[Home Movie: Garmon Winckler Collection, circa 1962, Ocean Waves, Kaiserslautern, Germany, Funeral]

About this film

Synopsis A home movie filmed by Garmon Winckler on a Crown 8-T3 8mm camera of ocean waves likely on the Atlantic Coast, and later buildings of Kaiserslautern, Germany when Winckler was stationed there. Later, the Winckler family gathers for the funeral of Garmon Winckler's father in North Dakota, 1962. Collection Description This film (Winckler_0011) 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…

Directors & creators

Garmon Winckler

Subjects

Al Larvick Fund; home movies; 1960s; film; 8mm; The MediaPreserve; Kaiserslautern, Germany; North Dakota, #Germany

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