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Welcome to our website displaying the 96 Vintage 16mm home movies filmed by the 3 O'Brien sisters. All of the films were shot using Kodak film and all were professionally scanned and digitized using Kodak equipment.

​REEL - YEAR - PLACES
1            1926     Saratoga, Prospect Park, Manhattan Beach, Belmont Races, Golfing at Great Neck, Battleship Colorado
2            1927     Prospect Park, Nyack, Coney Island, Inniscarra, County Cork, Westbury, Manhattan Beach Park, Brooklyn
3            1927     Statue of Liberty, ​Plymouth, London, Dublin, Killarney, London, Paris, Geneva, Switzerland, Milan, Rome
4            1927     Rome, Lucerne, Strasbourg, Cologne, Brussels, Antwerp, Ostende, Paris, Cherbourg
5            1927     Belmont Park, Coney Island, Nyack, Golfing at Great Neck, The Park, Quebec
​6            1928     West Point, Newport RI, Cape Cod, Plymouth Rock, Lexington, Concord, Salem, House of Seven Gables, Dixville Notch, Quebec and Montreal, Saratoga, Prospect Park
7            1928     Prospect Park, views from Woolworth Tower, Mt. Clemens, Prospect Park, Sea Gate
8            1929     Coney Island, Prospect Park, O'Brien Boats, Saratoga, Stottville
9            1929     Zoo, Dock
​10          1929     Havana, RMS Caronia, Havana, 85th street, The Paris aground off Shore Rd .in Prospect Park

11          1929     Europe, SS Majestic, Cherbourg, Deauville, Lisieux, Rouen, Paris, Chartres, laval, Dinard, Mt San Michel, Quimper
12          1929     Europe, Provins, Tours, Blois, Fontainebleau, Paris, Rheims, Verdun, Heidelberg, Wiesbaden, Berlin
13          1929     Europe, Potsdam, Dresden, Bayreuth, Nuremberg, Munich, Salzburg, Vienna, Semmering, Worhtersee, Bolzano
14          1929     Europe, Riva, Lake Garda, Bellagio, Como, Lugano, Stresa, Milan, Alassio, San Remo, Monte Carlo, Nice, Cannes, Avignon, St Girons, Carcasonne
​15          1929     Europe, Biarritz, Madrid, San Sebastian, Bordeaux, Tours, Chartres, Paris, Geneva, Interlaken, Berne, Paris, Cherburg, SS Majestic
16          1929     Winter 1929, Spring 1930, Winter at Toms, Saratoga, Feb 1930, Mother and Jane, in Brooklyn, at Nyack - the La Roches
17          1929     Europe 1930, Mom and Dad Trip to Europe
18          1930     Spring and Summer 1930, Saratoga, Tom and Alfred, Stottville, Rose Garden Brooklyn, Lido, Long Beach, Hot Springs VA, Sayville
19          1930     Europe, SS Ile de France, Le Havre, Rouen, Paris, Vichey, Grenoble, Aix-les-Baines, Evian, Chamonix, Zermatt, Brigue
​20          1930     Europe, Grimsel Pass, Lucerne, Zurich, Horb, Stuttgart, Baden-Baden, Rothenburg, Dinklesbuhl, Munich, Oberammergau

21          1930      Europe, Austrian Tyrol, Swiss Alps, St Moritz, Mera River, Northern Italy, Lake Como, Bellagio, Villa d'Este, Cernobbio, Certosa di Pavia, Mediterranian Coast at Rapallo, Portofino, Leaning tower of Pisa
22          1930     Europe, Florence, Ponte Vecchio, Genoa, Campo Santo Cemetary, Conte Biancamano, Naples, Vesuvius, Conte Grande in the Mediterranian sea, Rock of Gibralter
23          1930     Brooklyn, Tom on Bicycle, Limo, Tom Alfred and Paul, Ice Skating
24          1931     NYC, Central Park, Tom, Alfred, Paul, 2nd Ave, The Beach, Billy, Military Dress Parade, swimming
​25          1931     Brooklyn Dec 1931 to Winter 1932, Christmas 1931, Margaret and Raymond Sunderland, Pauls 3rd birthday, Billys 1st birthday, Saratoga, Feb 1932, Prospect Park, Spring 1932, Nyack, Central Park, Long Beach, Rex, at Toms House
26          1931     September 1931, O'Brien Brothers Clam Bake, Guests arrive, Leaving the Battery, aboard the SS Belle Island, Tap Dancer, Tugs and scows, a good days work from the Port Washington Plant
27          1931     Sports at Hempstead Harbor, Sea Plane, Tug and scows, SS Belle Island arrives at Karatsonias Landing, March to clam bake, How Dry I am, Mr. O'Brien?, TF O'Brien, Boxing match
28          1931     Beach Club
29          1932     The 3 boys and a friend, beach
​30          1932     Europe July 1932, SS Leviathan, Plymouth England, Bremerhaven Germany, Old Bremen, Hagenbeck Zoo, Hamburg, Hildeshiem, 1000 year old rose tree, Goslar, Palace of Cassel, Hameln, Munster

31 ​           1932     Europe, Holland, Antwerp, Malines, Brussels, Louvain, Hotel de Ville, Bruges, Ghent, Ostende, Belgium, Vimy Ridge, Amiens Cathedral, Beauvais, Paris, Notre Dame, Mont Martre, Nevers
32            1932     Europe, Paray le Monial, France, Geneva, Montreaux, Martigny, St Bernard Pass, Hospice St Bernard of Menthon, Sion, Brigue, Simplon Pass, Northern Italy, Locarno   
33            1932     Europe, castle scalgero, Sirmione, Lake Garda, Verona, Venice, San Marco cathedral, Piazza, Palazzo Ducale, Bridge of Sighs, Bologna, Rome, American Embassy, Tivoli, Assisi, Perugia, Florence, Bargello Palace
34            1932     Europe, Rapallo, Arezzo, Genoa, SS Rex Maiden Voyage, Rock of Gibralter, Road to Malaga, Passing the Azores, Arriving NYC
35            1932     Brooklyn, Thanksgiving Day, Tom, Alfred, Paul, Billy, Christmas 1932, Spring of 1933
36            1933     New England, July 1933, Concord, Lexington, Newton, Saratoga Springs, Holloween, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, Winter 1934, Prospect Park, Spring 1934
37            1934     Christmas 1934, Brooklyn Bridge, Easter 1935, Christmas 1935, Tom with Mumps, Saratoga Spring 1936, Golfing
38            1934     Film in poor condition, not digitized
39            1934     Europe, Ireland, Lakes of Kilarney, Torc Waterfall, Muckross Abbey, Ross Castle, Gap of Dunloe, Kerry, Tim Healy Pass, Adare, Limerick, Rock of Cashel, Munster, The cross of St Patrick, Carrick-on-Suir, Dublin, Leinster Lawn, Glasnevin Cemetery, Michael Collins Grave, Zoo
​40            1934     Europe, Horses, Lady Hunters, International Military Competition, Longford Cathedral, Donegal, Mount Errigal, Rosapenna, Letterkenny, Giants Causeway, Antrim, Belfast, Larne, Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle

41            1934     Europe, Scotland and England, Perthshire, Gleneagles, Perth, Tay River, Stirling Castle, Melrose Abbey, Abbotsford, Dryburgh Abbey, Fountains Abbey
42            1934     Europe, Durham Cathedral, York, Lincoln Cathedral, Peterborough, Ely Cathedral, Kenilworth Cathedral, Warwick Castle, Stratford-on-Avon, Shottery, Oxford, London, Westminster Abbey
43            1934     Europe, England, Zoo, Salisbury, Stonehenge, Winchester, New Forest, Southsea, SS Washington
44            1934     Golf, Beach, Park, Snow, Skiing
45            1938     Easter 1938, Central Park, Summer Camp Rip van Winkle, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas 1938, Pelham NY, May 1939, Worlds Fair 1939
46            1939     Street Dancers, Horse Track, Deep Sea Fishing Trip​
47            1941   ​  1941, Christmas, New Years 1942, Bills 11th Birthday, Horse races, Baseball game, stick ball
48            1943     Summer 1943, Saratoga Springs
49            1943     Summer 1943, Saratoga Springs
​50            1943     Brooklyn, Tom in uniform, Football, Bicycle race, Track meet, Home repairs, Train Station

51            1943     Stretcher bearers and First Aiders, Christmas 1943, Beach Club, Golf
52            1945     Brooklyn, Ping Pong, Cards, Spring, Army Trucks, Christmas 1945, Cardinal Spellman Departure from NYC to Rome Feb 1946, Return from Rome Mar 1946
53            1947     Vermont, New York and Wash DC, Vermont, Auriesville, Ilion, Cooperstown NY, Saratoga Lake, Washington June 1947, Mt Vernon, White House, Delaware Park
54            1947     Canada, Ausable Chasm, Montreal, Notre Dame Church, Mont Tremblant Lodge, Quebec, Manoir Richlieu
55            1947     Hershey, Bedford Springs, Pittsburgh, Univ of Pittsburgh, Chicago, Horse Races, Edgewater Beach Hotel, Notre Dame, South Bend Indiana, Dearborn MI, Niagara Falls, New England, Oct 1947, Lake Luzern NY, Connecticut, Westchester
56            1947     Snow Dec 26 1947, Spring 1948, Motorcade, Parade, Brooklyn Bridge, Longwood Gardens, Charlottesville VA, U of Virginia, Monticello, Ashlawn, The Greenbrier, The Homestead, Hot Springs VA, Natural Bridge, Washington DC, Irvington NY
57            1948     New England, Newport RI, Marthas Vineyard, Provincetown, Benedictine Abbey, Bethlehem CT, Melton Museum, St Patricks Cathedral, Long Island
58            1948     Europe, SS Coronia, O'Brien Tug, Southhampton England, Buckfast Abbey, Clovelly, Lynmouth, N Devonshire, Wells Cathedral, Gypseys, Glastonbury Abbey Ruins, Windsor Castle, London, Park Lane, Canterbury Cathedral, Newcastle, Bergen, Norway, Staleim Pass, Sognefjord, Laerdal, Stav church, Oslo, Royal Palace
59             19--      Stockholm, Opera House, Parliament building, Royal Palace, City Hall
​60             19--      Roman Forum, Fountains of the Villa de este, Tivoli, Castel Gandolfo, Pope Pius XII, Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Santa Trinita, The Spanish steps, Marymount in Neuilly, Eiffel Tower, US Embassy in Paris, The Louvre, Tuileries

61          19--     Philadelphia, Rodans The Thinker, Museum of Art, Horse Show, Lake Placid, Chateau Laurier Quebec, Molly Pitcher Hotel, Carlisle PA
62          1950     East Hampton NY, John Drew Theatre, Tom & Anna, August, Paul & Mary wedding
63          1951     Palm Beach, Miami Beach, the causeway to the Keys, St Augustine, Charleston SC, Atlanta GA, Biltmore House NC, Blue Ridge Parkway, Easter Sunday, NYC, General ???, Nyack, Devon Horse show
64          195-     SS Independence, Limosine as cargo, Naples IT, Mt Vesuvius, Sorrento, Pompeii, Salerno, Amalfi Coast, Isle of Capri, Gilberto Vittori, Hadrians Villa, Rome, Piazza at St Peters, Castel Gandolfo
65          195-     Pisa, Miniata Hill, Florence, San Marco Cathedral & Piazza, Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Bridge of Sighs, Il Lago de Como
66          195-     Italian Riviera, San Remo, Corniche Drive, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Murten, Switzerland, The Palais at Fontenbleu, Paris, Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, Rouen, Leaving le Havre, Limosine as cargo
67           195-     Toledo, Gardens of Aranjuez, Zaragoza, Our Lady of Pilar Cathedral
68           195-      France, Carcassone
69           195-      Chaumont Chateau, Amboise on the Loire, St Hubert Chapel, Chambord Chateau, Bracieux, Orleans Cathedral, Statue of St Joan of Arc, Chartre Cathedral, Arc De Triomphe, Versailles, Grand Trianon, Chantilly Chateau, Bruges, Arras, Grand Place, Compiegne Forest, Paris, Rouen Cathedral, SS Ile De France, Limosine as Cargo
​70           195-      Hawaii, Oahu, Hawaiian Dancers, Waikiki

71            1957     ​Jones Beach, Garden City, Cardinal Spellmans 25th Anniversary, Waverly NY, Corning Glass Factory, Father Horan & Monsignor Fox, New England in Autumn, Equinox House, Christmas on Fifth Avenue, Dinner for Bess and Carl, Rockefeller Center
72            1958     Tom & Lucille & kids, Ballet, Bill & Janet & kids, Greenfield CT, dogwood trees, Garden City, Tom & Lucille & kids, Elizabeths Party August 1959, Winter 1959, Paul & Mary & kids, Equinox House
73            1959     Leaving NY, RMS Mauretania, Cobb IR, Paris, Longchamps Race Course, Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, Geneva SW
74             19--     Northern Italy, Rome, Hassler Hotel, Piazza at St Peters, St Pauls Basilica, Ancient Roman ruins, In the Roman Forum
75             19--     Smugglers Gultch, Tom & Lucille & kids
76            19--     Fort Ticonderoga
77            1963    Christmas, Store window decorations, Manchester VT, Kennedy Funeral on Television
78            196-    Christmas, Tom & Lucille & kids, Bill & Janet & kids, Paul & Mary & kids, swimming pool, Deerfield MA, Monadnok Northern Railway
79            196-    Paul & Mary & kids, Botanical Gardens, Zoo, Tom & Lucille & kids, Bill & Janet & kids, Autumn leaves, Snow Storm, Televised Funeral
​80            196-     Bill & Janet & kids, Tom & Lucille & kids, Hotel Bar Harbor, Rutland Market

81          196-      Christmas, store decorations
​82          196-     West Coast, Barnum & Bailey & Ringling Brothers Circus, Newfane Inn VT, Stowe VT, Amish country, Beach
83          1955      California, Union Pacific Dome Liner, Donner Pass, Mt Shasta, Victoria BC, Butchard Gardens, to Vancouver, Canadian Rockies, Jasper, Lake Louise, Banff Canada
84          1955      San Francisco, Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, Cable Car, Fishermans Wharf, Pacific Coast Highway, Monterey, Santa Barbara
85          1955      Laguna Beach, San Juan Capistrano Mission, Grand Canyon, Arizona, Hopi Indians
86          19--       Washington DC, Washington Monument, Monticello, Paul & Mary & kids, Lucille & kids, Bill & Janet & child, Horse Farm, city skyline
87           19--       Queen Mary, Cassella & Pauline, Marion, Cherbourg, Avranches, Monument to George Patton, American Cemetery, Mont St Michel, Calveries, Brittany FR, Limousine, Quimper Cathedral, Vannes FR, Bordeaux Cathedral, Spain, Burgos Cathedral, Castellana Hilton, Madrid, Plaza De Toros
88           1938      Spring 1938
89           19--       O'Brien Brothers Outing, Parade up the dock
​90           19--       Purple Light Scow, Dredging, Tug Joseph J O'Brien

91          1931     ​Tug boats, Thomas F O'Brien, O'Brien Brothers Outing
​92          1931     O'Brien Brothers Outing, Primo Carnera
93          1931     O'Brien Brothers Outing, Primo Carnera & another boxer, Parade up the dock
​94          1931     ​Boxing under a big tent
95          19--      Mary & Paul, Anna Ostergren, Beach
​96          1958    ​Summer 1958, Colorado Springs, Ford Edsel, Penguins, Central City mining town, Rocky Mountains, Yosemite Park, San Francisco, Hotel Huntington, Santa Clara Mission, Yosemite, El Capitan, Yosemite Falls, Bridal Veil, San Juan Bautista, old hotel, San Carlo Borromeo, Mission at Carmel, leaving San Francisco, on the Matsonia, Golden Gate Bridge

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