Skip to content
  • Shop
  • Contact Us
Northeast Historic Film
  • Home
  • Give
    • Membership
    • Donate
    • Volunteering & Internships
    • William S. O’Farrell Fellowship
    • Donate Film & Equipment
    • Collecting Policy
  • Explore
    • Collections
    • Exhibits
  • Services
    • Moving Image Transfers
    • Storage
    • Stock Footage Licensing
    • Request Footage & Research
  • Alamo Theatre
    • History
    • Renting The Venue
    • Archived Events
    • Sponsor a Movie
  • About
    • About Film Preservation
    • History
    • News
    • Partners
    • Staff, Board & Advisors
    • Employment
    • Projects
    • Core Documents
    • FAQs
    • Moving Image Review
    • Publications
    • Collecting Policy
  • Contact

Collections

  • Overview
  • Browse Collections
  • Browse Works

607 work results
  • Sort by:
  • Identifer
  • Name
  • Sort order:
  • Ascending
  • Descending
  • Start Over

1) 0011.0001 Air Circus Bangor--Walter V. Mitton--home movies. Reel 11
Title, 'Aerial Circus at Bangor airport, May, 1939,' b&w: planes, hangar with Bangor painted on roof. Cars parked along field. Planes doing rolls. Title, 'Capt. Eddie Rickenb...;Compiled black-and-white and color home movies including scenes of ice skating, baseball, an aerial show, and a 1940 appearance in Bangor of World War I flying ace Captain Eddie...
3) 0013.0001 Municipal Operations, Brewer--Walter V. Mitton--home movies. Reel 13
Title, 'Municipal Operations, City of Brewer, Maine, 1939.' col.: people walking into brick building. Interior, women around desk. b&w, men getting into, and driving, trucks in ...;Compiled black-and-white and color home movies featuring 1939 scenes of Municipal Operations workers and the construction of the Municipal Auditorium in Brewer, Maine.
1) 0014.0001 Rockland Buildings--Walter V. Mitton--home movies. Reel 14
Title, 'Rockland has many fine Federal, County and City public buildings in well kept and attractive settings.' Color, White house with columns around front door and balcony abo...
2) 0076.0001 National Guard, Air Guard-Aircraft
No description available
1) 0137 National Archives Research Tape
Compilation tape containing four titled pieces from National Archives collections: 'How and Why of Spuds (14 min.): USDA-produced; 'Home (5 min.): regarding various types of Ame...
1) 0150.0001 Lucerne, Maine
1. Actuality: Tozier's winter sports party 1928, 1929' with Dupont Pathe 12 stock. Decorated frame shots, Lucerne Hotel, train, fishing. (Dupont Pathe 29 stock). Six or so men p...
1) 0155.0006 [Kodascope excerpts]
Collection formerly called 'Seavey Collection' Shots from a circus showing a tightrope walker [Herbert Kenney's uncle was a tightrope walker by profession]. Shots include a bala...
2) 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...
16) 0252.0006-.0012 [Howard Kane--home movies] Reels 6-12
NHF cataloguer's notes as follows. Can/reel/box annotations appear in quotes. Reel 6: (400 ft) 'FDR, cherry blossoms, White House, Washington monuments 1929-30.' Washington DC. ...
6) 0252.0019 [Howard Kane--home movies] Reels 19
Reel 19: (100 ft. dc 1930) 'Airplanes, pelicans.' Biplanes flying formations. Animal park.
6) 0252.0066 [Howard Kane--home movies] Reel 66
NHF notes as follows. Can/reel/box annotations appear in quotes. Reel 66: (250 ft.) 'Maine 1935 plane.' (color very red) Aerial views [of flooding?]. Views from a boat. Flower g...
13) 0290.0002 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 2
Amateur: Couple with small girl in front of house. Small girl plays in yard, in sleigh, on sidewalks surrounded by snow, in front of long white house. Men saw logs. Box 1A said ...;Nash house in Cherryfield, ME. Toddler with beads closing in on frame of camera. Thows hands up. Sits on steps bundled up in winter. Pushes doll carriage. Sits in small sle...
16) 0290.0006 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 6
Amateur: Women in yard. Indoor family scene. Pan of coast. Bridge. Pan of large city. Shots taken from moving car. Airplane taking off. Old car. Girl on slide. Girls on swing, o...
13) 0290.0008 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 8
Amateur: Pan of rocky, wooded coastal bluffs. People looking at waterfall. Men on boat in rain gear. Bridge. Many shots of falls. Town buildings. Large crowd in street. Aerial s...
12) 0290.0009 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 9
Amateur: Aerial shots of parade. Tilt shot up tall building. Bands marching, crowd. Confetti streaming down. Couple, girl playing. CU of cat. Girl and mother in yard with doll c...
22) 0290.0010 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 10
Amateur: Pan of coast. Animals in distance. Family picnic. Girl on swing, riding tricycle. Family ice skating. Large group of laughing girls pose in yard. LS of boat in bay. Pan...
3) 0290.0011 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 11
Amateur: Houses. People coming in and out of house. Dog. Slow pan of large city in distance. Playing golf. Riding bicycles. Family seated in yard. Tent in yard. Girls playing.
12) 0290.0013 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 13
Amateur: Large group seated on lawn watching performance or presentation. Pan of mountains. Crowd with some in caps and gowns. Graduation? Old car. Coastal house. Sandy beach an...
15) 0290.0014 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 14
Amateur: Palm trees. Palm Beach Hotel. Goodyear blimp. Beach. Roads. Bridge. Cars. Beach motel. Suwannee River State Park sign. Beach. Mountain ridge. Houses. Roads. Old bridge....
14) 0290.0017 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 17
Amateur: Resort? Swimming pool. Mountains. Village scene. Large succulent plants. Mountain goats. Mountains. Burro. Box #17 said 'Mexico #2'
6) 0290.0019 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 19
Amateur: Trailers in campground. Ocean and boats. Coast from boat. 'Bahia Hondo Bridge' sign. Beach. 'Fly Havana' sign. Cemetery. Airplane. Car. Fruit trees. 'Jungle Cruise' boa...
22) 0290.0021 [Frank Nash--home movies] Reel 21
Amateur: Family in yard. Lincoln House. Pan of woods and mountains. Log bridge. Mountains. 'Thoreau Spring' sign. 'Mt. Katahdin' sign.
9) 0301 cat. 1000-03-WABI B-52-G Air Force
Air Force bomber shots including taxiing onto runway, midflight shots, refueling, and landing.
10) 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.
15) 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.
16) 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...
1) 0309 cat. 0007-03-WABI-60 Woodman Lumber Fire
A very large fire at a lumber mill. Shots of fire fighters at the fire and extensive damage. Brewer fire fighters. Ref. 300.
7) 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.
37) 0309 cat. 0007-06-WABI-60 Thunderbirds
Bangor : Airplanes on the ground and Thunderbird jets in formation flying overhead. Air Force demonstration. Airplanes parked on the ground in a row. Ref. 300.
6) 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...
36) 0310 cat.1002-08-WABI-59 Ralph Takes a Jet Ride
Ralph's jet ride including pilot seating him in the cockpit, takeoff, flight, and landing. Also aerial views.
22) 0310 cat.1002-09-WABI-59 Armed Forces Day
Attack airplanes and bombers fly overhead together and solo as crowd watches.
11) 0310 cat.1002-10-WABI-59 Dow Air Fair
Bangor: Mock helicopter rescue including pickup of pilot from crashed airplane and firetruck with water gun.
25) 0310 cat.1002-11-WABI-59 Armed Forces Day Parade
Armed forces and their bands march while airplanes fly overhead in formation. The Hildreth Network covers the event.
5) 0310 cat.1002-16-WABI-59 Dow Air Force Base on Alert
Alert including people getting up from eating in mess hall to drive and board their airplanes.
4) 0310 cat.1002-19-WABI-59 Belmont Hotel Fire
Fire including fire fighters, hotel, crowd.
Next 36

Filter by

collection

Abbott, Philip J. Collection (2)
Arbo, Paul P. and Lucy G. Collection (1)
Baird, Davis Collection (1)
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Collection (1)
Bangor Historical Society/WABI Collection (285)
Beaudry, Philippe Collection (1)
Bemis, Alan Collection (6)
and 96 more

decade

1920s (20)
1930s (77)
1940s (44)
1950s (83)
1960s (273)
1970s (43)
1980s (23)
1990s (7)
and 1 more

genre

Amateur (164)
Children's (2)
Documentary (3)
Educational (1)
Interview (3)
Nature (1)
News (11)
Oral history (1)
Promotional (1)
Travelogue (2)
and 3 more

subject

Accidents (22)
Advertising (9)
Aeronautics (94)
African Americans (1)
Aged (1)
Agriculture (1)
Agriculture (12)
and 134 more

people and organizations

Arthur Libby Race (1)
Bob Woodbury (2)
Cameron Bradley (1)
Clif Reynolds (18)
Cyrus Pinkham (1)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1)
Edmund Muskie (2)
George E. Haskins (1)
Gilbert Pond (8)
Harris M. Elliott (1)
Horace A. Hildreth (1)
John Carl Dassler (2)
John F. Kennedy (3)
John Howard (1)
Laurence Bray (1)
Mahlon "Babe" Walsh (2)
Manley Nelson (2)
Margaret Chase Smith (2)
Milton E. Dowe (1)
Mortimer B. Fuller, Jr. (2)
Oscar R. Houston (1)
Philip W. Hussey (2)
Richard M. Nixon (2)
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 (1)
Samuel B. Horovitz (3)
Staughan Downing Kelsey, Jr. (1)
Straughan Downing Kelsey, Sr. (1)
Ted Williams (1)
Walter V. Mitton (3)
and 22 more

Northeast Historic Film
PO Box 900
85 Main Street
Bucksport, Maine 04416

  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy / Terms of Use
  • FAQ

PRESERVE

Without cold storage at low humidity, the film in your basement or your neighbor’s attic cracks, rots, and fades, and part of our region’s history is lost. NHF staff members have the skills and tools to preserve your valued moving images.

  • Storage
  • Your film: Transfers
  • Donate

EXPLORE

There are many ways to explore, use, and share our moving images and associated materials for research, teaching, and the joy of discovery. Start by exploring the 300+ collections described online. Visit our store to preview DVDs for great gifts. Become a member to borrow videos.

  • Search or browse our collections
  • Shop for items in our store

JOIN

We need partners in our efforts to collect, preserve, and share northern New England’s moving image history. Join educators, archivists, film enthusiasts, history buffs, and people who love the Alamo Theatre. Become a member today.

  • Membership

© Copyright 2022 Northeast Historic Film

  • Home
  • Give
    • Membership
    • Donate
    • Volunteering & Internships
    • William S. O’Farrell Fellowship
    • Donate Film & Equipment
    • Collecting Policy
  • Explore
    • Collections
    • Exhibits
    • Request Footage & Research
  • Services
    • Moving Image Transfers
    • Storage
    • Stock Footage Licensing
    • Projects Using Our Footage
  • Alamo Theatre
    • History
    • Renting The Venue
    • Archived Events
  • About
    • About Film Preservation
    • History
    • News
    • Partners
    • Staff, Board & Advisors
    • Employment
    • Projects
    • Core Documents
    • FAQs
    • Moving Image Review
  • Contact
Menu
  • Home
  • Give
    • Membership
    • Donate
    • Volunteering & Internships
    • William S. O’Farrell Fellowship
    • Donate Film & Equipment
    • Collecting Policy
  • Explore
    • Collections
    • Exhibits
    • Request Footage & Research
  • Services
    • Moving Image Transfers
    • Storage
    • Stock Footage Licensing
    • Projects Using Our Footage
  • Alamo Theatre
    • History
    • Renting The Venue
    • Archived Events
  • About
    • About Film Preservation
    • History
    • News
    • Partners
    • Staff, Board & Advisors
    • Employment
    • Projects
    • Core Documents
    • FAQs
    • Moving Image Review
  • Contact

Design & Development by NORTHEAST MEDIA COLLECTIVE

  • Home
  • Give
    • Membership
    • Donate
    • Volunteering & Internships
    • William S. O’Farrell Fellowship
    • Donate Film & Equipment
    • Collecting Policy
  • Explore
    • Collections
    • Exhibits
    • Request Footage & Research
  • Services
    • Moving Image Transfers
    • Storage
    • Stock Footage Licensing
    • Projects Using Our Footage
  • Alamo Theatre
    • History
    • Renting The Venue
    • Archived Events
  • About
    • About Film Preservation
    • History
    • News
    • Partners
    • Staff, Board & Advisors
    • Employment
    • Projects
    • Core Documents
    • FAQs
    • Moving Image Review
  • Contact