Collection – Northeast Historic Film : Search Works :

1) 0301.0001 J. Barnhart, Gadget Master

Man in the studio in a kitchen set demonstrates a Gadget Master food slicer, juicer, garnish maker, trimmer, safety grater and towel. [Probably John Barnhart, who performed his...

5) 0301.0002 Emery Brown Co. Commercial

Waterville: Spring fashions modeled in the studio by two women for the Emery Brown Co., Waterville, featuring blouses for $2.98. Woman's voice-over describes blouses.

26) 0301 cat. 1000-02-WABI-55 Exeter Raceway

Typical day at the Exeter Raceway including shots of several automobile races and crowd. Unedited.

35) 0301 cat. 1000-03-WABI B-52-G Air Force

Air Force bomber shots including taxiing onto runway, midflight shots, refueling, and landing.

12) 0301 cat. 1000-04-WABI-59 Bozo in Lincoln

Bozo performances before an audience of children and mothers, Lincoln Hospital children, and Workman Hospital children. Includes autograph signing.

4) 0301 cat. 1000-05-WABI-59 Sentry Dog at Dow Air Force Base

Dog displays his training.

11) 0302 cat. 0002-01-WABI-55 New England Basketball Tournament

Boston : Semi-final round of the New England Tourney at the Boston Garden between the Bangor Rams and Fairfield, CT, first half.

32) 0302 cat. 1001-09-WABI-54 White Whale

People watching a white whale including whale surfacing and diving several times, and men in a small boat motoring toward it.

8) 0303 New England Basketball Tourney

Basketball : Second half of the semi-final game of the New England Tourney at the Boston Garden between the Bangor Rams and Fairfield, CT.

34) 0304.0001 [Bangor Evacuation Scenes] Operation Alert

June 15, 1955: Footage of a mock evacuation of the city of Bangor shot by the WABI -TV Special Reports Team. WABI news trucks with cameras film a steady line of cars and bus...

3) 0305 Dedication of Army Reserve Center

Dedication of the Army Reserve Training Center, Corps of Engineers, New England Division. Unknown speakers plus shots of head table. Groundbreaking ceremonies.

32) 0306 cat. 0004-02-WABI-57 Governor Edmund S. Muskie Inauguration

Augusta: Edmund Muskie's inaugural speech as governor of Maine includes Maine's natural resources, the farm economies, fish and game, forests and clean water, fair labor laws, c...

14) 0307 cat. 0005-01-WABI-57 Eisenhower Speaks at Dow AFB, Bangor

Bangor: Eisenhower gives a short speech and receives a fly rod as a gift. Shots of Eisenhower, Air Force 1 airplane on the ground and departure. Ref. 300.

5) 0307 cat. 0005-02-WABI-57 Governor Edmund S. Muskie Inauguration

Augusta: Edmund S. Muskie is sworn in as governor of Maine and gives a speech on the future of Maine: the economy, natural resources, fishing industry, etc. Ref. 300.

8) 0307 cat. 0005-03-WABI-54 Bangor-Brewer Bridge

Bangor Brewer : Construction of the Bangor-Brewer Bridge and dedication ceremonies. Includes various speakers, planes overhead flying in formation, crowd shots and a parade acro...

4) 0307 cat. 0005-04-WABI-56 Blue Nose Ferry Launching

Shots of the Blue Nose ferry on her first trip. From the side and from behind as the ship is put into the water after christening.

7) 0307 cat. 0005-06-WABI-54 Bangor-Brewer Bridge

Bangor Brewer : Construction and dedication of Bangor Brewer toll bridge. Aerial views, and shots from river of bridge under construction. Ribbon cutting ceremony and parade acr...

18) 0307 cat. 0005-07-WABI Governor Reed Extends Sympathies

Governor Reed extends sympathies to family and friends of late Governor Clinton M. Foss.

8) 0307 cat. 1001-01-WABI-56 Blue Nose Ferry

Blue Nose Day including ferry race, an ox-pull, speakers, shots onboard as ferry sails into harbor.

33) 0307 cat. 1001-02-WABI-55 President Dwight Eisenhower at Dow Air Force Base

Eisenhower refueling including landing strip and airplane, Ike talking with two officers.

8) 0307 cat. 1001-03-WABI [Swearing-In Ceremony]

Ceremony.

3) 0307 cat.1001-04-WABI-64 Groundbreaking -- Bangor Auditorium

Bangor: Ceremony including men digging and shots of landscape before construction was begun.

10) 0307 cat. 1001-05-WABI-54 Bangor/Brewer Bridge

Bridge construction including girders, shots from shore and below girders, crane, men working.

32) 0307 cat. 1001-06-WABI-54 Barnum and Bailey Circus

New York City: Circus at Madison Square Garden including children riding elephants, a parade through streets. Narrated with music.

12) 0307 cat. 1001-07-WABI-54 WABI Net Power Increase

Engineers' work on power systems including writing in logs and keeping film reels moving. Also shots of transmitters.

17) 0307 cat. 1001-08-WABI-53 First Salmon to Dwight D. Eisenhower

Washington, D.C.: Presentation of year's first salmon by Walter D. to President Eisenhower including the pair in the Oval Office, outside the White House, the Capitol, and other...

33) 0307 cat. 1001-10-WABI-54 Last Steam Locomotive

Bangor: Engine 470 steaming into Bangor train yard including brakeman and engineer checking wheels and adding water to engine.

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.

29) 0308 cat. 1002-03-WABI-58 WAGM Tower Erection

LS, MS and CU of transmitter after erection, and shots of crew working on another tower and clearing land.

3) 0309 cat. 0007-05-WABI Simulated Plane Crash Fire

Bangor ? : Scenes from a simulated plane crash fire as fire fighters try to get it under control. Night. Scenes of planes taxiing on runway. Ref. 300.

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...

25) 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...

9) 0309 cat. 0007-12-WABI-59 Queen City Time Capsule

Bangor : A time capsule is filled with memorials of the era and carefully lowered into the base of the Paul Bunyan statue in Bangor. Ref. 300.

11) 0309 cat. 0008-01-WABI-58 Moose

Several shots of a moose from LS, MS and CU. Moose has antlers. Near fence, people look at it. Cars in background. Ref. 300.

34) 0309 cat. 0008-03-WABI-57 Dog and Snake

Dog plays with a good-sized snake, CU and MS. CU of the snake slithering along the ground. Dog barks at snake. Ref. 300.

31) 0310 cat.0008-04-WABI-59 Basketball : Down East Classic

Basketball game in Bangor Auditorium? Ref. 300.

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