Description: Silent footage of a snow sculpture of Peanuts characters Snoopy and Woodstock on top of a dog house. "Bryant" is written in the snow.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 02/08/1977
Description: Reporter voice over with black image about the United States new 200 mile fishing limit to restrict foreign and American fishermen. Coast Guard Commandant, Owen W. Siler, speaking at a press conference about the initial success of the law and foreign cooperation. B-roll of the Coast Guard aircraft, aerial view of the ocean, pilots flying, and press conference with the Coast Guard. Closing reporter voice-over with black image. Sound and wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/01/1977
Description: Massachusetts State Senator Bill Owens speaking at a press conference about how the governor's affirmative action director does not have enough power. Interview with a woman from the administration about how surprised they are to be receiving criticism about their affirmative action policies. Closing reporter standup in front of the state house. Mix of sound and wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/01/1977
Description: Footage includes people marching with signs and chanting outside of Faneuil Hall. Interview with a man who objects to Massachusetts calling this the month of Jerusalem, and an interview with a man who thinks that the Governor is demonstrating religious tolerance. Sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Demonstration... against the gov. [Governor] proclaiming Jerusalem month (March). They demoed outside Faneuil Hall, where inside, the Jewish Community Council Folk were holding a news conference. We didn't do the news conference, but did interviews with both sides."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/01/1977
Description: Footage of Gilchrist's Basement store includes various exterior shots of the storefront, sign, and people going in and out. Silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/01/1977
Description: Reporter standup in front of a frozen marina. Interview with a marina operator about the ice damage that has been done to marinas in Massachusetts. Footage of the frozen marina and damaged docks. Interview with a man about how the damage occurs. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/01/1977
Description: Footage of people in line at the DMV getting new license plates, cashiers handing the plates to the customers, and a shot of a man holding a new plate. Wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/01/1977
Description: Footage includes a zoom in and out to snow shovels on a porch, a boat on blocks in a yard partially covered with snow, and a playground partially covered in snow. Silent
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/01/1977
Description: Silent footage of the exterior of Fenway Park. Closeup on Yawkey Way street sign.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/01/1977
Description: Mix of different stories and footage from the year This is most likely the "Year-ender" that aired on 12/28/77 based on the few stories that can be identified. Silent footage of snow covered houses, streets and roads. A bulldozer pushing ice out of a flooded road and cars driving down a snowy and flooded highway. Waves crashing against the shore and shots of snow covered train and tram tracks. Bulldozers moving snow at Logan airport. New story. Footage of a docked Coast Guard boat. Aerial footage of a coast guard boat and shots of the boat and crew on the water. Sunrise and more aerial footage and shots of Coast guard in smaller boats. Close up of a map and a man talking about a distress call and plan for a search with boats and helicopters. New story. Cut to a different map of Massachusetts with sound of a man discussing redistricting. Shot of a street. Shot of a person holding a sign that reads, "Nantucket Vote to Secede, 1725-Yes, 404-No." B-roll of people at secession meeting? Shot of a house by the shore. New Story. Shot through a fence of a group of people. Shots of people behind a fence and a man catching a Frisbee thrown from the enclosure outside while a man shots through the fence about arrest times, appeals, and court. Indoor footage of a man in handcuffs led by police through a group of reporters. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/01/1977
Description: Slug: "Barry". Interview with a man who describes an incident where postal inspectors followed instructions to a suspicious package and their decision to call the Fort Devens Disposal Unit. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/01/1977
Description: A woman leading a dance class, camera pulls out to show people dancing. Shots of people dancing. Interview with a woman who says that they are holding dance classes with various artists and senior citizens in preparation for the upcoming Artists Ball. Reporter dancing with the class and delivers standup. Sound and wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/07/1977
Description: Women sitting outside in a parking eating their lunch, they head back into the basement of the Boston Center for the Arts where they are doing construction work. Interview with a woman about what she is learning, more footage of women doing construction work, and an interview with another woman about her motivation to do this work. Mix of sound and silent. This is 1 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Women in jobs you wouldn't expect to find them in."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/11/1977
Description: Interview with a man about the women working construction in the basement of the Boston Center for the Arts. Interview with a woman who is working there and with a woman who runs the works program. Reporter closing standup. Sound. This is 2 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Women in jobs you wouldn't expect to find them in."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/11/1977
Description: Footage of a high school basketball game. Background sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/17/1977
Description: Women on a balcony with a sign that reads "Thanks for the memories" hanging a string of their uniforms out the window. Wild sound. This is 1 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Mt. Auburn Nurses... hang their uniforms outside the dormitory windows to let the world know that they've completed their courses and training to become nurses and are ready to assume their places in the world of medicine."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/01/1977
Description: Women on a balcony with a sign that reads "Thanks for the memories" hanging a string of their uniforms out the window cheering and celebrating. Shot of a dog. Silent shot of a building out of a window. Mix of silent and wild sound. This is 2 of 2 reels. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Mt. Auburn Nurses... hang their uniforms outside the dormitory windows to let the world know that they've completed their courses and training to become nurses and are ready to assume their places in the world of medicine."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/01/1977
Description: Nantucket holds a non-binding vote on seceding from Massachusetts. Interview with a man about taxation without representation. Closing reporter standup. Sound. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/04/1977
Description: Nantucket holds a non-binding vote on seceding from Massachusetts. Footage of people walking down the street and coming into a polling place, people depositing their ballots, interview with a man about the vote, shots of the Tom Nevers Reservation, and the countryside shot from a moving car. Mix of sound, wild sound, and silent. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/04/1977
Description: Story on Elaine Bosler, animal control officer who brought home dogs and cats scheduled to be killed at the shelter. Neighbors and the town complained about the amount of animals on her property. Reel begins with a voice over track (with no picture) by the reporter, followed by an interview with Bosler and footage of dogs and cats around her home. Another voice over track (with no picture) and an interview with the Princeton Board of Selectmen Chairman. Reel ends with a closing voice over track (with no picture) by the reporter. This reel is 2 of 2.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/07/1977