The notable political conventions of the 1960s are glimpsed when Rose Kennedy Remembers for a special program featuring her family, broadcast in 1983 and part of the NHF collection. But the earlier television news reports are soon to be available, supported by an NEH grant, in the many RNC and DNC local stories covered by
Comments from Mainers in 1971 willing to talk about their opinions on the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon, the evening before, are both poignant and instructive, given the current political environment now more than 50 years later. This clip is one of hundreds soon to be available through the support of an NEH grant
A jump in the pool is the universal sign of summer, and the television news was there to report it during the 1970s. (Union St. Pool 1970) There was also the occasional sweltering day, captured on film as well. (Downtown Bangor during July 1970)
The devastating weather in Florida and the Gulf of Mexico region may seem remote and seasonally early to us in New England. For some among us there are memories of such storms close to home in our own Gulf. Hurricanes Carol and Edna slashed through Maine 70 years ago, and though the coverage of those
Visiting a lighthouse along the coast of Maine is a traditional tourist experience. This WLBZ news clip of the Bear Island Lighthouse near Northeast Harbor captures how difficult the experience can be be for those who want an offshore view. Bear Island Lighthouse: https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/29373
Graduation ceremonies are presentations with certain grandeur and layered emotion. These images from WABI’s coverage of Husson College’s commencements in the early 1970s are familiar and stirring to those in the audience then, and are probably even more so to those viewing them now. Husson College Graduation Ceremony 1970 Husson College Ceremonies 1971
Summer breezes and sunny days ease the distance I travel to work. The time inside is still spent at a desk and in front of a screen. The images of a proud Mohammad Ali, in preparation for his famous phantom punch 60 years ago, as he meets Sonny Liston during May 1965 in Lewiston, Maine,
Sorting and reviewing the details of each collection is my the daily work now, supported by the NEH grant to Northeast Historic Film for preparing the stored collections of Maine’s many television film archives, housed but often not discoverable. It is thrilling to find parades, interviews and investigations almost forgotten but now recollected, and
A grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to Northeast Historic Film is now supporting work on digitizing and fully cataloguing Maine television collections that include Maine Public Broadcasting, Maine Public Television and about a dozen collections. Yeah! And what a lot of words into a very long sentence for such good
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