Item Data
- Collection Title: Ruth Storm Collection
- Item Title: Spring Gardening
- ID Number: RS-016
- Date Range: c. 1947
- Description: Filmmaker Ruth Storm joins a young woman who is turning soil to prepare a garden while an older couple observe
- Biographical/Historical Note:
- Genres: Amateur Film, Home Movies
- Places: Upstate New York?
- Access & Use: Contact Lesbian Home Movie Project (LHMP) info@lesbianhomemovieproject.org. No re-use without permission.
- Color or B&W: Color
- Related Versions:
- Running Time: 4:26
- Rights: Lesbian Home Movie Project (LHMP) holds all rights.
- Sound: Silent
- Subjects: Lesbians
- Creators: Ruth Huntington Storm (1888-1981)
- Collaborators & Participants:
- Source Format: 16mm
- Format: 16mm
- Viewing Log: Young woman in kerchief with pitch fork in yard. White-haired woman approaches camera. Young woman turns soil with pitch fork. Older man in khaki trousers, beige sweater, and wide brimmed hat walks toward house. He turns toward the camera. He's wearing a tie and has a pipe (?) in his hand. Older woman comes toward him. They stand apart in a pose slightly reminiscent of the Grant Woods' American Gothic. Older woman joins younger. Older woman approaches tree. Older woman frowns in front of pine tree. Older woman with watering can and deep pink flower. Younger woman still digging. In a bustier & slacks, Ruth Storm joins her and begins to rake. Shots of budding tree. Younger woman istands n front of the tree. Gets wheelbarrow. White-haired woman leans out of upstairs window. Young woman smiles up.