[Price--home movies] Reel 022 (P10)

1519.0022
Maine (?)
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Amateur footage of family activities shot primarily in Maine. Reel numbers are NHF assigned. Reel 22 (P10): [no can/reel notes; dc 1939] note:book by Price(A bad case of moosepox) (UNEDITED) NHF cataloguer's notes for Reel 22: Mountain side covered with trees, foliage. Group of people. 02:06. Man sitting on bench. African-American boy pushes people up hill in small open cars. Amusement vehicles. Group of people on benches. They have blankets, coverings over themselves. Woman, man at side talk. Man, two children running down road. They're chasing rubber ball. Man, having caught it the three walk back up road. Man throws ball. One of the children kicks it. They run forward. Two women, man dressed in bathing suits walk down path. Water surface. Shoreline trees, buildings. Small fast boat, 'jetski' skims over water surface. Woman, man are aboard. Device is like sled. Woman, man laugh as device sinks down into water. Woman wades ashore hauling device. Man swims. People on shore are attired for swimming. Man wades. Device starts second journey skimming over water. Sinks once more. Man swims away. Woman swims. She wades shoreward. Man and boy sit on ground. Waterfall gushes in background. Boy walks forward with toy sailboat. Woman, man by car. Exterior of home with accompanying foliage. 05:29. Car motors down road. Children emerge from academic building. They open door of and enter car. One pulls door shut. Little girl standing on path. One by one, she removes pencils from her pencil box. She holds them forward as people emerge from adjacent building. She places pencils back in box. Woman, group of children. This group is around table outside. Boys in group eat while sitting on makeshift wooden benches. Group of boys by door. Girl has ice cream cone. Dog. Man holds up treat for dog on fork. Boys in field playing baseball. Man is playing as well. Spectators at side. Man smoking pipe. Puts hand in pocket. Man with baseball bat. Boy runs to base where man is. Man sits down on base. Group of women. They are in vicinity of outside table. Men, boys also present. People eat while sitting in chairs. 08:11. Girl has ice cream cone. Younger girl in group has the same. Man drinks directly out of birdbath. Boy does same. Girl, boy, man at exterior of car. Man gives boy a quick kiss. Boy sits at foot of tree. Passenger waves as car drives away. Three men playing golf. Man straightens back of trousers. Man putts ball forward. Man in industrial vehicle which resembles railroad car. Sign on side says:'......Dravo Contracting Company....' Two men at truck exterior. It is a 'Sunoco' truck. The two men shake hands. Cars motor underpass of bridge. Construction work in progress. Structures only. Water surface. Steel beam being put in place. Man helps position beam. Left-tracking pan. of beams. Girl, man walk on pathway. Trees. Area well-landscaped. Man points as the two continue walk. Exterior of building with supportive Greek columns. Girl, man walk by. Man walks beside of wooden bridge. He walks on land. He is dressed as a ranger. Man now fishes in stream. Stream flows. 11:10. He casts fishing line. Flowing surface of stream. Copious foliage, rocks at side. Stream. Foliage. Left-tracking pan. of stream. Man stands on boulder in midst of stream. He places fishing rod between two tree trunks which have been hewn down. He carefully moves from the boulder and steps between the two trunks. He now secures his fishing rod. Man sitting by canoe holds fish catch aloft on stick. Has lone fish in opposite hand. He slits fish with knife. Cleans it. Dips it in flowing water. He cleans fish a bit more. He holds it aloft. Breeze wafts tree branches, leaves. Woman by outdoor fire. She looks up. Wooden structure for outdoor cooking, barbecuing. Consists of tree branches. Table laden with dishes, items for picnicing. Man sits on shoreline. He brushes shaving lather on face. He removes pipe from mouth. Bending over rock, he shaves very carefully. Woman enters rowboat. Other woman and man nearby. Man also enters boat. Standing, he waves. Two men working in factory. Automatically-moving device. Man uses wrench. 14:03. Standing on shore, man reels in fishing line. Water surface in motion. Duck on water. Lobster trap is fished from water. Man pulls lone lobster from trap. Holds it aloft. Man working under rear of car. He wears bathing suit. He rises. Presses lever with foot. Shoreline sign: Union Lake. Trees, foliage of woods. Car motors down road. Man kneels by camp fire at tent exterior. He spears meat with fork. Silhouette of man as he talks. He applies friction to meat. Water surface. Fish leaps on end of line. Man and woman kissing. Woman laughs. Two women and child in rowboat. Woman in front plies oar. Woman in rear duplicates same. Woman rowing, two women sitting in boat. Man in rear applies oar. Rippling water surface. Trees, foliage of shoreline. Two men, boy attend camp fire. Family group gathered by camp fire. Woman nearby places item in box. Man asleep on ground. Two women. 17:05. Woman with plate. Shrubbery in area. Dog. Woman eating. She reaches into boat. Man. Woman eating. Man smoking cigar. Women nap beside of him. Dog in back. Woman plunks self down as she smokes cigarette. Man digs in field with shovel. Man wading in water. Surf. Man rubs hands as if beckoning to someone. Dog follows man. He claps his hands, motioning dog on. Dog on shore. Shakes self dry. (End of Reel 22.)

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