This color travel film by Esso is about what New England has to offer the tourist. Copyright is 1949.

Opening: An Esso Picture – Esso Marketers present NEW ENGLAND CALLING (:06-:33). Map of the United States. New England, 6 states in the Northeast Corner of the country. Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Rushing rivers, busy harbors, great universities, and a vacation land

(:34-1:39). Cars on a highway. Plymouth, MA. Plymouth Rock. Tourists look at the rock. Burial Hill. The road to Cape Cod. Provincetown in Cape Cod. Ships in port. Fishermen at work. Little boats at sea (1:40-3:38). Nantucket. Martha’s Vineyard. You can get to the island by steamer or small plane.Martha’s Vineyard, cliffs of Gay head. Nantucket. People walk and drive. People visit antique shoppes. Quaint cottages with flowers. White picket fences, people take a stroll. An artists paints (3:39-5:08). A windmill. Newport, Rhode Island, the old Colonial House. Millionaires’ Row in Newport. Cliffs by the sea. Easton’s Beach in RI. Women walk near the beach in bathing suits. Women ride bikes. Women and children play in the sand. A dog digs in the sand (5:09-6:55). A man takes a picture of a woman. Mystic, CT, old marine ship in the Mystic Seaport. The Charles W. Morgan ship. A man climbs the ship, another helps fix the rope. Antique shops in New England, many signs for the various shoppes. A woman climbs the steps and looks at early Americana (6:56-8:50). Seashore near Boston, MA. Beach near Boston. Custom House Tower in Boston. Beacon Street buildings. Public gardens. Men, women, and children take a small boat ride. Squirrels eat from the hands of people. Bunker Hill Monument (8:51-10:14). Statue of Paul Revere. Minuteman Statue. Concord battleground statue. Marblehead, Boston’s famed north shore. People watch boats. Gloucester, fisherman in the harbor (10:15-12:08). New Hampshire’s shoreline. Portsmouth, NH. Maine. Coast of Maine. Children walk nearby near the shore. Quaint fishing villages near rocky coves. Desert of Maine, a strange natural phenomena. Women walk around the area (12:09-13:59). Grassy fields. Summer wild flowers. Portland, ME. Car drives in Portland. Fishing boats in port. Vacation sailors. Boat on the water. High sails of the boat. Lobster restaurants. Servers serve the lobster (14:00-15:58). Lobster dipped in hot butter. Lobsters are eaten near the water at a table. The shell is broken open by hand. Men and women eat lobster. An old time lobster fisherman brings up his lobster trap. A fishermen brings up his lobster cages (15:59-17:50). Bar Harbor, Maine rugged coast. Cadillac Mountain. White Mountains. Covered bridges. Trails to walk. A waterfall (17:51-19:18). View of Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. Summit of Mt. Washington. Car parks at the top. People go and look over the side, people hike (19:19-20:59). Cog Railway on the side of the mountain. Old Man of the Mountain. A woodland path to Flume Gorge. The Flume is a natural gorge extending 800 feet at the base of Mount Liberty. Quarries of Vermont. Blocks of granite are lifted with cranes. Marble produced in Vermont. Rutland, VT. Church made of marble, bridge made of marble. Vermont Green Mountains. Smuggler’s Notch. Streams, falls, and lakes (21:00-23:21). A man catches a bass. Children jump into a lake. Beaches and rivers. People sunbathe. An excursion boat. A small plane takes off. Luxurious hotels. Men play golf (23:22-24:50). Driving POV style along a shady highway. Rich farmlands. Flowers in a meadow. Fruit on an orchard tree. Cows in a field. Beautiful fall colors. Fall foliage (24:51-26:08). Highways through the fall trees, so many different shades of colors. Reds and orange leaves. Men ride horses in autumn. Beautiful foliage. Cars drive by. Snow falls in New England. Children run through the snow in the winter. Snow plows clear the roads of snow. Cars drive and see the snow covered trees and grass. People carry skis. Skiing in New England (26:09-27:57). People ski slowly. A woman falls in a beginners class. People come down an easy slope. A child falls in the snow. An expert teaches skiing. People ski side to side. Smiling on the slopes (27:58-29:17).

Ski lift brings people up high to the steep slopes. A lodge at the top. People grab their skis and get ready to go down the hill. A man skis downward. Skiing in New England. Going up the side of a mountain on a ski tow. Over the tops of snow covered trees (29:18-31:43). End credits (31:44-31:54).

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