Adelaide Pearson Collection
(1931–40),
travel footage in Thailand and Algeria
(2009 Federal Grants).
Amateur Exemplars
(1920s–30s),
by the Meyer Davis family, Hiram Percy Maxim, Adelaide Pearson, Thomas Archibald Stewart, and Elizabeth Woodman Wright
(Treasures of American Film Archives).
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Aroostook County
(1920),
early footage of the gabled-barn community of New Sweden and a regional agricultural fair in Maine
(Treasures of American Film Archives).
The Awakening
(1932),
amateur narrative about a young woman’s infatuation for a suspicious newcomer
(2005 Federal Grants).
Benedict Collection
(1920s),
nitrate footage of Maine's Monhegan Island artist colony
(1999 Partnership Grants).
The Bill Wilson Story
(1952),
educational short on juvenile delinquency made for Portland, Maine, social service agencies by local filmmaker James Petrie
(2000 Federal Grants).
Cary Maple Sugar Company
(1927),
silent documentary on the harvest, manufacture and marketing of Vermont maple syrup and candy
(Treasures of American Film Archives).
Charles Norman Shay Collection
(1955–62),
home movies by a Penobscot tribal elder
(2012 Federal Grants).
Construction of the Seaboard Paper Company Mill
(1930),
professionally shot footage documenting the company’s factory in Bucksport, Maine
(2015 Federal Grants).
Cyrus Pinkham Collection
(ca. 1938),
four scripted films from the amateur filmmaker
(2011 Federal Grants).
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Forbes Collection
(1915),
early home movies of the Maine coast and Naushon Island, captured on 28mm film
(2003 Federal Grants).
Goodall Home Movies
(1920s–1930s),
intimate look at the Maine textile family at home and on outings with mill workers
(2002 Federal Grants).
Goodall Summertime: The Story of Warm Weather Profits
(1932),
film explaining how to sell Palm Beach suits
(2002 Federal Grants).
Hackett Collection
(1934),
silent documentary showing the operations of a Maine tuberculosis sanatorium and the importance of "fresh air" activities in the therapeutic regimen
(Treasures of American Film Archives).
The Innerview
(1972),
psychedelic avant-garde feature directed by and starring Richard Beymer
(2021 Federal Grants).
In the Usual Way
(1933),
amateur filmmaker Isaac Higginbotham’s tale of summer love
(2005 Federal Grants).
It Was Just Like Christmas
(1948),
amateur narrative following 5-year-old’s search for Santa Claus
(2006 Federal Grants).
Joan Branch Collection
(1928–36),
life in China as filmed by Joseph Swan, an American investment banker in Shanghai
(2008 Federal Grants).
Leadbetter Collection
(1931),
home movie of the mill ran by the John MacGregor Corporation to produce wooden spools for sewing thread
(2010 Federal Grants).
Mahlon Walsh Home Movies
(1930s),
amateur film of Freeport, Maine showing a town meeting, parade, and businesses
(2001 Federal Grants).
Maine Marine Worm Industry
(1942),
the secrets of the worm-digger's craft by amateur photographer Ivan Flye, founder of one of Maine's major sea-fishing bait businesses
(2000 Federal Grants).
Milton Dowe Home Movies
(1937–54),
local historian’s view of Palermo, Maine
(2009 Federal Grants).
Norma Willard Collection
(1921),
promotional film demonstrating the assembly of the Skene sectional boat
(2010 Federal Grants).
Rapid River Races
(1940),
scenes from the first National White Water Championship, held on the Rapid River in Maine
(2011 Federal Grants).
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Raymond Cotton Home Movies
(1935–39),
scenes of small-town life in Hiram, Maine
(2009 Federal Grants).
The Story of Chase Velmo: The Perfect Mohair Velvet
(1926),
industrial film tracing the steps of fabric production
(2002 Federal Grants).
Sweeter by the Dozen
(ca. 1950),
day in the life of the second graders at the Los Angeles’ Westlake School for Girls, by amateur filmmaker Herbert Sturdy
(2006 Federal Grants).
Trail to Better Dairying
(1946),
4-H Club film culminating in the competition at Maine’s Blue Hill Fair
(2007 Federal Grants).
A Vermont Romance
(1916),
Vermont Progressive Party's moral tale about an orphaned country girl forced to take factory work in town
(Treasures of American Film Archives).
Wohelo Camp
(1919-26),
documentation of the all-girl camp that was an inspiration for the Camp Fire Girls
(2002 Federal Grants).
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