[Home Movie: Casper J. Renner Collection, 1950s-1960s, Compilation #3]

About this film

Synopsis This compilation reel contains 6 individual home movies: 1. (00:16) Heart River School picnic, approx. 1950s or 1960s 2. (04:03) Kids birthday, Joyce Renner wedding, approx. 1960s 3. (07:48) Yellowstone National Park, approx. 1964 4. (11:39) Auto trip to California, via Virginia City and Eiko, NV 5. (15:43) Unknown [Oakland, CA / Zoo] 6. (19:39) Sacramento, CA family trip and Reno, NV approx 1964 Collection Description This film (Renner_0003) is part of the Casper J. Renner Home Movies & Community History Collection . The Casper J. Renner Home Movies & Community History Collection embodies the spirit of southwestern North Dakota. As the first generation of his family born in America, Casper “Cap” Renner was fiercely proud of his German Russian heritage and was a walking encyclopedia of the history of southwestern North Dakota. Serving as mayor of Richardton, North Dakota for more than 30 years, he documented many community events and rodeos on film. The collection represents 40 years of life in southwestern North Dakota, where he was a businessman, rancher, mayor, volunteer fireman, along with his wife, Caroline, a dedicated teacher. His daughter Carol wanted to preserve t…

Directors & creators

Casper J. Renner

Subjects

Al Larvick Fund, home movies, 8mm, The MediaPreserve, 1960s family road trips, 1960s American home life, 1960s cars, 1960s home movies, California, zoo animals, weddings, wedding cakes, rodeos, cows, farm life, Sacramento, San Francisco, casinos, picnics, baseball, Yellowstone National Park, brown bears, Old Faithful

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