[Alexander Forbes—home movies] Reel 24,  Accession 2241

Date1929

AbstractCan notes: " Harbor Island 1929. JFP cutting grass Sea Pigeon in action. Visits to Scray Id. " A group of children and adults quickly move furniture in and out of an old house, and one woman pretends to churn butter. Views on along a very rocky coast where young people try rock-climbing. Views of family and young people walking toward the camera as if from the beach in background below. View of a man using a hand scythe in an open field (J.F.P.?). A man in a wooden outboard runs in circles near the camera. The Tarpaulin Cove Lighthouse on Naushon Island is in the background. The fog bell tower was destroyed in a storm in 1938. Only the light tower remains. View of three teenagers in a small sloop sailing in bay near Naushon. People row in from a motor launch in the harbor. The dory is pulled ashore. Views of waves crashing over rocky shoreline. Some adults and a small boy stand near the shore edge. Views of several adults coming down dock ramp with supplies for picnic, boarding a launch at the dock, on the launch. At the ferry or train station, a cart of luggage is moved. Views of a motor launch moving away from the camera. Views from a dock looking across to Tarpaulin Cove light. A motorboat is tied to the dock. Views of ocean sloshing in between rocks on the rocky coastline. Views of a small car ferry moving among the islands, sometimes loaded with people and other goods. POV from boat of Scray Island (?), covered with birds. Pan shoreline of another island. Views of two young boys paddling a kayak toward the camera. POV from boat passing the sailing ship Atlantis with the home port of Woods Hole.