
1 Item in This Collection
1) [Laurence Newman--home movies]
Amateur. Intertitled. NHF cataloguer's notes (titles in quotes), 3/89: 'Starting all over again--after 17 years on white collar job. Feb, 1946.' Man and boy against snowy landscape. 'A...
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Newman, Laurance Collection


Primary Format and Extent
video (78 min.) : si., col. ; 1/2 in.

Collection Date Range
1946 – 1960

Summary
Collection contains [Laurance Newman--home movies], films of family recreational and work activities including farming, skiing, home repair, fishing and lobstering on Mt. Desert Island. Intertitles explain lobster trap techniques.

Biographical/Historical Notes
Laurance Newman was a lobster fisherman. His son, Jarvis Newman, is a Southwest Harbor boatbuilder. Original footage is 8 mm. film.

Subject(s)
Boats and boating, Coasts, Domestic animals, Families, Islands, Lobster industry, Outdoor Life, Technology, African Americans, Recreation Post new comment
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