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NHF Films November

PO Box 900, 379 Main Street, Bucksport, Maine 04416 phone: 207 469-0924 fax: 207 469-7875
Monthly Selection: November 2002
Title: "From Stump to Ship"
Date: 1930 Audio: Sound
NHF Collections Title: Fogler Library Collection
Type of Source Film: Amateur
From: 16mm print
Clip Description: Alfred Ames, the president of the Machias Lumber Company in Washington County, Maine, purchased a 16 mm moving picture camera in 1929 and with the help of a friend, Dr. Howard Kane, meticulously recorded the labor of woodsmen and horses. They created a 30- minute silent film called From Stump to Ship. The voice over of Mr. Ames original notes is performed by noted Maine humorist, Tim Sample.
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Excerpt from
"From Stump to Ship"
A logger from Machias Lumber Company in Washington County, Maine, 1931.
A logger from Machias Lumber Company in Washington County, Maine, 1931.
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Still from this month's clip
Loggers drive logs down the Machias River in spring 1931.
Loggers drive logs down the Machias River in spring 1931.
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