The collection consists of the [Marguerite Larock–home movies], 20 reels of silent, black and white and color, 8 mm film, totaling approximately 3,810 feet. The films were shot primarily by Marguerite Larock, a lawyer based in Lewiston,Maine, during the 1940s, 50s and 60s. They include scenes of her children and extended family, birthday parties, Christmas
The Lillian Edwards collection consists of 9 reels of amateur 16 mm film that were shot by Lillian Edwards and document her family’s travels in Africa, Hawaii, and California, and life at home in Oklahoma. Of particular interest are reels featuring life in Ghana and Senegal.
The collection consists of the Hohmann Family Home Movies, which include 54 reels of silent, color, Super 8 film, totaling approximately 4,200 feet. The films, which consist primarily of home movies and travelogues, were shot between 1950 and 1983 by Nancy Hohmann and her father, John Frederick Hohmann. They include scenes of Christmas and birthday
The Mary W. Dewson Collection consists of 8 reels of 16 mm film shot primarily by Mary W. Dewson from 1935-1937 and two reels from a wedding in 1950. These consist of home movies shot in Maine and Washington D.C. including footage of family activities, dog shows, and a garden party at the White House
by Emma Prichard, Northeast Historic Film The NHF portion of the ‘Woman Behind the Camera’ project, spans almost a hundred years of black and white, color, sound, and silent film. Some, like the Kodak films with their edge codes, give a clear idea of the time period. Though edge codes cannot establish when the images
By Emma Prichard, Northeast Historic Film Open the pages of the 1929 Mechanic Falls High School ‘Pilot’, the Maine school’s yearbook, and you’ll find the usual photographs of students with lists of their accomplishments and extracurricular activities. Turn to page 7, and you’ll find the photograph of one ‘Marguerite Frost’. She stands out. Her list
By Emma Prichard, Northeast Historic Film After a typically grey and stormy March here in Maine, I’m ready for a little sunshine. So let’s break out the cocktails, brush up on our shuffleboard skills, and take a look the sea faring adventures of some of the women in Northeast Historic Film’s portion of the The Woman
By Emma Prichard, Northeast Historic Film A caribou is shot, falls, and joins a dozen others ready to be cut up and hauled by snowmobile back to town. This scene is repeated several times throughout the Joan Cartledge Collection. Joan Cartledge was a missionary in Newfoundland and Labrador from 1972 to 1984. At a
by Emma Prichard Northeast Historic Film Crossing into New Hampshire, a sharp-peaked mountain rears up out of the horizon. ‘Huh, that looks familiar,’ I think to myself as I try to calculate the distance to the next Dunkin Donuts. Of course it looks familiar, it’s Mount Chocorua. I drive past it every time I head
The Norwood Historical Society Collection is a single 16 mm. film called “Movie Queen,” made in Norwood, Massachusetts. It was produced as part of a local talent production and consists of a welcome parade and presentation of the key to the city, then a tour of the town’s businesses. The film was shown in association