Summer of ’72, 1972–Linda Stearns–home movies, Reel 1
Summer of '72, 1972--Linda Stearns--home movies, Reel 1
Video:
Identifier:
2509.0001
Collection:
Linda Stearns Collection
Date:
1972
Original Format:
Super8
Color:
color
Sound:
silent
Duration:
200'
Anecdotal Comments:
Among things on the footage is a performance of "The Circus" by Polly Thomas School of Dance. It was filmed summer of 1972. Nearly a decade later is some footage from the Airplane Museum in Thomaston. Most all other is family stuff.
Can Description:
Birthday - RED DOLL Cake "3"
Viewing Notes:
Circus performers and dancers on a field, with people seated around the edge. Recording equipment. A circus performance. A man with a camera. A clown leads a dance procession. (Possibly a performance of ‘The Circus’ by the Polly Thomas School of Dance.) A beach. A parked car. Children playing on the beach and in the water. Children on a swing set. A woman on horseback, practicing jumping. A girl on horseback, being led by the woman. The woman and the girl leading the horse while another girl rides. Girls fishing off a dock. Close up of a girl. A man standing in the water. A girl tips a bucket towards the camera to show the fish they have caught. Raking leaves into a pile, while children play in the leaves. Indoor scene, women and children in a kitchen. A woman and a girl playing a board game. An older woman watches a little girl write. [End of Reel]
Subject(s):
Amateur films, Beaches, Children, Circus, Fishing, Performing arts
Place(s):
Branch Lake, Maine
Rights:
This item may be available for reuse, please contact Northeast Historic Film for more information
Source:
https://oldfilm.org/collection/Detail/occurrences/46579