This is about the Howe family.
In 1939, Carolyn Howe got married. One of her wedding presents was a 16mm movie camera. She took pictures of life around her in Falls Village, Connecticut.
As she became more interested she started experimenting with color and composition.
There is no telling where her talents could have taken her. Hollywood? But her creative abilities took her in a different diection.
And she started taking documentary films about life on the farm.
And then came steel....
The baby has grown up to become Pete Howe who you will see in Pine Plains Views in Wednesday Jam. He and his brother, Jim, found the old movies and projected them on a wall so they could video them. All I did was some sraightforward editing and set them to music. Carolyn had done the rest.
Your comments are more than welcome -- they are invited! For example, does anyone know what that first tractor was, before the 8 N?
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written by Rick Butler , December 27, 2008
The first tractor appears to be a Farmall Regular, the original Farmall. It could be a later Farmall F-20, but I think it's a Regular.
Neat Movies. I suppose Carolyn was Pete's mother?
written by Paul Spencer , January 31, 2009
These are a real treasure, Stan. I love the progression from horses and hand plows to tractors and trucks (hard to believe at one time farming was even harder than it is today).
written by Rupert Howe , February 19, 2009
This is treasure!
Wonderful stuff.
written by Judy Jacobs, President, Falls Village-Canaan Historical Society , July 19, 2009
These are true treasures! On behalf of the Falls Village-Canaan Historical Society, I thank you for posting these films so others can enjoy them.
written by Elizabeth S. Tyburski , July 19, 2009
An invaluable look into the history of farming. How hard they worked! How strong the men were! They threw those bales of hay onto the truck like they were handling featherweights. A treasure chest of history. The Howe family holds an important place in the history of the Town of Canaan. So happy to see their family history preserved.
