Dana Gregory Pond Collection
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Collection Identifier(s)
[Gilbert Pond--home movies], 0865
Creator(s)
Gilbert Pond
Donor
Dana Gregory Pond
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Credit: Dana Gregory Pond Collection, Northeast Historic Film. Camouflaged plane preparing for takeoff at small airport, ca. 1939-1941.
Credit: Dana Gregory Pond Collection, Northeast Historic Film. Camouflaged planes preparing for takeoff at small airport, ca. 1939-1941.
Primary Format and Extent
12 film reels
Collection Date Range
1939 to 1941
Summary
The Dana Gregory Pond Collections contains 12 reels of 16 mm. film shot by Gilbert Pond between 1939 and 1941. Footage depicts family scenes of Mrs. Pond and Dana Gregory Pond as a baby, and some winter scenes of sledding and skiing. The collection offers views of air shows, plane acrobatics, spectators, parachuting, and depicts a variety of single engine and Air Force planes flying in and out of the Portland, Maine, airport.
Biographical/Historical Notes
Gilbert Pond was a pilot for the Portland Press Herald, working for Guy Gannett. Dana Gregory Pond, son of Gilbert Pond, donated the films after having them transferred in 1991.
People and Organizations
Dana Gregory Pond
Subject(s)
Families, Airplanes
Place(s)
Portland, ME
Repository
Northeast Historic Film
Availability
The Collection is open for research.
Condition Governing Reproduction and Use
Authorization to reuse and/or reproduce must be obtained from Northeast Historic Film. See http://www.oldfilm.org/research for more information.
Encoded archival description
Items in this collection: 12
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