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Contributor:  Mary Connelly
Catalog No. 35A
Length:  1:14:36
Dates:  1950s


Keyword Description:
Begins with kids playing in snow, followed by kids playing on swings, in yard, parts of Fourth of July parade (there are several similar scenes later), washing a car, swimming at a lake, babies with parents, Christmas with toys, a beach outing, ice skating, shots of hamsters and gerbils, the beach again, kids playing in the yard, family dressed for Easter, girls hitting a baseball, grandparents with a baby, a pool party of kids and adults, another beach outing, ice skating, Christmas, more pool shots, kids with a pet rabbit, adults playing scrabble, swimming at the lake, kids with a kitten, kids on Halloween costumes, more ice skating and sledding, and ending with swimming in the backyard.

Contributor:  Mary Connelly
Catalog No. 35B
Length:  1:14:00
Dates:  1950s


Keyword Description:
Begins with people ice skating, then Easter, kids with a puppy, kids in a hammock and wading pool, a kid fishing at a waterfall, more swinging, swimming at a lake, a zoo or game park in the Catskills, ice skating, Christmas shots that include adults smoking and drinking, kids taking a bath and standing in a crib, swimming at a lake, swinging in a backyard again, playing in the house, on the beach at a lake, at the zoo, a family gathering at a house, more shots of a zoo, kids riding horses, playing and swimming in a backyard, kids in Halloween costumes and bobbing for apples, ice skating, a water park ski show, and ending with a wind storm on a beach. Footage also includes a waterskiing show.