[Fields--home movies] Reel 7

Date1960 – 1961

Can DescriptionsAmateur footage of family activities. NHF xfer notes as follows. Reel numbers are NHF-assigned. 7. David's confirmation, Danny's 2nd birthday, Xmas '60, blizzard of Feb '61. (UNEDITED) NHF Cataloguer's notes: Reel 7. Intertitles. (1) David's confirmation. (2) Danny's 2nd birthday. (3)Christmas-1960. (4) Blizzard of Febrary 1961.' 30:01. Boy in red confirmation gown which is very like a graduation gown. He is outside. He walks forward. He walks backward. (Shots just a little faded.) Boy, wearing suit, emerges from home. He enters car. Confirmation church ceremony. Altar boy in white robe. Group of boys march forward. Boy in his confirmation gown at rear of group. Other boys wearing white robe. Men in ceremonial garb. They bear swords, feathered or crested hats. 31:02. Priest proceeds forward. Bishop with crozier or sheperd's staff. Cloak and hat he wears makes him resemble the pope. Confirmation boys in their red robes. Congregation at immediate side of aisle. Boy shakes hand with bishop. Woman with white hat. 32:02. Girl in white robe curtseys. Children, members of congregation. Girl wearing red hat, white robe curtseys. CU girl. Shadowy shot just outside of church. Car parked by curb. 33:03. Car drives away. Woman, newly-confirmed boy. Other cars depart. Girl in confirmation dress. Boy in his red robe at right of her. The two, side by side. Yard of home. Toddler walks forward. He runs along. Toddler in livingroom of home. He smiles, waves. 34:04. He covers mouth with hand. Birthday cake on table. He pulls plate on table in front of himself. Boy lights two cake candles. Blows them out. Toddler smiles, admiring cake. He takes empty plate in hand. Girl, sitting between toddler and boy, waves. 35:07. Pointing towards cake, the two talk to toddler about cake. Boy claps hands, toddler does same. Boy, girl continue to talk to toddler. Woman cuts cake, gives toddler first piece.He starts to eat cake. Family gathered about Christmas tree. Boy wiggles Christmas stocking back and forth. 36:03. Boy, girl, toddler sit on floor. Girl now holds up her Christmas stocking. Toddler has his in hand. Boy claps hands. The three wave. (Shot 'grainy'.) Boy wiggles hands. 37:08. Man sits at right of group, takes toddler on his lap. Girl places arm around man's, boy's shoulder. Woman takes toddler in arms. Group waves. Girl holds up present, a radio. Boy has wallet for present. 38:02. Girl has game, 'Concentration'. Toddler sits on stool. He walks around. Loses balance, rises. Mechanical monkey, goes round and round on bar. Toddler astride toy car. He inches self forward on car. 39:03. He searches for pedals. Girl opens present. Toddler has handle of toy hammer in mouth. He grasp steering wheel of toy car. Girl turns car around for him. He throws hammer down. Pulls item off of toy car. Getures frantically. Boy attends him. 40:02. He wiggles toy car steering wheel. He alternates going forward and backward. Toddler has coathanger. Places tip in mouth. Toy train traverse its track on floor. Girl. 41:06. Toddler inches self along on toy car. Snowy exterior of home. Snow falling. Snowbanks rising. Snow accumulating on car. 42:01. Bare trees. Snowstorm continues. Front exterior of car. lamppost. Pan. of home exterior. Snow accumulating. Snow blows. Ferocity of storm increases. Bare trees. Pan. of area, storm. 43:04. Pan. tracks leftward. Boy, girl toddler by high snow bank. Later. Storm has ceased. Toddler uses small snow shovel. Girl takes photo with camera. She adjusts her kerchief. Rear exterior of well-polished car. 44:03. Boy commences shoveling snow adjacent to house. Toddler makes attempt to shovel snow. Girl takes picture of toddler as woman emerges from house. Boy continues to shovel snow. Snowbank so high it obscures part of house exterior. Girl waves. (End of Reel 7.)