Old folks' meeting--outtakes

Title

Old folks' meeting--outtakes

Creator

Fox Movietone News (Production unit)

Date

8/26/29

Description

Annual gathering of the Maine Three-Quarter Century Club, comprised of men and women over 75 years old. Rows of women sit, knit, and gossip. Two men talk to each other, and one discusses his beard. Partially edited story, titled "Old Folks Meet Down East," used in Fox Movietone News Vol. 2, No. 048.

Subject

Older people
Knitting
Gerontology
Well-being--Age factors
Social participation--Maine--Lewiston
Aging
Social groups--Maine--Lewiston

Source

South Carolina Digital Library

Relation

https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/utils/getthumbnail/collection/MVTN/id/6281

Type

moving image

References

http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/MVTN/id/6281

Citation

Fox Movietone News (Production unit), “Old folks' meeting--outtakes,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed November 7, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/37481.

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