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1) 0001.0001 The Knight of the Pines

Short drama: 'The Knight of the Pines directed by Edgar Jones, photographed by Eugene French, distributed by Arrow Film Corp.' Studio dance hall sequences (Sewall Street) featur...

10) 0009.0001 Grandpa Tripp's Logging Film

Frank E. Tripp's logging camp in North New Portland, Maine showing off what what believed to be the longest load of pulp length logs ever hauled on skids by a tractor.;On leader: FRANK TRIPP - LOGS - MARCH 1938

45) 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...

4) 0133.0001 Logging in Maine

Dated June 1 and 3, 1906. 'The subject is the movement of cut timber from the forest to the mill. The few scenes that make up the film are of loggers performing the various oper...

5) 0145.0001 [Robert M. Hume, Sr.--home movies]. Reel 1: Cutting Pulpwood

Can note: 'Cutting Pulpwood 1933. Woodsaw. Bermuda 1932. All Film Black & White.' NHF cataloguer's notes: Man with ax cuts down tree, man with frame saw; man uses ax to limb woo...

6) 0227.0006 River Run

Forest management, the Machias River watershed and the log drive. // Logs travel down Machias River to Whitneyville where a large saw-mill owned by Lester Crane was operating.

7) 0252.0016 [Howard Kane--home movies] Reels 16

Reel 16: (390 ft.) 'Machias Lumber Co. 1929.' 'Mill scenes.' Long log drive. Men standing on logs in water with pick poles. Barefooted boys run on logs. Mill in background. Men ...

7) 0252.0017 [Howard Kane--home movies] Reels 17

Reel 17: (160 ft.) 'Maine woods in winter 1929.' '[Snow] 1929.' Logs riding up chain conveyor into mill. Milling out logs into boards and beams. Sawing. Shingle making binding u...

9) 0252.0018 [Howard Kane--home movies] Reels 18

Reel 18: (300 ft.) 'Machias 1929-1930.' 'Machias Fair, Ford (Jim) and sulkey race (Conrad Meserve, Harley Henry).' Season change. Man with dog walks by piles of logs. Waterfront...

58) 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.

24) 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.

25) 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...

15) 0293 Tall Tales and Tall Timber

Stills show the history of Maine lumbering and loggers.

16) 0293 Singing Down the Road

Maine musician Tony Saletan interviews Mainers about lumbering days. Also sings lumbering song. FOR REFERENCE ONLY.

17) 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.

53) 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...

15) 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.

4) 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.

33) 0339 cat. 0026-07-WABI-61 Machias Flood

Machias: Flooded ditches and roads, picnic area underwater, logjam, houses and stores, Narraguagas and Machias rivers.

9) 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.

10) 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.

11) 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.

12) 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.

13) 0431 cat. 0039-10-WABI-61 High Water in Pleasant River

Flooded river including the Pleasant River sign.

25) 0432 Tall Timber Days

Event including logs ready for cutting and crowd.

14) 0433 cat. 1045-01-WABI-65 Tall Timber Days

Stratton: WABI reporter Mike Dolley covers logging competition including chain saw cutting races, tree chopping races, crosscut saw races, Dolley introducing commercial breaks, ...

20) 0453 cat. 1061-21-WABI-67 End Rack Pulp Wood Cars at Bangor & Aroostook Railroad

WABI Reporter (Gordon?) with Mr. Swill of the B & A talking about the new pulp wood cars: their loading, cost ($17,000/each), uses, and railroad's future. Discuss route of the B...

3) 0456 cat. 1071-14-WABI-67 Scott Logging Operations at Greenville, Pt. 1

Greenville: Tree de-limber working on trees. Crew watching. Logging crane picking trees. Men looking at branches. Cleared site.

29) 0456 cat. 1071-17-WABI-67 Scott Logging Operations at Greenville, Pt. 2

Greenville: Man in cleared field. Tractor dragging logs. Men stacking and cleaning logs. Foreman with megaphone giving instructions to assembled workers. Tractor pushing logs. M...

56) 0579 cat. 1017-09-WABI-61 Flood

Effects of flood including damaged waterfront, ice and snow.

31) 0661.0001 Canoeing in Maine

Actuality. Horse drawn carriage and wagon carrying canoes down carriage road through woods as men walk behind. Shot of river bank and logs floating in water. Carriage and wagon ...

29) 0666 [Technicolor Logging]

Produced in 1983, contains footage appearing to be from the 1920s through the 1960s. // Steam log hauling through snow. Old car. Pan of logging area. Steam log hauling. Rolling ...

33) 0667.0001 Put 'er There: A Directional Felling Program

Safety techniques for loggers including notching and felling rules.

12) 0668 [Compilation Maine State Museum Logging Films]

2 tapes: compilation of logging films. Cassette label says locations include Greenville and Allagash. Label lists names Nick Cunliffe, Allagash 1920s (1937), Pete Sawyer, and E....

22) 0669.0001 King Spruce

Logging film including axe sharpening, chopping trees, horse pulling logs, Lombard log hauler, rolling logs with Peaveys, men going to lunch, cutting ice, bulldozer, boat, boom,...

23) 0688.0001 Granite State Sampler, The

One side of disc is still images, the other side is moving images. Includes NHF archival footage of ice harvesting ('Cutting Ice,' 1943). ONSITE REFERENCE ONLY. Jacket notes as ...

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