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1) 0012.0001
Stonington & Deer Isle--Walter V. Mitton--home movies. Reel 12
Pan of field, trees, water, land, mountains. Shot of three women, one man, one boy, and a baby girl; car going over Deer Isle causeway; lobster boats and sailboats in Stonington...
4) 0039.0001
Dawn of America
Celebration of Maine's sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary, shows history of Maine from its discovery and role in nation's development. French settlement at St. Croix Island, P...
5) 0078.0001
Crotch Island
NHF cataloguer's notes, 12/95: Pan of construction site out to water (bay), girders, metal frames rusting. Silo, field, flowers. Quarry. Corregated roof metal, demolished house ...
99) 0089
Crotch Island
No description available
3) 0153.0001
[Peaks Island aerial footage]
NHF cataloguer's notes: 5004-01-MAHR-19 (nitrate): 'A pleasing glimpse of Peaks Island from an altitude of 1,500 ft.' Islands and water, houses on island. (Very scratched, nitra...
3) 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...
26) 0252.0059
[Howard Kane--home movies] Reel 59
NHF notes as follows. Can/reel/box annotations appear in quotes. Reel 59: (250 ft., dc 1934) 'West Indies, South America cruise #2.' Barbados. Boats and swimmers. Local people p...
27) 0252.0060
[Howard Kane--home movies] Reel 60
NHF notes as follows. Can/reel/box annotations appear in quotes. Reel 60: (300 ft., dc 1934) 'West Indies, South America cruise #3.' 'Up the Andes by train.' Caracas. Down to La...
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.
28) 0252.0071
[Howard Kane--home movies] Reel 71
NHF notes as follows. Can/reel/box annotations appear in quotes. Reel 71: (175 ft.) 'Caribbean colors, 1936-1937 #1.' Color. Snow in woods. Bon voyage scenes, leaving New York o...
29) 0252.0072
[Howard Kane--home movies] Reel 72
NHF notes as follows. Can/reel/box annotations appear in quotes. Reel 72: (325 ft.) 'Caribbean colors, 1936-1937 #2.' (color sightly red) Island/tourist shots.
6) 0252.0073
[Howard Kane--home movies] Reel 73
NHF notes as follows. Can/reel/box annotations appear in quotes. Reel 73: (200 ft.) 'Caribbean colors, 1936-1937 #3.' (color slightly red at beginning) Sailing on ship back to N...
21) 0252.0088
[Howard Kane--home movies] Reel 88
NHF notes as follows. Can/reel/box annotations appear in quotes. Reel 88: (400 ft., dc 1935 and 1936) Color (some segments red). Boats and boating. Schooners. New England or Mar...
33) 0252.0093
[Howard Kane--home movies] Reel 93
NHF notes as follows. Can/reel/box annotations appear in quotes. Reel 93: (250 ft., dc 1939) Color. [Caribbean?] vacation scenes. Shots of old ruins.
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.
28) 0262.0003
[Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 3: Maine coast
Film box notes: 'Summer 1934. Cadillac Mt. On boat with Geo., Honey, Susie, Elanor, Gus Nye, Lady Fisher Smith, John Nashes family.' NHF cataloguer's notes, 1/96: Girl smiling a...
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...
11) 0291.0001
Florida/Panama to Tahiti, 1936-1937--Adelaide Pearson--home movies. Reel 1
Reel label: 'Florida to Tahiti.' Can label: 'Panama to Tahiti 1936-1937.' ;View of waves from a ship. A passing steam ship. (Film changes to black and white) A life jacket drill on ship. Panama Canal passage as viewed from the cruise ship, including sh...
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.
23) 0318 cat.0013-03-WABI-60
Ferry Scenes
Ferry. Shots taken on board of dock and spectators as ferry leaves, Boat, an island, passengers, cars on board, captain's central room, trail of bubbles left behind.
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) 0339 cat. 0026-07-WABI-61
Machias Flood
Machias: Flooded ditches and roads, picnic area underwater, logjam, houses and stores, Narraguagas and Machias rivers.
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.
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.
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.
23) 0394
Vinalhaven Ferry
Vinalhaven: Scenes from the ride to and from Vinalhaven on the newly dedicated Everett Libby ferry. Shots include LS of the water and surrounding land, people on the lower deck ...
34) 0405 cat. 0089-17-WABI-64
Little Deer Isle Bottle Drive
Kids playing near large amount of bottles, and people putting bottles into a car.
8) 0431 cat. 0039-06-WABI-60
High Water in Kenduskeag
Swelling of Kenduskeag River including cars trying to move on flooded roads, trees surrounded by flowing water, houses surrounded by rising water.
22) 0431 cat. 0039-10-WABI-61
High Water in Pleasant River
Flooded river including the Pleasant River sign.
19) 0451 cat. 1058-16-WABI-67
Warren State Park Opens in Islesboro
Islesboro: Group of men board boat. Island in LS. Men in CU. View from boat approaching island. Group of people sitting in wooded area in MS. Different group, including park ran...
12) 0453 cat. 1063-29-WABI-67
Congressman Gerald Ford on Mt. Desert
Gerald Ford with Secret Service and other man. Ford talking to people with Jordan Pond in background. Ford smoking a pipe. Men sitting under a tree. Ford talking to people who a...
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 ...
27) 0579 cat. 1017-09-WABI-61
Flood
Effects of flood including damaged waterfront, ice and snow.
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