[Unobskey--home movies] Reel 6

Dateearly 1940s

Donor-supplied NotesAmateur footage. Donor's notes in quotes. Reel numbers are NHF assigned. 6. (400 ft., b&w) '1940. Henry Holland's graduation. Sidney's birthday. Sylvia's graduation 1944. Building A and P.' 7. (400 ft., b&w) Visit to Desert of Maine, visit to Bangor--Judge Pines et al. in Calais, Algonquin Store Party. New Year's Day sliding. Sukie about seven, Camp Natarswi, Camp Lown visiting Judge Rudman, Jerry, Paul, Peekskill and Bear Mtn. 8. (400 ft., col.) 1948. Peekskill Military Academy. Sonny's (Joseph's) graduation. 9. (400 ft., col.) 1950. Sukie. House--rabbit. Premier of Canada. Martha's Walnut Hill School graduation. Party at the house on Main Street for Calais Hospital Aid.

Viewing NotesNHF cataloguer's notes for Reel 6: (3:43:02) Store front with extremely crowded sidewalk. Cop (police) car and boy on bike start parade. White car with sign on top 'Make Unobskey's your Gift Center.' Santa and snowman on sign. Line of children follows, carrying sign 'Santa's Helpers.' Truck with 'Welcome Santa' fire trucks with large spotlights, and Santa. Street is filled with people. Two clown faces on facade of 'Toys' store. Policeman directs pedestrian and car traffic. (3:44:50) Older woman sunning herself poolside. Pan from her up pool to 'Americana' hotel. Group of women dressed in khaki shirts and pants walking in sync. Very large white temple. Market street scene. Woman with scarf around her head walks away from camera holding basket on her hip. Men with Middle Eastern-style headdresses. Construction site with wooden scaffolding. (3:46) Site we've seen before. Pan from site to 'Unobskey's' (downtown Calais) Wooden scaffolding is on the side of the Unobskey building. More pans of downtown businesses. Boy in red cowboy hat on bike with red wagon attached. (Slightly out of focus). CU boy, woman (his mother) carrying new baby out of house. Elderly woman follows with large corsage on her coat. She waves. Elderly woman holds smiling baby in blanket. Boy stands next to her in ski hat. Father approaches boy and swaps hats with him, a fedora for the ski hat. Mother helps boy on with hat and helps him zip up his coat. He beams with success. She smiles too. Kids in Halloween costumes. Pirate, Belly Dancer with veil over mouth and nose. Dark footage (dappled sunlight) of baby girl in blue outfit and bonnet on blanket. Her bonnet and jacket are off. Two men holding fish between them. One man holds up string of fish. Footage too dark till 3:05:45. Child in baby pool, plays with house. Sits in lawn chair next to elderly woman. Interior shots of two older woman. Beautiful profile of one [woman] with sunshine coming through shutters. She looks at photo. Bows head. Exterior bright shots. Older woman in blue dress runs across driveway with her arms out. Two men and woman at white convertible. LS woman on beach walks from water towards camera. Brief pan of cove. Man and woman lie on sand together. Man walking toward house. People on deck of cottage. People in front of house. Men shaking hands. Woman standing beside house in snow. She waves. Man in glasses stands beside car and motions to get in.