[Home Movie: William Schmidt Collection, circa 1960, Kids' activities]

About this film

Synopsis Kids playing outdoors and at an outdoor attraction Collection Description This film (Schmidt_0006) is part of the Bill Lewis & Schmidt Family collection. This collection encompasses the personal and professional life of “Bill Lewis” and the Schmidt family. It is the family joke that Schmidts are collectors and savers--but not the most apt organizers or record keepers. The family has always been vaguely aware their old family film reels, most often captured by Bill, existed in a box “somewhere.” When the family matriarch, Margaret “Proxie” made the decision to downsize from her condo, her and Bill’s children--James “Jim”, Karen, and Karla-- and eldest granddaughter, Kayla Schmidt, gathered to help clear out her storage. Bill was a diligent photographer and videographer. His work on the radio as “Bill Lewis” allowed him to capture sound as well. Proxie’s family had been in the Minot, North Dakota area for several generations. Photo albums were located with pictures dating back a century. The reels discovered in her basement aren't as clear as to what they contain. Proxie is in her 90s and Bill would have turned 100 this year. Proxie is as sharp as ever, but sentimentality wa…

Directors & creators

William Louis "Bill" Schmidt

Subjects

seals; kiddie rides; sledding; home movies

View on archive.org ↗