1920s / 1930s HOME MOVIES HORSE FARM SWIMMING HOLE HARVESTING WHEAT w/ HORSE DRAWN TOOLS CS10015

Genre: home movie

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Dating to the late 1920s/early 1930s, this silent home movie shows various scenes, including extensive footage shot at a sprawling horse farm. The film was likely shot in New York State. It begins with a shot of a tree lined road (0:00), a horse-drawn wagon being loaded, and shots of flower bushes. At (0:57) a young man poses on horseback. At (1:51), a girl approaches the camera, carrying a doll in her arms. At (2:46) grandma poses with her two granddaughters. At (3:34) a group of stately swans sits by a pond. At (3:52) a farmer plows a field with a horse. At (4:19) a horse drawn harvester is used to cut grass or grain. At (4:48) a gasoline powered lawn mower is seen. At (4:50) father does stunts with junior on the lawn, lifting him head over heels. At (5:08) a man poses next to a pine tree -- possibly to be used as a Christmas tree. At (5:13) a horse runs wildly in the snow, pulling a boy on skis. At (5:49) a horse drawn sled rides across the snow. At (6:05) a residential house with garage. At (6:42) shots at a swimming hole. At (6:57) a pretty girl smiles for the camera. At (7:02) a man washes his hair in the swimming hole. At (7:09) a canoe is shown in the swimming hole. At (7:18) the girl poses with her horse. At (7:21) a horse drawn harvester is shown, along with a huge wagon full of wheat. A team of men stack the crop into the wagon using forked rakes. At (8:31) a boy poses in a canoe. More activities in the swim hole. At (8:50) a distant shot of an airplane landing in a field. At (10:05) two individuals pass by in a horse drawn wagon. At (10:15) neatly planted rows of crops. At (10:30) an elderly woman, clearly missing a few teeth, poses for the camera. At (10:51) a young man plays around in a rowboat, spinning it around in circles. At (12:22) another airplane is shown coming in for a landing, possibly a Lockheed Vega. At (12;33) chicks on the farm. At (13:10) a game of leap frog. At (13:54) images of an urban location, with a building with a sign that reads "Batteries Recharged" and "Howell Buildings". At (14:19) a Brill type trolley car rumbles past. At (14:24) a Chevrolet dealership has a sign that says, "1 Million Sixes Since Jan. 1st". At (15:06) tenement buildings with wet laundry on full display on clotheslines draped across the courtyard. At (15:12) a building marked "Virginia Court" , (15:22) An Atlantic and Pacific Supermarket (A&P Supermarket) on the corner, "Mabel Mapes Court" (15:30) and at (16:25) a very early version of a riding mower is shown.

Complete Record: Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Website: www.PeriscopeFilm.com Dating to the late 1920s/early 1930s, this silent home movie shows various scenes, including extensive footage shot at a sprawling horse farm. The film was likely shot in New York State. It begins with a shot of a tree lined road (0:00), a horse-drawn wagon being loaded, and shots of flower bushes. At (0:57) a young man poses on horseback. At (1:51), a girl approaches the camera, carrying a doll in her arms. At (2:46) grandma poses with her two granddaughters. At (3:34) a group of stately swans sits by a pond. At (3:52) a farmer plows a field with a horse. At (4:19) a horse drawn harvester is used to cut grass or grain. At (4:48) a gasoline powered lawn mower is seen. At (4:50) father does stunts with junior on the lawn, lifting him head over heels. At (5:08) a man poses next to a pine tree -- possibly to be used as a Christmas tree. At (5:13) a horse runs wildly in the snow, pulling a boy on skis. At (5:49) a horse drawn sled rides across the snow. At (6:05) a residential house with garage. At (6:42) shots at a swimming hole. At (6:57) a pretty girl smiles for the camera. At (7:02) a man washes his hair in the swimming hole. At (7:09) a canoe is shown in the swimming hole. At (7:18) the girl poses with her horse. At (7:21) a horse drawn harvester is shown, along with a huge wagon full of wheat. A team of men stack the crop into the wagon using forked rakes. At (8:31) a boy poses in a canoe. More activities in the swim hole. At (8:50) a distant shot of an airplane landing in a field. At (10:05) two individuals pass by in a horse drawn wagon. At (10:15) neatly planted rows of crops. At (10:30) an elderly woman, clearly missing a few teeth, poses for the camera. At (10:51) a young man plays around in a rowboat, spinning it around in circles. At (12:22) another airplane is shown coming in for a landing, possibly a Lockheed Vega. At (12;33) chicks on the farm. At (13:10) a game of leap frog. At (13:54) images of an urban location, with a building with a sign that reads "Batteries Recharged" and "Howell Buildings". At (14:19) a Brill type trolley car rumbles past. At (14:24) a Chevrolet dealership has a sign that says, "1 Million Sixes Since Jan. 1st". At (15:06) tenement buildings with wet laundry on full display on clotheslines draped across the courtyard. At (15:12) a building marked "Virginia Court" , (15:22) An Atlantic and Pacific Supermarket (A&P Supermarket) on the corner, "Mabel Mapes Court" (15:30) and at (16:25) a very early version of a riding mower is shown.