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147 Items in This Collection

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1) [Maine Festival, 1977] Tape 22

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'ST026.77: Maine Festival, 1977. Dave Ingraham concert. Eddie Doughty. Gene Bunyon.'

2) [Common Ground Fair, 1979] Tape 12

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Litchfield. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 12: Common Ground Fair, 1979. Auction, human jukebox. Morris dancers.'

3) [Common Ground Fair, 1982] Tape 3

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Windsor. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 3: Common Ground Fair, 1982. Balloons, older people in lines.'

4) [Quebec Perspective] Tape 10

Camera master for Quebec Perspective. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 37: Quebec Perspective. Londa R. Couicelles.'

5) [Maine Festival, 1977] Tape 20

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'ST024.77: Maine Festival, 1977. Nettie Mitchell. Boat building.'

6) [Common Ground Fair, 1979] Tape 1

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Litchfield. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 1: Common Ground Fair, 1979. Entrance gate, maze with children. Parade with children....

7) [Common Ground Fair, 1982] Tape 2

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Windsor. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 2: Common Ground Fair, 1982. Produce inside.'

8) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 3

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 5: Doug. Judy.'

9) [Maine Festival, 1977] Tape 21

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'ST025.77: Maine Festival, 1977. Sikkema, strings.'

10) [Maine Festival, 1978] Tape 21

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 29: Maine Festival, 1978. T. Rosenberg, potter. P. Martin, dulcimer.'

11) [Quebec Perspective] Tape 11

Camera master for Quebec Perspective. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 38: Quebec Perspective. Rural cutaways. 8/4/80 'les rangs.''

12) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 32

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 46: Psaltery.'

13) [Maine Festival, 1977] Tape 7

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'ST007.77: Maine Festival, 1977. Marshall Dodge. A. Highlander. Human jukebox, pottery, Leather and Lather.'

14) [Common Ground Fair, 1984] Tape 2

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Windsor. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 2: Common Ground Fair, 1984. 9/20 + 21/84.'

15) [Maine Festival, 1977] Tape 30

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'ST038.77: Maine Festival, 1977. Dave Mallet.'

16) [Common Ground Fair, 1979] Tape 18

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Litchfield. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 18: Common Ground Fair, 1979. Interviews, food stands. Energy review. Exits. Balloon....

17) [Quebec Perspective] Tape 3

Camera master for Quebec Perspective. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 27: Quebec Perspective. St. Jean de Lalande Parade.'

18) [Maine Festival, 1977] Tape 8

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'ST008.77: Maine Festival, 1977. Canoe paddles, blacksmith, children's area. Juggling.'

19) [Maine Festival, 1977] Tape 11

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'ST012.77: Maine Festival, 1977. Lou Killen, Recorders, wood sculpture.'

20) [Maine Festival, 1978] Tape 14

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 18: Maine Festival, 1978. Wool spinner. Accordion, violin. Splitting ash for baskets.'

21) [Quebec Perspective] Tape 7

Camera master for Quebec Perspective. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 33: Quebec Perspective. Franco Fest #4. Fr. girls.'

22) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 31

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 45: Balalaika? Psaltery.'

23) [Maine Festival of the Arts] Basket Making

Original label on videotape box: 'Maine Festival of the Arts I. Basket Making.'

24) [Maine Festival, 1978] Tape 11

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 15: Maine Festival, 1978. Libby and Joe Meuse. Androscoggin Indian Education exhibit.'

25) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 20

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape K: Indian Raps, Lobster Rap, Basket Weaving.'

26) [Maine Festival, 1978] Roughcutting Tape 2

Original label on videotape box: 'Maine Festival Roughcutting 1978 Tape 2.'

27) [Common Ground Fair, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 5

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 5: Baloon. Cord House Interview Cutaway. Shaker Furniture.'

28) [Quebec Perspective] Tape 4

Camera master for Quebec Perspective. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 30: Quebec Perspective. Family Turcotte. Franco Fest #1.'

29) [Maine Festival, 1978] Tape 6

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 7: Maine Festival, 1978. Treasure hunt.'

30) [Common Ground Fair, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 3

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 3: Oxen. Sheepdogs.'

31) [Common Ground Fair, 1979] Tape 3

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Litchfield. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 3: Interview with Steve Bell of Northern Light & Power Co., (aqua heaters and windmil...

32) [Maine Festival, 1977] Tape 9

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'ST010.77: Maine Festival, 1977. Audience shots. Refried thighs.'

33) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 17

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape G: Indian Interview.'

34) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 2

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 3: Burt interview cutaway.'

35) [Maine Festival, 1977] Tape 2

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'ST002.77: Maine Festival, 1977. Dick Curless. Jud Strunk.' // Moderate dropout, particularly at start of tape. // Begins with Dick Curless...

36) [Maine Festival, 1978] Tape 3

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 4: Maine Festival, 1978. China saw sculpture.'

37) [Maine Festival, 1978] Tape 19

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 27: Maine Festival, 1978. Moose calling. Pottery.'

38) [Maine Festival, 1978] Tape 16

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 22: Maine Festival, 1978. Potter with kids.'

39) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 10

Original label on videotape box: 'Morris Dancing.'

40) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 7

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 21: Jazz concert 7/30/77.'

41) [Maine Festival, 1977] Tape 26

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'ST030.77: Maine Festival, 1977. Mark Perry Trio.'

42) [Common Ground Fair, 1979] Tape 19

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Litchfield. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 19. Common Ground Fair, 1979. Woodstoves, childcare. Interviews. Lap Sit. Energy revi...

43) [Maine Festival, 1978] Tape 13

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 17: Maine Festival, 1978. Folklife. Lobster trap.'

44) [Common Ground Fair, 1979] Tape 9

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Litchfield. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 9: Common Ground Fair, 1979. Composting methods. Food drying by solar heat. Interview...

45) [Common Ground Fair, 1979] Tape 17

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Litchfield. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 17: Common Ground Fair, 1979. Pony ride around the Fair. Seabrook [nuclear power plan...

46) [Maine Festival, 1977] Tape 5

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'ST005.77: Maine Festival, 1977. Tony Montanaro, Mime.'

47) [Agricultural Fair TV Spots]

Original label on videotape box: 'Ag Fair and CGCF Narration for TV Spots. General 84 & 85 Spot.'

48) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 28

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 42A: Argyles.'

49) [Maine Festival, 1977] Tape 32

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'ST040.77: Maine Festival, 1977. Wild Mountain Thyme.'

50) [Maine Festival, 1977] Tape 33

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'ST041.77: Maine Festival, 1977. Ragtime Millionaires.'

51) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 5

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 19: Brad Terry improv. Main Stage, Sat 1 p.m. Improv. dance and music, good. Coopers of Portland, not good.'

52) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 25

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 40: Kruger and Mallet.'

53) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 15

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape E: Bagpipes. Puppets & Poetry Readings.'

54) [Maine Festival, 1977] Tape 27

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'ST035.77: Maine Festival, 1977. Fiddlers Convention. 60 mins.'

55) [Maine Festival, 1978] Tape 2

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 2: Maine Festival, 1978. Owner built. Nettie Mitchell poetry (5 min.) Barbara Toothpick and Allan Horseradish (5 min.).'

56) [Maine Festival, 1978] Tape 23

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 31: Maine Festival, 1978. B.P.P.I. Ian Sunday afternoon. Cats, kites, tumbler.'

57) [Maine Festival, 1978] Master Edit

Original label on videotape box: 'Maine Festival 1978 Master Edit UMA-TV.'

58) [Common Ground Fair, 1983] Promo

Label on tape: 'Common Ground Country Fair 1983. 30 sec. Promo. Master.'

59) [Common Ground Fair, 1982] Tape 1

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Windsor. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 1: Common Ground Fair, 1982. Food. Kid to Common Ground Country Fair balloon. More kids...

60) [Common Ground Fair, 1979] Tape 11

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Litchfield. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 11: Common Ground Fair, 1979. Barn building. Interview with passers-by.'

61) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 26

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 41: Mallet and Wild Mountain Thyme.'

62) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 30

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 44: Balalaika 1600.'

63) [Common Ground Fair, 1979] Tape 15

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Litchfield. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 15: Common Ground Fair, 1979. Spiritual celebration. Tractors, antique machinery. Int...

64) [Maine Festival, 1977] Tape 4

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'ST004.77: Maine Festival, 1977. Tony Montanaro, Mime.'

65) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 19

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape J: Leather and Lather, Buckfield.'

66) [Common Ground Fair, 1979] Tape 4

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Litchfield. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 4: Common Ground Fair, 1979. Man with steam engine. [Technical difficulties, battery...

67) [Common Ground Fair, 1979] Tape 5

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Litchfield. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 5: Common Ground Fair, 1979. Interivew with volunteer. Interview with Brother Ted, Sh...

68) [Maine Festival, 1978] Tape 18

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 25: Maine Festival, 1978. Contradancing. Basket demonstration. Children's clay.'

69) [Maine Festival, 1978] Tape 15

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 20: Maine Festival, 1978. High shots. Walk through crowd. Leather and Lather.'

70) [Common Ground Fair, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 1

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 1: Wendel Berry Interview.'

71) [Maine Festival, 1977] Tape 1

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'ST001.77: Maine Festival, 1977. Welcome Home Marching Band.'

72) [Common Ground Fair, 1984] Tape 1

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Windsor. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 1: Common Ground Fair, 1984. 9/21/84.'

73) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 8

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 23: Jazz shots.'

74) [Maine Festival, 1978] Roughcutting Tape 1

Original label on videotape box: 'Maine Festival Roughcutting 1978 Tape 1.'

75) [Maine Festival, 1978] Tape 8

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 9: Maine Festival, 1978. Clown Al.'

76) [Common Ground Fair, 1982] Tape 4

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Windsor. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 4: Common Ground Fair, 1982. Kids and clown. Ewes and wool. Wagon to waving kids. Kids a...

77) [Maine Festival, 1978] Tape 7

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 8: Maine Festival, 1978. Folk life. Bill Henderson.'

78) [Maine Festival, 1978] Tape 10

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 11: Maine Festival, 1978. Marshall Dodge. Intro to Nettie reading her poetry and story.' // Marshall Dodge introduces Nettie Mitchell...

79) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 12

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape B: Owner built homes. Mime with children.'

80) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 18

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape I: Leather and Lather.'

81) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 14

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape D: Tents - kids with staff. Juggler.'

82) [Maine Festival, 1978] Tape 22

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 30: Maine Festival, 1978. C. Findlayson, toymaker.'

83) [Maine Festival, 1977] Tape 31

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'ST039.77: Maine Festival, 1977. Gordon Bok.'

84) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 6

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 21: Saw concert.'

85) [Maine Festival, 1977] Tape 28

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'ST036.77: Maine Festival, 1977. Fiddlers Convention. 60 mins.'

86) [Common Ground Fair, 1979] Tape 8

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Litchfield. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 8: Common Ground Fair, 1979. Ponies demonstration.'

87) [Maine Festival, 1978] Tape 9

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 10: Maine Festival, 1978. Folk life. Owner built.'

88) [Maine Festival, 1977] Tape 13

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'ST014.77: Maine Festival, 1977 Ambience. Maine Designs, Concert.'

89) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 22

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 37: Wild Mountain Thyme. Wild Camera.'

90) [Common Ground Fair, 1979] Tape 6

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Litchfield. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 6: Common Ground Fair, 1979. Cutaways with Brother Ted and John. Firefly and books, c...

91) [Maine Festival, 1978] Tape 12

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 16: Maine Festival, 1978. Sipsis poetry.'

92) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 16

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape F: Building Human Pyramid. Jugglers. Moss Tents. Morning Sky. Jazz by Fountain.'

93) [Maine Festival, 1977] Tape 3

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'ST003.77: Maine Festival, 1977. Jud Strunk Concert.' // Audio but no image for first few seconds.

94) [Common Ground Fair, 1979] Tape 14

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Litchfield. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 14: Common Ground Fair, 1979. Spoon carvers. Natural childbirth. Glass ornaments. Con...

95) [Common Ground Fair, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 4

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 4: Sheep. Edible Plant Demo. Altitude Lou. Healing Herbs. Miariam Dyad.'

96) [Maine Festival, 1978] Tape 20

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 28: Maine Festival, 1978. Dowsers.'

97) [Common Ground Fair, 1979] Tape 13

Unedited footage of the Common Ground Fair at Litchfield. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 13: Common Ground Fair, 1979. Stone masonry demonstration. Cutaways. Children, people...

98) [Maine Festival, 1978] Tape 5

Unedited. // Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 6: Maine Festival, 1978. Folk life.'

99) [Maine Festival, Unidentified Date(s)] Tape 29

Original label on videotape box: 'Tape 43: Balalaika Orchestra.'

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Media Source Collection

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Creator(s)

Ben Levine

Donor

Ben Levine

Primary Format and Extent

video (2,900 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.

Collection Date Range

1977 – 1984

Summary

Collection contains unedited footage of two Maine cultural events shot by Ben Levine, an independent producer: the Maine Festival (1977, 1978) and the Common Ground Fair (1979, 1982, 1984). The Maine Festival footage includes music, dancing, children's activities and performances by artists including Dave Mallett, Gordon Bok, Tony Montanaro, and Jud Strunk. The Common Ground Fair footage includes interviews, entertainment, food booths, demonstrations of products, livestock, children and the fair grounds. Collection also includes camera masters for "Quebec Perspective" (1980).

Biographical/Historical Notes

Ben Levine, resident of Solon, Maine, is an independent filmmaker and founder of Media Source, a videotape production company. The Maine Festival, founded by comedian Marshall Dodge, was an arts fair held in the town of Brunswick, Maine, and later in Portland, and Thomas Point Beach, Brunswick. The Common Ground Fair is an annual event first held in Litchfield, Maine, then Windsor, and presently in Unity, Maine, organized by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA).

Genre(s)

Unedited footage

Subject(s)

Agriculture, Children, Community Life, Domestic animals, Fairs, Food, Handicraft, Manners and customs, Performing arts

Place(s)

Brunswick, ME
Windsor, ME
Quebec, Canada

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