Alfred Kellar Ames (September 4, 1866 – May 19, 1950)[1] was an American politician, businessperson and filmmaker.
Ames, a Republican, served three terms (1915–20) in the Maine Senate.
In 2002, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
[4] His wife was a prominent member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and former state historian.
The couple's home in Machias was an English colonial structure noted for its large garden.