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1) 0069.0001
[ARCO bicentennial outtakes]
NHF cataloguer's notes: NOTES ARE SLIGHTLY OUT OF ORDER- TAKEN FROM FOOTAGE BEFORE IT WAS TRANSFERRED- SOME SHOTS WERE ON REEL BACKWARDS OR REVERSED Street fair. MS families sit...
10) 0153.0003
[Dirt track racing footage]
NHF cataloguer's notes: 5004-03-MAHR-24 (360 ft., Kodak Safety, 1924) Dirt track racing. (scratched, fuzzy) open car going away from camera. Man in white shirt, bare head. House...
14) 0252.0065B
[Howard Kane--home movies] Reel 65B
NHF notes as follows. Can/reel/box annotations appear in quotes. Reel 65B: (50 ft., dc 1935) 'Roth #2.' Small town, flooded.
29) 0252.0099
[Howard Kane--home movies] Reel 99
NHF notes as follows. Can/reel/box annotations appear in quotes. Reel 99: (100 ft., dc 1940) 'Blizzard.' Color. Shots of heavy snowfall.
23) 0252.0105
[Howard Kane--home movies] Reel 105
NHF notes as follows. Can/reel/box annotations appear in quotes. Reel 105: (100 ft., dc 1928? 'develop before Apr 1942') 'Fish 3.' B&w. men pitching horseshoes. Parade of nurses...
14) 0285.0004
Hurricane Carol and Edna
Film has a Hurricane Carol and a Hurricane Edna section. Stretch of leader separates two sections. // Each section is [650 ft.] // Hurricane Carol section: Dupont film stock, no...
29) 0293
Sisters in Harmony: Women's Barbershop Singing Competition
Dated 06-04-82. Singing contest with women from Maine and Canada performing. Maine groups are KenneBelles Chapter of Harmony Inc., and Maine Quarter Notes, both from Waterville....
14) 0318 cat.0012-13-WABI-59
Kenduskeag Flood
Bangor: Flood. Shots of ice left after water retreated, flooded yards, people surveying damage, water level compared to bridge.
12) 0319 cat.0014-03-WABI-59
Hurricane Donna
People preparing for Hurricane Donna and coping with aftermath. People preparing by tying things down, later cutting fallen branches. Shots of waves crashing on shore, trees fal...
17) 0322 cat.1007-11-WABI-60
Flood Pictures at Hudson
Flooded river including cars trying to cross road, water rushing over road past trees and houses.
2) 0325 cat. 1008-12-WABI-60
Hurricane Donna
Bangor: Hurricane-related activities including Civil Defense Dept. radioing message, men working on power lines, tree branch, men working by truck.
12) 0337 cat. 0020-09-WABI-61
Contest Winner
Mrs. Ray Crosby, contest winner, is interviewed.
12) 0339 cat. 0026-07-WABI-61
Machias Flood
Machias: Flooded ditches and roads, picnic area underwater, logjam, houses and stores, Narraguagas and Machias rivers.
34) 0341 cat. 0026-12-WABI-61
Fair Cattle Judging
Cattle contest including parade of owners and cattle, interviews with winners, WABI personnel.
17) 0345 cat. 0031-18-WABI-62
Shop 'n Save Car Winner
Drawing for 1962 Ford Falcon Futura includes car, crowd, little girl pulling winning ticket from box, smiling woman stepping out of car.
8) 0351 cat. 1019-11-WABI-62
Winner Snow Sculpture
Orono: University of Maine annual snow sculpture contest including sculptures of a beaver, a squirrel, a puppy, a Maine map, a teacup, and a tower.
9) 0351 cat. 1019-12-WABI-62
UM Snow Sculpture
Orono: University of Maine fraternity brothers work on snow sculptures.
10) 0351 cat. 1019-18-WABI-62
Paul Bunyan Days Winner
Men present contest winner with check as children watch.
20) 0353 cat. 1020-02-WABI-62
Winner of Renault
CU of young woman who is given the keys to the Renault she has won from Libby Motors.
23) 0357 cat. 0048-25-WABI-62
Studio City Contest Winner
Bangor: Mrs. George Thibodeau is interviewed by Dick Bronson after she wins the WABI Seattle World's Fair Trip Contest.
10) 0357 cat. 1022-01-WABI-62
Mr. and Mrs. George Thibodeau
Milo: Winners of trip to Seattle for World's Fair, including couple and others in front of town hall, receiving a prize, shaking hands, and posing.
14) 0357 cat. 1022-04-WABI-62
Mrs. Thibodeau Interview
Interview of winner of trip to World's Fair in Seattle by Dick Bronson including Bronson presenting her with two airline tickets, a check for $250, tickets to events in Seattle ...
4) 0358 cat. 0049-16-WABI-62
Hurricane Daisy
Large tree broken by hurricane scrapes a building. Shots of men cutting off branches, coastal waves, high winds.
15) 0358 cat. 1022-07-WABI-62
Mr. and Mrs. Thibodeau Return
Brownville couple's return from Seattle World's Fair including deboarding plane, shaking hands, going over literature.
31) 0363 cat. 0045-04-WABI-62
Paul Bunyan Days Winner
A man checks a list, then hands a piece of paper to a woman as two children look on.
23) 0373 cat. 0057-02-WABI-87
Door Prizes
Trade show including Heil-Quaker and General Automatic booths and people registering.
18) 0381 cat. 0063-06-WABI-63
Winner Lucky Shopper Contest
Choosing of contest winner includes a man shuffling cards, then an elderly woman sitting with man.
25) 0383 cat. 1027-12-WABI-63
Drum and Bugle Corps Contest
Various schools and organizations at Drum and Bugle Corps contest. Shots include LS of corps going through routines, MS of young people accepting trophies.
21) 0384 cat. 0072-17-WABI-63
Bangor Fair
Bangor: Fair including a ceremony on board a ship, and a livestock contest.
19) 0386 cat. 1028-13-WABI-63
Wind Storm
Aftermath of a wind storm. Shots include a house with branches fallen on it, a car damaged by branches and a car completely crushed by an uprooted tree about 3 ft across.
15) 0386 cat. 1028-14-WABI-63
Winner of Auto and Cash -- Shop 'n Save
Presentation of new car and cash to contest winner in front of Shop 'n Save including man getting into new car.
35) 0386 cat. 1028-15-WABI-63
High Water
Scenes from results of high water. Large amounts of water pour over a dam, water around trees on river banks and calm water with a fish jumping.
33) 0387 cat. 1028-18-WABI-63
Lighting Contest
Various houses seen by night, entries in a Christmas lighting contest.
15) 0388 cat. 1028-02-WABI-63
Hampden Fourth of July Celebration
Hampden: Scenes from Hampden's Fourth of July celebration. Shots include a sign that invites you to spend the day with cooking contests, a chicken Bar b Cue, an auction, etc. Va...
24) 0389 cat. 0065-15-WABI-63
Red and White
Lottery drawing in front of Red and White Store during Rodeo Days including group of people with horse and carriage, woman drawing card from box.
36) 0397 cat. 0077-05-WABI-64
Drawing
Men draw card from mixer.
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