[Home Movie: Garmon Winckler Collection, 1970, Camping with Broeckel Family]

About this film

Synopsis A home movie filmed by Garmon Winckler on a Crown 8-T3 8mm camera of the larger extended Broeckel family on a camping trip at Lake Ashtabula, North Dakota with the Winckler family. Collection Description This film (Winckler_0009) is part of the Garmon Winckler Family Films and Audio Collection . “Many of the films in this collection are that of family vacations, which were primarily recorded in two of North Dakota's prime destinations at the time: Medora and the International Peace Garden. These two regions were common destinations for low-to-middle income families from North Dakota during this period. The International Peace Garden and Medora were in their developmental stages at the time of this footage and are quite different than they are now. Other reels depict a camping trip with my grandparents, travels to my aunt and uncle's ranch in the Bitterroot Valley of Western Montana, family gatherings, Christmas and birthday parties in Mandan, North Dakota, Glen Ullin, North Dakota and rural Denhoff, North Dakota. The collection also includes my parents' wedding day in Mandan, North Dakota 1965. Fashion of the day is well represented. All of the individuals depicted in the…

Directors & creators

Garmon Winckler

Subjects

Al Larvick Fund; home movies; 1970s; film; 8mm; The MediaPreserve; Valley City, North Dakota

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