[Lester Adams, M.D.--home movies] Reel 2

1361.0002
Hebron, Maine
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1934
Can note: '#2--1934.' //
1934 Fourth of July celebration. Credits at head. Main entrance of Western Maine Sanatorium. Scenic shots of Sanatorium buildings and mountains. Sign over one door reads "The Lizzie H. French Cottage." Members of medical staff and patients pose outdoors. Patients in beds smile at camera. Fourth of July parade with minstrel show and musical performers in blackface followed by other floats. Men and women dressed as Indians on float with tepee. Dairy workers on float. Man and woman in blackface in horse-drawn carriage with "Just Married" sign. Kidnapping sequence in which criminals are captured by police officer. Man dressed as clown. Outdoor races. Boys, girls, men, and women compete separately in sprints. Man with camera films race. Sack race. Men, girls. Potato race, men, women. Three-legged race for men and girls, human wheelbarrow race. Greased pig race.

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