[Helen V. Bird–home movies] Reel 7
[Helen V. Bird--home movies] Reel 7
Video:
Identifier:
1311.0007
Collection:
Janice Smith Collection
Date:
1954 – 1955
Original Format:
8mm
Color:
Color
Sound:
Silent
Duration:
[175 ft.]
Viewing Notes:
People sledding. Dogs. Four boys with paper mortar board hats that spell out ‘Q.U.I.Z’. Boys with fake mustaches serenade a girl with a parasol. A girl with a toy boat. Children in sailor hats do a dance routine in the school yard. Children getting off a ‘Canton –Blue Hill Lines Inc.’ bus. Children in a city park. Children eating popsicles. Shot of the statue of George Washington in Boston Public Garden. A fountain. Shots of paintings. Trees. A duck. Swan boat tour. A couple in formal dress. A different couple. Shot of a church. The bride and groom greeting guests. A line of children in cat costumes. Children playing (dancing?) in the school yard. Children with small paper parasols. Children with bouquets. Children doing a dance routine. Women and girls posing for the camera. People on the beach. A girl (Lorna) ‘hula’ dancing. A girl (Janice) dancing. The two girls in costume dancing. Janice and a man with Red Sox pennant. Janice holding up a sign that says: ‘GOOD-Bye WiLLARD’ and another sign: ‘HELLO South’. Janice and another girl with a cocker spaniel. [End of Reel]
Subject(s):
Place(s):
Quincy, Massachusetts; Boston Public Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Rights:
This item may be available for reuse, please contact Northeast Historic Film for more information
Source:
http://oldfilm.org/collection/Detail/occurrences/20473