“ NEW ENGLAND ” 1950’S AMATEUR HOME MOVIE TRAVELOGUE VERMONT MAINE NEW HAMPSHIRE (SILENT) 44614

Love our channel? Get the inside scoop on Periscope Film! Support us on Patreon: This film, an elaborate, amateur home movie shot by an unknown American tourist, shows viewers a brief tour of New England. It likely dates to the late 1940s or early 1950s, and features descriptive, hand made title cards throughout. The film shows views of America’s northeastern region, encompassing the states Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The area is characterized for its rich colonial history and landscape. Many historic sites from the American Revolution are littered throughout. The film opens as the Berkshires of Connecticut (:14) are reflected in the waters of the Housatonic River (:18). The Berkshires are a mountain range running through both Connecticut and Massachusetts. An old mill is highlighted in the center of historic Ashley Falls, Massachusetts (:32). It was erected in 1782 and had been stone grinding for about 200 years. Bubbling water falls run alongside the mill (:38). The Dwight-Henderson House in Great Barrington, Massachusetts (:52) is the second oldest house in Great Barrington constructed in 1759 (1:00). This location also later became the home of the poet William Cullen Bryant (1:09) as a quote from one of his writings appears. The camera zooms in on lily pads in the pond (1:29). Stockbridge, Massachusetts was established as an Indian Mission in 1735 as John Sergeant and Jonathan Edwards were charged with the task of colonialization. The mission home; constructed in 1739 by John Sergeant appears at (1:48). A large obelisk structure marks the site of an Indian burial ground (2:09) from 1734. The first Congressional Church was established as an Indian Mission in 1735 (2:21). At Natural Bridge State Park in North Adams, Massachusetts a marble walled gorge and natural bridge are captured (2:36). The camera pans down to show stacks of marble along the side (2:53). Bennington, Vermont is the location in which names such as John Stark, Seth Warner, Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys made their mark on history. The Bennington Battle Monument follows (3:25). The First Congregational Church of Barrington (3:40) was erected in 1805 in Georgian architecture. Shots of the interior follow (3:49) including an ornate chandelier (3:57). Etchings are noted in the pews done by worshippers past (4:07). A view is captured from the Molly Stark Trail of the mountains near Bennington, Vermont (4:18). McCormack’s Quarry in Rutland follows (4:28). The Lobelia flowers bloom near the quarry (5:16). Vermont’s Green Mountains are situated near Rutland on Sherburne Pass (5:53). Livestock drag carts of hay forward (6:09). A covered bridge is captured near Woodstock, Vermont (6:19).The Quebec Gorge of the White River then appears (6:36). Daniel Webster’s birthplace in Salisbury, New Hampshire is noted (6:52). An Emerson quote about Webster follows (6:58). Lake Winnipesaukee was named by the Native Americans and is the largest lake in New Hampshire (7:25). The filmers then set sail on the Flying Yankee (7:51) over the lake. Vacationers take dives from a high jump (8:53). Residential homes line the water line (8:58). The Flume Gorge extends outwards from the base of Mount Liberty in Franconia Notch Pak (9:10). The rock formation resting at the outlet of the stream bed is known as the “old man’s foot” (9:40). The Old Man of the Mountain is then looked to in Franconia, New Hampshire (10:16). Profile Lake (10:46) rests at the foot of Cannon Mountain. Pedestrians ready themselves for a ride on the tramway (11:01). A view follows from Cannon Mountain peering across Mt. Lafayette and Mt. Lincoln (11:23). Echo Lake appears (11:46). The well-known mountain pass; Franconia Notch is seen (11:54). Puffy clouds ride around the Presidential Range in the White Mountains (12:03). The water power from the Androscoggin River provide materials (12:50) for the Oxford Paper Co. (13:07). Fort Western in Augusta, Maine was erected in 1754 (13:21). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example like: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit