4 Items in This Collection
1) The Bounding Maine: From Canoe to Cabin Cruiser
Promotional work made for the Maine Department of Economic Development. Features water recreation in Maine lakes and Atlantic Ocean. Scenes include: Maine camps for children (boys only)...   more
2) Maine Parks: An Idyllic Journey
Promotional work made for the Maine Department of Economic Development. Scenes of wildlife, scenery, Cadillac Mountain road, state parks of Maine and Acadia National Park, campsites, st...   more
3) Land of Remembered Vacations
Promotional work made for the Maine Department of Economic Development. begins with scenes of Kittery, Maine turnpike to Augusta and Kennebec River. Film includes discussion of: lakes o...   more
4) [Winter Movie workprint] Journey Into Yesterday
Promotional films made for Maine Department of Economic Development. [Winter Movie workprint] is incomplete; includes script. Journey Into Yesterday concerns Southwest U.S. with Native...   more
Pfaffle, William Collection
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Donor
Maine Department of Economic Development
Primary Format and Extent
video (65 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Collection Date Range
1950 – 1960
Summary
Collection contains promotional works. "Land of Remembered Vacations," "Maine Parks: An Idyllic Journey" (1964) and "The Bounding Maine" feature various aspects of the state of Maine including its geography, communities, and recreational areas. Footage shows tourists visiting state parks and traveling in cars, picnics, coastline and beaches, wildlife such as moose and herring gulls, autumn foliage, and historic points of interest including Fort Knox in Prospect, Maine.
Biographical/Historical Notes
William Pfaffle is an independent Maine filmmaker living in Kents Hill. The films in this collection were made for the Maine Department of Economic Development. Artwork in "Maine Parks" is by Hope Pfaffle. Original footage is 16 mm. film.
Genre(s)
Promotional
Subject(s)
Birds, Boats and boating, Coasts, Food, Forests and forestry, Lakes, Mountains, National parks and reserves, Recreation, Rivers, Tourist trade, Wildlife
Place(s)
Acadia National Park, ME
Mt Katahdin, Maine
Repository
Northeast Historic Film
Availability
Access is restricted; consult repository for detail.
Condition Governing Reproduction and Use
Authorization to reuse and/or reproduce must be obtained from Northeast Historic Film. See http://www.oldfilm.org/research for more information.
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