Silent film created Linus William Cave, PEA 1939, between 1937 and 1939, showing campus, town, and area scenes/activities

Title

Silent film created Linus William Cave, PEA 1939, between 1937 and 1939, showing campus, town, and area scenes/activities

Description

1939, color film footage:
- Exteriors of Langdell Hall and Merrill Hall (00:09-00:42)
- The Yard[Quad]: Exeterior of the Thompson Science Building, Jeremiah Smith Hall, Phillips Hall, and the Academy Building (00:50-1:59)
- Exterior of Wheelwright Hall (01:49-01:59)
- Spring foliage: unidentified areas and Swasey Parkway (2:00-2:47)

Desaturated footage:
- Exterior of Exeter Hospital (2:48-3:10)
- Stadium and far playing field (3:11-3:40)
- Exeter Inn (exterior) and members of the Breckheimer family (Linus, Bill, Bob)(03:40-04:03)

Both desaturated and color footage:
- Graduation, June 26, 1939. (04:04-06:31) Subjects: Principal Lewis Perry, Edward Scott (English Department), Ezra Pike Rounds (Director of Admissions), Arthur Landers (Music Department), Paul Gropp (Modern Languages Department), Dean Edwin Kerr, John Kirtland (Classic Languages Department), Howard Easton (Classic Languages Department), Donald Rickard (Modern Languages Department), Arthur Weeks (Mathematics Department), Thurlo Thomas (Science Department), Russell Bartlett (Science Department), Edwin Spooner (Modern Languages), Clarence Sanford, MD, Howard Stuckey (Classic Languages Department), Phillip Ham (Modern Languages ) and his wife, S. Chadwick (History Department), Chilson Leonard (English Department). (06:32-06:50) “Tea Dance on the Lawn.” (06:51- 09:21) Procession into Gym, awarding of diplomas by Principal Lewis Perry (circle ceremony).

B&W footage, Summer School 1937:
- Exteriors of Dunbar Hall, Webster Hall, and Amen Hall. (09:25-10:52 )
- (10:54-11:42) Phillips Hall, Academy Building, Thompson Science Building, Quad landscaping
- (11:45-12:44) Little Boar’s Head Beach, Rye, New Hampshire (Primarily views of the ocean/surf)

Date

Format

8mm film

Type

Moving image

Original Format

8mm film

Duration

14:00

Compression

mpeg-4

Citation

Cave, Linus William PEA 1939, “Silent film created Linus William Cave, PEA 1939, between 1937 and 1939, showing campus, town, and area scenes/activities,” Phillips Exeter Academy Archives Digital Collections, accessed May 16, 2024, https://academyarchives.omeka.net/items/show/37.