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1) [White--home movies]
Woman and child on bow of motor yacht. Woman in knickers digs in snow. Man pounds to open hole in ice. Child runs around. Ice fishing Camp fire, three adults and child. Man holds fish o... 
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Primary Format and Extent
video (15 min.) : si., b&w ; 1/2 in.
Collection Date Range
1931 – 1936
Summary
Collection contains home movies of family scenes, winter and summer activities, boating, fishing and mountain climbing. In particular, footage shows climbing on Mt. Katahdin, visit to Bath Iron Works, and scenes of the 1935-1936 floods in Topsham and Brunswick, Maine. Percy Baxter and other family members appear throughout.
Biographical/Historical Notes
Mary Baxter White's uncle, Percival Baxter, was governor of Maine (1921-1923) and gave Baxter State Park to Maine. The park contains Mt. Katahdin, Maine's highest peak, and the northern end of the Appalachian Trail. Bath Iron Works, founded in 1886, is a major shipbuilding facility. Original footage is 16 mm. film.
Subject(s)
Boats and boating, Coasts, Governors--United States, Mountains, Natural disasters, Recreation, Ships Post new comment
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