[Helen V. Bird–home movies] Reel 9

By Northeast Historic FilmMarch 29, 2019film, Janice Smith Collection

[Helen V. Bird--home movies] Reel 9

Video:

Identifier:
1311.0009
Collection:
Janice Smith Collection
Date:
1956 – 1957
Original Format:
8mm
Color:
Color
Sound:
Silent

Duration:
[50 ft.]
Can Description:
Donor-supplied Notes: 1956-57. 1956 moving house to build S.E. x-way. [Southeast Expressway is major highway through greater Boston area.]
Viewing Notes:
People in a cherry picker. A house up on a trailer. Girls eating popsicles. People on the beach. Burning brush. A sign: ‘THE END’. More jacked up houses and construction. Sign: ‘J.J. GORDON, CONTRACTOR, Building Mover’. A bulldozer. Building foundations. More construction. A man and a woman laying cinder blocks. [End of Reel]
Subject(s):

Place(s):
Quincy, Massachusetts
Rights:
This item may be available for reuse, please contact Northeast Historic Film for more information
Source:
http://oldfilm.org/collection/Detail/occurrences/24573