[Gertrude Jane Hay Eustis–home movies] Reel 72
[Gertrude Jane Hay Eustis--home movies] Reel 72
Identifier:
1375.0072
Collection:
Gertrude Jane Eustis Collection
Date:
1953 – 1954
Original Format:
16mm
Color:
Color
Sound:
Silent
Duration:
350 ft
Viewing Notes:
NHF cataloguer notes (reel numbers assigned by donor or creator): Reel 72: [all color, exterior shots;well composed, fairly lengthy, and steady] 4:35:53 car driving away from garage, down residential street in snow;boy shoveling sidewalk;another car driving down street 4:37:00 birthday celebration;cutting the cake, 'HAPPY 60TH MOM;women take off their glasses for camera 4:37:29 giant backhoe on residential street, snow, 4:38:34 cleaning out the coal bin in the cellar;African American men with large truck carry up barrels of coal pieces from cellar and empty them into the back of the truck;shoveling the coal into barrels on the truck;sweeping up the work area;closing the outside cellar entrance;directing the truck out of the driveway area;sign on door of truck is illegible;4:40:44 young woman polishing the chrome on the two door car;sign on building, 'Cunard Line' name on ship's bow, 'QUEEN MARY', scene of harbor from boat;group posed for camera on boat, women in fur coats, men in overcoats and hats, British flag flying;people waving from upper deck of boat as it sails off;good shoot of boat being pushed by tug boats;helicopter flying overhead 4:43:33 CU of a cat cleaning itself on rug in the sun;man and young woman washing car in driveway in front of garage;two women in front of garage;young woman picking up branches in yard;woman removing 1953 license plate from car and attaching 1954 plate;two women waving to camera from front door of house;CU of two corsages on black background;a number of flower arrangements on black cloth on front step of house, one sign, 'HAPPY EASTER;pan of the different arrangements;two women in front of four door black car;group standing in front of a waterfalls;puppies playing at people's ankles;young woman posing for camera carrying a gift wrapped present;people saying goodbye, kissing in front of garage;couple playing tennis at badminton net in back yard;backyard picnic;watermelon feast, group eating quarters of watermelon on driveway;man cleaning row of flower pots with hose on driveway;garbage truck pickup;African American man operates truck with African American crew;4:51:38 women in old fashioned bonnets walk down sidewalk past camera;all wear shorts or pants and arrange themselves underneath a sign '53' all the women eat taffies and hold streamers that come from the sign;women in sheets walk about;women in bonnets walk down street with the 53 sign
Subject(s):
Amateur films, Automobiles, Cats, Ships, Tennis
Place(s):
New York City, New York
Rights:
This item may be available for reuse, please contact Northeast Historic Film for more information
Source:
https://oldfilm.org/collection/Detail/occurrences/9433