[Charles S. Clark--home movies] Reel 18

Date1949 – 1950

Viewing NotesCan/reel notes as follows. Reel numbers are NHF-assigned. 18. 'Moosehead, June 12, 1949. Kids, June 19, 1949, Polly, Sandra and Chas. Jr., 100 ft. Chas. Jr., Aug 19, 1949, 100 ft. Leon and Ethel on way to Boston in the spring of 1950. Sandra, Polly, and Charles Jr., 100 ft. P.G.A. Championship at bath, Sept. 1949. Leon, Dad, Peanut, Reg, Cark and I at camp, Nov 15, 1949.' (UNEDITED) NHF Cataloguer's notes for Reel 18: Intertitles: '1949. (1) Moosehead. (2) Kids, Polly, Sandra & Charles, Jr. (3) Charles, Jr. (4) Leon & Ethel on way to Boston in spring of 1950. (5) Sandra, Polly & Charles Jr. (6) P.G.A. Championship at Bath. (7) Leon, Dad, Peanut, Reg, Cark & I at camp.16:08. Two men in bow of boat. One smokes using cigarette holder. Surface of lake. Scrubby foliage of mountain side at shoreline of lake. Pan. of mountain side. Foliage of mountain side, sky. Pov. pan. of lake surface, the waves of which have begun to undulate. Mountain side. Adjacent evergreens. 17:10. Waves of lake. Swimming fish. Fish is captured in net. Man holds fish aloft on end of finger. Man smiles, talks. Little girl walks cautiously down path by home. Another little girl joins her. The girls smile while standing on lawn. 18:02. Man joins the girls. Man removes camera from case to show to girls. Girls look closely at camera as man explains it to them. Two women touch girls on shoulders while standing behind them. Woman with two little girls standing in front of her. Two little girls walk down porch steps. Woman follows. Man walks down porch steps. Enters car. Drives it away. 19:01. Woman holds crying infant in her arms. Couple. Man holding infant in his arms. Man crouching down while holding standing infant's hands. Infant stands alone. Sits on ground. Infant crawls along. Woman talks as she holds infant in her arms. She holds infant's arms as infant stands. 20:04. Infant sits on grass. Infant wearing man's hat. Infant removes hat. Woman approaches. Offers hands to infant. Woman stands with infant. Helps infant walk along. Infant smiles while sitting on ground. Infant grasps football. 21:02. Infant smiles while holding football. Infant walks a few steps. Sits on ground. Resumes holding football. Walks once more. Takes ball. Drops it. 22:00. Smiling, infant toddles forward. Infant crawls as cat wiggles through fence. Cat approaches infant. Infant picks up small object from ground. Walks a few steps. 23:00. Infant in different clothes. Another day. Walks along. Holds onto railing. Primes pump handle. Wiggles handle. Walks forward. Sits abruptly down. Infant walks on lawn. Crawls on all fours. Woman holding infant in arms. 24:00. Infant in car window. Infant with stick. Swings stick which is policeman's baton. Walks along while holding baton aloft. Sits while holding baton. Walks forward swinging baton. 25:01. Infant walks over to woman. Infant toddles clumsily along. Man hauling three children in iron 'Radio Flyer' type cart. Children smile. Cart has 'Safety Coaster' written on side. Children dismount from cart adjacent to car. Toddler runs forward. Makes face, sticks out tongue. Girl joins toddler. She smiles, scratches leg. Toddler makes another face. Couple on porch. Man smokes cigarette. Has one foot on railing. Woman sits on railing. Two girls being hauled in cart. Toddler walks on lawn. 26:03. Man fools with toddler by rolling him on lawn. Man catches toddler. Swings him back and forth. Toddler runs on lawn. Approaches man who takes him by the hand. The two walk along. Rabbit resting in straw. Digs in soil. Toddler has large rubber ball. Walks forward. Drops ball, retrieves it. 27:01. Ball once more on grass. Toddler retrieves again. CU toddler with ball. Toddler walks over to man. Man throws ball. Toddler picks up ball. Throws it. Toddler has small ball. Bounces it. Toddler has small baseball bat. He walks along. Man retrieves small ball. Toddler comes along. Man tries to explain the use of bat and ball. Toddler walks along, holding ball. Two girls and toddler on grass adjacent to fence. 28:09. The girls smile as toddler remains sitting. Girls lean against fence. One climbs up on fence. Toddler walks forward. Toddler grasps throat. Smiles. Girls follow toddler as he walks forward. Bush, foliage at corner of building. Girls standing on fence. Toddler hugs girl at right. He tries to pull her from the fence. Toddler breaks into a run. The girls follow. Girls skip. Toddler bounces large blue ball. Girls try to retrieve. 29:00. Adults gathered by car. Two men shake hands. Woman walks forward. Man takes little girl by hand. Two women talking by car. One stands by open car door. Older woman points. Woman helps little girl into car. Woman helps another little girl into the car. Holding blue rubber ball, toddler walks along. Exterior of home, lawn, trees. Sign posted over upper part of window: 'M.P.G.O. Championship.' Two men standing on lawn. One has hands in pocket. 30:05. Dog is also present. Man practicing golf swing. Takes swing at ball. Another man playing golf. Another man playing golf. He wears foreign hat. First-mentioned man plies his iron once more. 31:00. Nearly bald gent takes turn with iron. First man swings vigorously. He smokes cigarette, waves. Thin gent applies iron. Man in cowboy hat takes turn with iron. Repeat of various men at iron. 32:06. Man hands iron to buddy. Helps position him for swing. Slim man leaning on iron. Group golfing men. Man holding horn of buck deer he's just shot. Man drags deer while two other men follow. Deer is hung aloft on tree by means of rope. 33:00. Man holds liquor bottle to deer's mouth. Man strokes deer while buddy with rifle looks on. Group of men near deer. Man touches, examines deer. 34:01. One man laughs.