[Medomak Camp] Reel 9

1963.0009
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1929 – 1939
A shot of a portage, boys carrying their boats and gear across land. A shot of boys at a camp site. Two shots of boys paddling canoes intercut with a shot of a deer running out of the water. A few shots of boys in canoes going through a sluice. Footage of boys in canoes paddling through a lake and some rapids. Three shots of a porcupine, including a boy pushing the porcupine away from his boat with a paddle. A few shots of boys in canoes in still water. Intertitle: “Presents” Intertitle: “Looney News” A man’s hand draws then erases in sequence title cards that read, “Flash!,” “Medomak’s,” “Invisible Man.” Footage of a man attempting to play golf and getting frustrated that his ball keeps moving. A man appears from nowhere and hands him the ball then disappears and reappears in different places, eventually making the golfer fall down. Two shots of boys diving off of a diving board. A boy pulls a canoe out of the water, disappears, the boat moves up land and onto a rack (via stop-motion) and the boy reappears clutching his foot in pain. Footage of laundry moving and folding itself (via stop-motion). Footage of several boys in canoes and two shots of boys swimming. A shot of a boy practicing with a semaphore flag and a shot of a boy with a shortwave radio. A few shots of young boys sitting in the grass sketching in notebooks with Mr. Wooley. A few shots of Rolland Tapley conducting the band. Footage of a crowd of boys seated on a hill in an area known as the Chapel, including a shot of the Meditation Seat, watching a musical performance. A shot of a boy blowing a bugle. Footage of campers and counselors at a lamb barbecue. Footage of a log cabin being built including boys cutting down and trimming trees, rafting logs on the water and building a wall. Donor Notes: All names and the majority of the locations come from the donor’s notes. Please refer to them for further information.

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