[Charles S. Clark--home movies] Reel 002

Can DescriptionsAmateur footage. Can/reel notes as follows. Reel numbers are NHF-assigned. Reel 2: 'Reel I. 1940 camp.' NHF cataloguer's notes for Reel 2, 10/13/1998 JS: 1936-1940. (This reel commences in color.) (21:57) Group of young women outside. Men watch from background. Young woman picks up bat and bats ball with it. Runs. [Softball game] Young women jump forward with lower bodies in sacks. Man with small group of young women. Man has small bag. Young women run forward balancing small items in spoons. Young woman laughs as item descends from spoon. Man pitching horseshoes. One misses. Another man pitching horseshoes. Buddy beside of him has hands in pocket. Horseshoe 'pitchfork' with winning horseshoes on center. (23:13) Two young women archers. Man positions hands to help woman. Women shoot arrows. Woman drops and retrieves arrow. Man gestures in aiding her. She and other woman shoot arrows. Couple walking. Man pitches horseshoes. Couple standing by trees. Man pitching horseshoes, again. Four women trying to balance small items on spoons. One woman laughs as item descends from spoon. People standing on porch. Woman walks with purse on arm. Man snacking. Woman smiles. Two men sitting on small stone wall. Couple walking. Woman smiles. Man has hands in pocket. Group of women position arrows in bows. Two men walking. One on left salutes. Target for arrows. Man removing arrows. Group of men with woman at side. Man. Woman positions arrow. She talks. She shoots arrow as does woman beside her. Couple walking along. Motel-like cabins in background. Couple. Man points. Three men sitting on wooden bench. Man at end holds ankle. Suited man pitches horseshoes. Man positions camera. Buddy watches. Younger, informally dressed man smokes cigar as he pitches horseshoes. Group men walk behind. Target rife with arrows. Group of men position arrows, shoot same. Car motors down street. Woman pitching horseshoes. Smaller woman does same. Group men. Cars in background. Middle-aged man pitching horseshoes. (27:24) Car motors by as man pitches horseshoes. Men playing baseball. One at bat. Catcher wears protective face mask. Smaller catcher receives ball in mitt. Man runs to base. Older man runs slowly. Small man touches base with foot. Woman pitches horseshoes. Group women. Two sit in lawn chairs. Woman positions arrow as man watches. Man with pipe takes different arrow for self. Woman has difficulty positioning arrow. Woman takes man by arm. Two women. Two different women. They wave. Group women positioning arrows. Men watch from background. Two women sitting in lawn chairs. Group of men. Pairs of men in three-leg race. (29:48) Man smiles, hands on hips. Pairs of women run three-leg race. Women playing softball. Woman catches ball. Other runs to base. Woman comes up to bat. Hits ball. Runs to base. Another woman at bat. Woman stands with hands on hips. Woman throws ball. Woman in sunglasses touches base with foot. Man, crouched down, watches. Men sit on ground at side of field. (30:52) Women engaged in archery. Protective sun umbrellas raised on lawn in background. Man in sunglasses. Man and woman aim arrows. Man jumps up and down. Man in dark glasses shoots arrow. Woman in kerchief pitches horseshoes. Middle-aged woman pitches horseshoes. Another woman pitches horseshoes. Man pitches horseshoes. Another does so. Third man pitches. Bald-headed man tries his luck. Man focuses camera. Man stands by open door of car. Buddy approaches. The two shake hands. Men shoot arrows as women watch from background. Young man on side smokes pipe. Archery continues. Two women retrieve horseshoes from ground. Woman pitches horseshoes. Another woman pitches. A third jauntily throws horseshoes. A fourth pitches. Man pitches horseshoes. (End Reel 2)