[Unobskey--home movies] Reel 3

1454.0003
Calais area, Maine
United States
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1940s
Amateur footage. Can notes in quotes. Reel numbers are NHF assigned. Reel 3. (400 ft., b&w) 'Uncle Bill and Aunt Ev on a trip after their marriage in Calais. Bert and Alice Unobskey, Uncle Louie, Dora in WACS, M. Perl, Uncle Sam, Blitz Scrap collection, Band, Sukie at one, Uncle Charles in Service, Rosh Hasonnah services, Martha's 8th, Sid's first day at school.'
NHF cataloguer's notes 3/97: Dooryard with little [girl] in front of car. Another girl joins her. Both walk towards camera. LS man in jacket on lawn hugs woman who approaches with other man. MS man in jacket wipes his brow with handkerchief. (33:50). Dark exposure. Crowd of people on lawn. Man and woman walk toward can. Pan of group including children. People are clearly hesitant to pose. (35:40). Lighter footage again. Good. Four adults and three children pose in front yard. Two adults kiss others and hug. Shake hands good-bye. More family shots on lawn. (37:02). Woman in grand, wild hat walking arm in arm down street with man. Dapper couple. MS of faces. Another couple, all four stand in front of 'Unobskey' department store. Man dressing windows. Woman with grand hat dances a charleston like dance. Three men MS in dirt field. Trucks traveling along road next to field. Cars parked in a row. In field group of men clustered together. (38:54). Pan of young school age girls 10-12 in a row. One girl dances a little. Pan goes back and forth. All girls walk toward camera. Pan of faces. Little boy in suspender shorts runs toward camera with toy gun. Family exits house and gets in car. Little boy pets dog. Two little boys next to car with full shot of car behind them with shiny grill. (40:48). Other kids join them. Group of kids in front of brick building. School. (41:25). Parade. [Blitz scrap parade?] School band. WWI veterans in uniform followed by Red Cross Flag. Cars with flags. Truck with girls and women in back, Willey trucks with Red Cross logos. Great shot of downtown. Calais? Salvation Army band and then marchers. Men wearing white arm bands. Fire trucks. Pan to marquee of movie theater. Majorette with plumed hat. Little girls around her. HS marching band. Camera person stands in the middle of band as they march by. Great technique. WWI veterans. Cars in parade. Band. Lodge group. Masons. Men in double breasted uniforms with white hats then black hats. 44:33. Pan of children on bicycles on dirt road. Each rides towards camera. Young men smoking. MS men patting each other on back shaking hands. Woman walks through frame. (45:34). Three men in suits walk towards them away from camera. (1:45:48). Color. Woman in polka dot suit with large fur collar coat holding hands with little girl with red bow in hair. (46:53). Men (we've seen throughout) on city streets with man walking towards camera. Many shots of two soldiers on street with two men in suits. (48:01). Group of marching band. Young soldiers in WWII uniforms marching. Majorettes. 'Gulf' sign. Marching band. Getting ready. Girl combing boy's hair. Little girl on pony. Children marching with American flags. Young girls wearing white hats. Red Cross hats. (50:40). View of rubble in yard. Fire damage, men among smoking rubble swinging what looks like sledge hammers. MS man with glasses and hat. Truck drives by with boys in back. More shots of rubble. War effort project, old cars amidst the rubble. Metal recycling. Woman in uniform walking towards and away from camera (52:20). (52:52) Woman in fur coat with large bow hat holding hands with little boy. Woman in upstairs window of house. Boy and two men walk towards camera. One man in uniform. (53:45). Boy holds up bulgy eyed dog. Man plays with girl's hair. End of tape.

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