[Gladys Steputis–home movies] Reel 2

[Gladys Steputis--home movies] Reel 2


Video:

Identifier:
0822.0002
Collection:
Gladys Steputis Collection
Date:
circa 1963
Color:
color
Sound:
silent
Duration:
50 ft
Can Description:
Picnic – CC – Grubb Long Thompson Island picnic Grubbs – Nancy Susan, Linda – Sand Beach, Thunderhole – Cadilac + 4 islands (Porcupines, Bar) Susan doing laundry SCS men at work – Walter digging hole Larry Long helping
Viewing Notes:
A man grilling. People at picnic tables by the water (Thompson Island, Maine). Close up of an older couple at a table. Various shots of people at picnic tables. Women eating watermelon with the ocean behind them. Close up of a woman in a ‘University of Maine’ sweater or sweatshirt. People on the beach. People at Thunder Hole. (Acadia National Park, Maine). On top of Cadillac Mountain. Sign: ‘Bar Harbor, The first summer visitors who came to Mount Desert got “room and board” with farmers and fishermen. The board included lobsters and home-made doughnuts. No wonder they came back! Quickly the word spread that here was a haven of refuge from summer heat and a region of beauty and interests. So Bar Harbor, because of its favorable location, grew to be a vacation resort known the world around.’ Zoom in on Bar Harbor seen from the top of Cadillac Mountain. Shots of Bar Island and surrounding area. Person standing next to a convertible (a Jaguar E Type) in empty parking lot, probably at top of Cadillac Mountain; this shot is underexposed. A young woman in a polka dot swimsuit (Susan) hanging laundry outdoors. A group of men, including Walter Steputis, digging a hole; he had come to Maine in 1961 as State Soil Scientist. [End of Reel]
Subject(s):

Place(s):
Acadia National Park, Maine; Bar Harbor, Maine; Veazie, Maine
Rights:
This item may be available for reuse, please contact Northeast Historic Film for more information
Source:
https://oldfilm.org/collection/Detail/occurrences/7272