[Gertrude Jane Hay Eustis–home movies] Reel 49
[Gertrude Jane Hay Eustis--home movies] Reel 49
Identifier:
1375.0049
Collection:
Gertrude Jane Eustis Collection
Date:
1939 – 1940
Original Format:
16mm
Color:
Color
Sound:
Silent
Duration:
375 ft
Viewing Notes:
NHF cataloguer's notes (reel numbers assigned by donor or creator): Reel 49: boy on bike;girl, boy, woman and older woman (grandmother?) walk across frame;woman and children pose w/ bike;woman rides bike;bike against tree;girl comes skipping rope into frame;(1:00) front door of house, man comes out unfurling flag;girl carries smaller flag;they each put flag in hole in ground and salute;parade- boy scouts, marching band, cub scouts, girl scouts;boy and girls ride bikes down sunny, tree-lined street then dismount and walk bikes;boy in scout uniform and girl in brownie uniform hold flag in front of house;(3:12) girl in costume dancing on lawn, curtsies;boy in colonial costume and white wig poses on lawn;he dances;girl takes another bow (out of focus) new green car;woman gets in and drives in reverse into garage;group (10-15) girls standing and sitting on picnic table;LS they eat;(6:00) two girls in white dresses out front door of house;girl and boy hitchhiking;woman, man and girl in parking lot w/ car;large letters on roof of building in parking lot 'Sea Bay...;woman and man walk away from building toward camera;(7:48) girl and boy do the same;shaded house;girl walks down sidewalk with suitcases, puts them down indicating that they are too heavy;man takes her bags and opens car door for her;man, woman, boy and girl in field beside car eating something from a bag;pan of large stone house w/ ivy;side views of same house;extremely crowded float w/ sailboat sailing by;two sailboats cross each other's path;swimmers dive in from float;sailboats;swimmer swims to rowboat and back to float;(10:41) rowboats w/ adults next to float watching swimmers;girl swimming w/ house in background;front porch w/ people milling about;pan of small building abutting one another w/ fence in front;girl, two boys come out one building while man loads trunk of car;girl walks away from camera down street w/ flag fluttering;stucco houses w/ exposed beams;statue in traffic circle;boy and man walk away from statue;POV from boat w/ kids and adults;boat approaches bridge and goes under it;three kids in bathing suits dance;woman, boy and girl read on bench;woman leaves, another boy enters;kids exit house w/ luggage;boy carries suitcase on his head (14:24);group of people on float getting in boat;poorly exposed footage of tennis;people on bench outside tennis court;nice shots of boy serving;girl picking flowers;two girls leave house together;woman walks down path, girl runs towards her and they hug;two girls w/ card table outside on path in wooded area selling lemonade;(16:05) tennis;boy buys lemonade;large group of adults under umbrella table;man w/ chefs hat walks toward camera w/ pie and gives it to a girl who runs away;he then gives a cake to a woman;girl swinging something in grass;man and boy on ladder behind her;kids hammer at structure in woods (water tower?).
Subject(s):
Amateur films, Bicycles, Boats and boating, Boy Scouts, Children, Parade, Sailboats
Rights:
This item may be available for reuse, please contact Northeast Historic Film for more information
Source:
https://oldfilm.org/collection/Detail/occurrences/23174