Memorial Day 1956–Joan Thurber Baldwin–home movies. Reel 7
Memorial Day. House, parade, graves of soldiers.
Memorial Day. House, parade, graves of soldiers.
Collection consists of 5 reels of silent, color 16 mm film, shot by Rebecca Freethey Viall between 1949 and 1951. The film primarily consists of home movies, including footage of the Brookline, Maine 1949 Centennial celebration, and family trips to Acadia National Park. Other footage includes scenes of Camp Roosevelt near Black Cap Mountain and
Produced with support from the Yomoco(?) Club of the Methodist Church (the young married club). Young woman (Mrs. Percy Sleeper) arrives by boat to Bar Harbor pier. Miss America arrives at same time. The Movie Queen is greeted by town dignitaries. She tours Bar Harbor from business to business and receives gifts from proprietors. There