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10) 0262.0001
[Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 1: Miami and Everglades
Film box notes: 'Feb and March 1955. Joel Campbells home also.' NHF cataloguer's notes, 1/96: Sea. Ships. Car approaching along road. Palm trees. Oranges. Pan of field, palm tre...
7) 0301 cat. 1000-02-WABI-55
Exeter Raceway
Typical day at the Exeter Raceway including shots of several automobile races and crowd. Unedited.
15) 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...
43) 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...
7) 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...
36) 0310 cat.1002-06-WABI-59
30' Farm League (Baseball)
Players hit balls and run bases as small crowd cheers.
24) 0310 cat.1002-09-WABI-59
Armed Forces Day
Attack airplanes and bombers fly overhead together and solo as crowd watches.
12) 0310 cat.1002-12-WABI-59
Opening of New Mart
More footage of cat. no. 1002-04-WABI-59. Includes more shots of shoppers.
16) 0310 cat.1002-13-WABI-59
Chevron Banquet
Lucerne : Banquet at Lucerne Inn including men standing in front of sign that says, 'What's Come Over Our Calso Sign?' and crowd.
14) 0310 cat.1002-19-WABI-59
Belmont Hotel Fire
Fire including fire fighters, hotel, crowd.
13) 0311 cat. 1002-15-WABI-59
Christmas Party at Dow Air Force Base
Santa's distribution of gifts including him posing with children and nuns. People eating around a table. The men rush out to get on an Air Force plane.
15) 0312 cat. 1003-01-WABI-59
Christmas Toys
Christmas items display including cards, toys, decorations, and crowd.
33) 0312 cat. 1003-11-WABI-59
Shriner Parade
Bangor: Parade including Shriner band, Shriners on horseback, police in formation, crowd.
11) 0313 cat. 0009-01-WABI-59
Dwyer Release
Thomaston ? : The parole board approves Paul N. Dwyer's parole and release from Maine state prison. Scenes include a short speech by the three men of the parole board, exterior ...
21) 0313 cat. 0009-06-WABI
Pepper Farm Fire
Pepper Farm fire. Shots of crowds, buildings on fire, fire fighters watching.
23) 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...
14) 0314 cat.1004-05-WABI-59
Paul Bunyan
Bangor: Christmas celebration around Paul Bunyan statue including crane placing of a lei around the statue's neck, Santa Claus, men raising themselves in the crane, CU of statue.
3) 0314 cat.1004-06-WABI-59
Santa Parade
Bangor: Parade including Cub Scout float on which scouts saw wood, Peace on Earth float with angels, majorettes, Santa on float.
23) 0315 cat.0010-01-WABI-58
Fire, Snow & Nealley Co. (?)
Bangor: A large fire with many buildings burning. Scenes of different buildings burning, fire fighters crouching on ground, crowds.
16) 0315 cat.0010-02-WABI
Shrine Parade
Bangor: Shriner parade scenes include police walking in formation, Shriners on foot and on horseback, floats, crowds, streets scenes.
13) 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.
16) 0316 cat.0010-09-WABI-59
Storm Scenes
Bangor: Heavy snowfall and its impact. Scenes include vehicles having difficulty from slippery road conditions, snowdrifts, and a 'Merry Christmas' sign.
26) 0316 cat.0011-02-WABI-59
Dow Alert Force
Crowd of people eating in large hall. Five men jump to an alert and drive to their plane, which they board. Also a shot of a sign reading 'Alert Force Crew No. 5.'
14) 0316 cat.0011-08-WABI-59
Belmont Hotel Fire
Fire department responding to the Hotel Belmont fire. Shots of crowd, hotel and fire fighters.
230) 0317 cat.0012-08-WABI-58
Mart Santa Claus
Santa at Mart with children on his lap. Shots include store interior, crowd and children's reaction, toy displays.
44) 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...
51) 0318 cat.0013-01-WABI-57
Dr. C. Emery Search
WABI interviews of police. Shots of interviews, spectators, traffic.
21) 0319 cat. 0013-12-WABI-59
[Joan Crawford at Dow Air Force Base]
Joan Crawford at opening ceremonies for Rudman Beverage Co., a new Pepsi-Cola factory in Maine. Her arrival at Dow Air Force Base on a Pepsi plane, her welcome by the crowd. She...
10) 0431 cat. 0039-07-WABI-59
Dow Air Force Base Christmas Party
Party includes children and nuns receiving and opening gifts from Santa.
20) 0609 cat. 0034-05-WABI-56
Blue Nose Ferry
Ferry as it sails into Bar Harbor including LSs of ferry and crowds waiting for it.
21) 0609 cat. 0035-01-WABI-56
Blue Nose Ferry Launching
Canada: Launching of ferry on maiden voyage to Bar Harbor including LSs of ship and crowds waiting for christening, speeches, CU of deck, car driving onto ferry.
15) 0806.0001
[John Murphy--home movies] Tape 1
NHF notes, 1991: Tape 1 contents (no clear divisions between 'reels' on the tape): Reel 1A Maine 1941-1953. Reel 1B: J.H. Murphy & Assoc. spring 1957 to December 1958. Reel 1C: ...
34) 0897.0001-.0013
[Unobskey--home movies]
[Unobskey--home movies] are scenes of Jewish family life in Calais, ME, spanning four decades. Footage includes graduations, birthday parties and other family celebrations, ice ...
7) 1059.0007
[George E. Whitmore--home movies] Reel 7
Film can/box notes as follows (reel numbers are NHF-assigned). 7. Xmas 1957 & Xmas 1958.
8) 1059.0008
[George E. Whitmore--home movies] Reel 8
Film can/box notes as follows (reel numbers are NHF-assigned). 8. Xmas 1959.
23) 1108.0057
[Archie Stewart--home movies] Reel 057
Reel 57 Archie Stewart can notes: Continuation of garage reel #78 for personal. Second garage reel. Picnic 1950, Picnic 1951. Xmas Party 1956.;Screening notes: Intertitle: 'Member Amateur Cinema League. World Wide Association of Movie Makers.' (Color). Dedication of new car show room. VS of people eating at long tables...
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