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Hawaiian Surf
Kailua Rocky Coast
Hawaiian Surf
Rocky Coast ***
Hawaiian Waves
Bathers, surfboarding near shore * On preview cassette 93142
Black Sand Beach
Beach after dark
Black Sand Beach
Surf ***
Black Sand Beach
Beach & Tree ***
Black Sand Beach
North end of Beachand Palms
Black Sand Beach
Shark near shore
Black Sand Beach
PREVIEW CASSETTE # 210471B Waves across the beach
Suburban Garden, 1949
Note on box: "Garden yard shots. Spring, ? Scarsdale home of Peckhams's--color--no people." More color home movie footage of gardens and flowers. Dull. Box dated 11/49 and postmarked 1950. Mostly yard shots. Pan of a white stucco or white painted brick 2story home. Pan to line of tulips under main window. Trees. More trees. Shapely pine trees. CU blossoms. (cherry blossoms?) Pan to tree and top of the house loaded with weather vane (with rooster). Pan past empty large yard and wicker furniture. Back door of house. Red bushes . pan to 00:02:50 side yard .LSTrellace and vine/bush crawling up it.
Wisconsin Dairymen's Club, 1931
Notes on box: "Peckham/Nessler--Dairymen's 1931. Fish; train station--clear cut." Also: address on box: R.W. Nessler, Jr. 2759 Arthur Ave., Chicago. Film bought at the Fair Store, Chicago. Footage of summer recreation at the Dairymen's Country Club in Wisconsin, including fishing and camping.
Scarsdale NY, 1946
Note on box: "Short color shots of Scarsdale home of Peckhams, 1946--garden. No people." Color home movie footage of flowers/garden of suburban home. Dull.
Birthday Party, 1930s
Note on box: "jim, jr.'S 16th birthday. Scenes with dog, duck, bobby." Black and white home movie footage of a young teenage boy, playing with a dog and a duck. Pets. Birthday party with kids eating, like on other b-d rolls of the Peckham's??, and duck drinking from dog's water bowl, dog shot, it yawns then gets up.
Summer Vacation
Summer Vacation - Color home movie footage of family summer vacation, 1948.
Birthday Party/babies
Note on box: "bobby, bill, & jimmy's 5th birthday 1935, deerfield"; "bobby as newborn baby. Jimmy's 5th birthday. Outdoor shots of jimmy." More black and white home movie shots of the young peckham boys playing, etc.
2 Year Old/christmas Party
Note on box: "jimmy peckham-2 years old and christmas party at nessler's." Black and white home movie footage of the very cute jimmy peckham, and some christmas.
1950s - Caribbean Cruise - Turning Crank on Boat
Boat travelling in front of a docked ship. Two adult Caucasian men on boat, bent over, turning crank that pulls chain; another man stands, watching. Two men turning crank. Chain coming out of water.
Virginia Beach, 1948
Note on box: "1948. Virginia Beach: Connie & Jim. Good garden pictures showing depth of property and short shot of Peckhams at waterfall flume." People relaxing outside and drinking beer, and shots of landscaping at a new home. CU's of flowers, garden, lawn shots, waterfall, family at what looks like Starved Rock State Park in Utica, IL?
Air Show, Etc., 1930s
Note on box: "The Dells. Airshow. Dairymans. Grandpa Peckham. Bob Nessler. Myrtle & Rudy. Connie. Camp wth cabins on lake shore." B/W Home movie footage, c. 1930, that features a sternwheeler boat on a river; an air show, including what looks like the aftermath of a plane crash; vacation footage in the Wisconsin Dells, fishing, camping, family fun.
Birthday Party, 1930s
Note on box: "birthday party of jim jr. Halloween. Birthday party of bobby peckham. Various parties. Children." Black and white home movie footage of family gatherings/holidays. Grainy.
Home Life, 1930
Young adult Caucasian woman making breakfast in kitchen; she wears a robe, has a short flapper style haircu. Woman seated at kitchen table pouring tea or coffee into cups; young adult Caucasian man enters carrying newspaper, wearing a tank top; they kiss, man takes seat at kitchen table. They add sugar and cream to drinks, chat, eat breakfast (woman is eating a grapefruit). Two adult Caucasian women descending back staircase of duplex. Women standing under staircase (period era clothing including bonnet, head scarf, one woman holding a small handbag).
Scarsdale, NY, 1949 Home Movie
ON PREVIEW CASETTE# 201334 Note on box: "Short clips. Peckham Scarsdale Garden. No People. 1949." Color home movie footage of a suburban home & garden in Scarsdale, NY. 00:07:48 Dark footage of blooms (pink and blurry) rose blooms. pan to grass yard and another flower garden (looks like more roses red/pink) . Thick stone wall and roses. yard.
1931 - Odd Fellows Orphanage Reunion - Car Driving Down Residential Street
Car driving down a residential street.
Hawaiian Trip, 1955
on preview cassette 93142 Notes in can: "HAWAIIAN TRIP October 1955. Starting at San Francisco --- Cable car turning around at end of line/View of San Francisco from Fisherman's Wharf / Alcatraz from Fisherman's Wharf / Fisherman's Wharf / Muir Woods with Giant Redwoods. 1st glimpse of Honolulu from plane morning of Oct. 21. Arrival at Honolulu covered with orchids. Hulu (hula) girls at airport/Island tour to Mr. Tantalus / Hulikau given by Mormons. Monkey Pod tree on grounds of Royal Hawaiian Hotel / Ernie Pyle's Grave / National Memorial Cemetery of Pacific / Hill of Sacrifce / View of Honolulu from Cemetery. Robert Louis Stevenson's hut at Salvation Army settlement. Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, Highest mountains in Hawaii from Hawaiian plane 10/27. Nursery en route to Waika Lodge, Kona / Hydrangea Garden / Pacific Ocean from our balcony at Waika Lodge / Trip to Coffee Plantation / Poinsetta on Hawaii. Kauai Inn where we spent 24 hrs. Spouting Horn. Waimea Valley - Grand Canyon of Hawaii. Golden Shower Tree. Hanapepe Valley. Aboard launch on Wailau River. Rice and taro fields in Hanalei Bay. Rain in mountains on Kauai 405 ins per yr - low lands 78 ins. Oahu - Royal Hawaiian - Surf Riders. Destroyer seen while returning from Pearl Harbor, Royal Mountains in distance. Diamond Head. Surf Riders. Catamaran. Dining room of hotel w/ Beach Walk Bar. View of snowy Rocky Mountains from plane on return trip. Grand Canyon. Bryce Canyon, etc.