-59
John Paul Top Coats
Spots for Ranch Coats and Top Coats. A man wearing a top coat looks into a three-way mirror, then walks to a sign with the coat's name and price. & takes.
11) 0332 cat. 0020-05-WABI-59
John Paul Fits em All
Shot of the 'John Paul Fits Em All' sign. 2 takes.
2) 0336 cat. 0024-02-WABI-59
John Paul Ads
John Paul clothing store ads. Young boy models a suit, walks to sign naming type of suit and price: 'Chargray Flannel -- $19.98,' 'Ice-Grey flannels -- Suit $24.98,' 'Sportcoat ...
14) 0347 cat. 0030-12-WABI-59
New Central Furniture
Interior shots of furniture store including sign reading, 'Office of Pappy Rappy.' Man coming out of this office smiling and with open arms. Also shot of calendar page from Sept...
18) 0347 cat. 0030-15-WABI-59
John Paul Animation
John Paul clothing store ads. Men with varied builds model clothes.
9) 0347 cat. 0030-20-WABI-56
John Paul Ads
Slow zoom onto John Paul clothing store logo reading, 'Big or Small, Short or Tall, John Paul Fits Em All.'
26) 0752.0006
Warner Pathe News: Volume 2, Number 5
Warner Pathe classroom newsreel series. This Volume/Number contains: 'Hibok Hibok Erupts'; 'Rescue by Submarine'; 'Australian Bush Fire'; 'The Korean War'; 'Alpine Air Adventure...
32) 0806.0001
[John Murphy--home movies] Tape 1
NHF notes, 1991: Tape 1 contents (no clear divisions between 'reels' on the tape): Reel 1A Maine 1941-1953. Reel 1B: J.H. Murphy & Assoc. spring 1957 to December 1958. Reel 1C: ...
34) 0813.0305
Smith, Pete: Chamber of Commerce, New Mall
News story dated 10-06-59.
32) 0830.002
Shortcut to Montreal
NHF Reel 2 NHF cataloguer's notes for Short, 9/23/1998 CH: (10:54) 'Portland Pipeline Corp. and Montreal Pipe Line Company, LTD Present Short Cut to Montreal.' 18' line built in...
55) 0897.0001-.0013
[Unobskey--home movies]
[Unobskey--home movies] are scenes of Jewish family life in Calais, ME, spanning four decades. Footage includes graduations, birthday parties and other family celebrations, ice ...
34) 1258.0017A
[Coughlan/Kelleher--home movies] Reel 17A
Donor's notes as follows. Film box/reel notes in quotes. Reel 17A: 'Maureen Grady's wedding. Mem. parade, Ab. Center 1951.' Maureen Grady and Jack Scully's wedding, Taunton, MA....
27) 1258.0020
[Coughlan/Kelleher--home movies] Reel 20
Donor's notes as follows. Film box/reel notes in quotes. Reel 20: 'John--Little League & Duxbury. High Pine. Double exp. 1952?' Duxbury, Mass...near Yacht Club diving in...John,...
22) 1336
[compilation of Boothbay Harbor footage]
Compilation tape received from the Boothbay Region Historical Society. Tape divided into various segments as follows: 1. 1987 intertitle: 'The Boothbay Region Historical Society...
22) 1428.0039
[Birch Rock camp footage] Reel 39
Amateur footage primarily of camp activities at Birch Rock Camp, Waterford, ME.;A group of boys follow a tractor. Boys (campers at Birch Rock Camp) eating at picnic tables. A man cuts boys’ toenails. Boys digging out a rock. Campers pose for the camera. A m...
61) 1454.0010
[Unobskey--home movies] Reel 10
Amateur footage. Can notes in quotes. Reel numbers are NHF assigned. Reel 10. (400 ft., col.) '1952. Martha's trip to Europe. From boarding train in St. Stephens to Calais, Fran...;NHF cataloguer's notes, 3/97: Pan of two women, man and two teenage boys in front of 'Canadian Pacific' sign. Woman with her parents? Elderly man and woman. Elderly woman kisses...
35) 1454.0015
[Unobskey--home movies] Reel 15
Amateur footage. Donor's notes in quotes. Reel numbers are NHF assigned. 15. (250 ft., col.) 'Sidney leaves for service with Fred, Mother, Joe and Arthur to see him off 1957. (F...;NHF cataloguer's notes for Reel 15: (3:32:26) Man putting suit case in back of large truck. He hugs older woman good-bye and pats young boy on the head. Other man with glasses (...
16) 1454.0017
[Unobskey--home movies] Reel 17
Amateur footage. Donor's notes in quotes. Reel numbers are NHF assigned. 17. (150 ft., b&w) 'Fire in Calais. March 5, 1958.' ;NHF cataloguer's notes for Reel 17: Pan of businesses. 'St. Croix Electric Co.' 'The Harvey Studio' sign above previous 'Unobskey Lock 192?.' 'State Theatre.' Smoke billows abov...
41) 1861.0043
[John Frederick Hohmann--home movies] Reel 43
Title from label on original film can: 'Park Ridge Snapshots, 1951-57.' // Poor focus. This reel titled as reel 4 on 3/4in. and VHS transfer copies.;Football game, marching band; grill out/picnic; man holding baby; men filling beer mugs at keg and drinking; kids' backyard baseball game; ice skating on lake; making a snow for...
11) 1861.0045
[John Frederick Hohmann--home movies] Reel 45
From notes on film can: 'In and Around New York, 1954-1961, New York World's Fair, 1964.' This reel is titled as reel 6 on 3/4in. and VHS transfer copies.;Baseball stadium (with sign that says 'Chesterfield'); baseball game (Cincinnati Reds ? vs ?); city streets (taxis, pedestrians); exterior of New York City Public Library; crowd...
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