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7) 0301 cat. 1000-02-WABI-55
Exeter Raceway
Typical day at the Exeter Raceway including shots of several automobile races and crowd. Unedited.
21) 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.
28) 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.
3) 0307 cat.1001-04-WABI-64
Groundbreaking -- Bangor Auditorium
Bangor: Ceremony including men digging and shots of landscape before construction was begun.
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...
32) 0310 cat.0008-04-WABI-59
Basketball : Down East Classic
Basketball game in Bangor Auditorium? Ref. 300.;Shots of the University of Maine Black Bears vs the Colby Mules at the Bangor Auditorium participating in the Downeast Classic Tournament.
1) 0310 cat.0008-05-WABI-59
Basketball : Bates College
Lewiston: Basketball, scenes from two different games at Bates College. Back and forth shots following ball. Ref. 300.
6) 0310 cat.0008-06-WABI-59
Basketball : University of Maine vs. Colgate
Basketball, typical shots, including a short fight and shots of the clock.
7) 0310 cat.0008-07-WABI-59
Basketball : Colby vs. Bowdoin
Typical basketball game shots, back and forth on court. Ref. 300.
5) 0310 cat.0008-10-WABI-59
Basketball : University of Maine vs. Colby
Typical shots of a basketball game. Some shots of crowd. Ref. 300.
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.
30) 0312 cat. 1003-13-WABI-59
Teacher's Convention
Bangor: Convention at Bangor Auditorium including teachers entering building, registering, and sitting listening to a speaker.
9) 0313 cat. 0009-04-WABI-59
University of Maine Basketball Players
Orono: University of Maine basketball team practices in the University gym. Scenes include the team shooting foul shots in a head-on MS, interview with the coach, and a pose by ...
6) 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...
6) 0314 cat.1004-07-WABI-59
YMCA Activities
Boys doing exercises including situps, jumping jacks, dribbling and shooting basketballs, snorkeling in a pool, tumbling on mats, jumping on a trampoline, swimming underwater an...
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.
23) 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.
25) 0317 cat.0012-06-WABI-59
First Bow and Arrow Deer Kill
Man posing with 9-point buck deer kill. MS and CU of kill. Also deer hanging from tree, tagging the deer, shaking hands, and men looking on.
26) 0317 cat.0012-07-WABI-58
Bowl MOR Lanes
Ad for Bowl MOR Lanes
33) 0318 cat. 0012-12-WABI-59
New York Giants
Silent fuzzy footage of a night football game between the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers; long shots and field views of game plays and touchdowns, crowds in the bleac...
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...
13) 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...
32) 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.
33) 0335 cat. 0025-09-WABI-59
Bowl MOR Lanes
Bowling demonstration.
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 ...
36) 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...
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