Band For Hire – Three’s Company from Swansea

Who remembers Three’s Company from Swansea, Mass.?

These guys look like lots of fun. You were sure to get some “bang for your bucks” with this awesome trio.

Hopefully, somebody out there recorded them.

Cuttyhunk & Martha’s Vineyard 1953 & 1954

16MM footage of Cuttyhunk island and Martha’s Vineyard island shot in 1953 & 1954.

Reel: Boston (1967)

400 feet of 8MM footage. LOTS of Boston. Other locations: Everett & Revere. Features Boston Public Gardens, Logan Airport and many Boston structures as they appeared in 1967.

1950s Snow Removal – Brockton

From 16MM reel.
Photographer/filmmaker unknown

The Best of Bay 8 – Continental Cablevision

Bay 8 – Local cable from the Gateway (to Cape Cod) area of Massachusetts (Wareham, Marion, Mattapoisett, Buzzards Bay.) A VHS tape made for prospective advertisers which shows a variety of clips of Bay 8 programming and features a voiceover and live audio. Digitized for web under the supervision of Lynda Ames. Archived by Wareham Free Public Library. Preserved as part of a collective effort of the members of the facebook group “Wareham, Massachusetts: The Greatest Town on Earth.” This is a VHS rip – therefore the quality of the footage is whatever the tape (age, etc.) and whatever standards were for the times each clip was shot.

Wareham Boy Scout Troop #1776 Trip to Philadelphia in 1976

8MM footage saved to VHS and digitized in 2020 for DVD and web. Part of the Video collection at the Wareham Free Public Library.

1997 Onset Fireworks Celebration

From a VHS tape kept at the Wareham Free Public Library.
Many shots of celebration before the fireworks including police and fire vehicles, a concert, vendor tables and more. Complete fireworks display follows.

Created by S.A.M. Video Productions of East Wareham

Robert Dowd’s (1975) History of Wareham Tour Slide Show

In 1975, Wareham local, Robert “Bob” Dowd produced and narrated a slideshow tour of his beloved town including it’s fascinating history. In 2020 it has been digitized and updated to share on the web.