Deborah Mcdonald
Deborah Mcdonald started riding “right out of high school” and rode professionally on tracks and later on Florida farms until she was in her early 50s.
Tag Archives: Horses
Loraine Sumner, Reel 1
Referee & coach Loraine Sumner’s 8mm bird’s eye view of life before & after Title IX. Fast pitches, shot puts, camping trips, life as a lesbian mother, family weddings, and lots of horsing around. Includes minor footage of Hall of Famer Joan Joyce. Drugstore-jumbled 8mm footage.
Susan Riding
Amid frequent and chaotic light leaks, JoAnn Elam’s sister Susan calmly rides a horse, Marlboro, around a corral in Grayslake, IL. Approximately one minute of blank film comprises the ending. Another film in the collection, ” Marlboro ” (F.2011-01-0165) appears to have been shot around the same time, and similar footage of Susan riding appears
Marlboro
After beginning with a short shot of JoAnn Elam and who appears to be her sister Susam Elam in the doorway of a barn, this film subsequently focuses on Susan riding a horse, Marlboro, around a corral in Grayslake, IL. Occasionally, the back of a third woman’s head is visible. Another film, ” Susan Riding
JoAnn & Susan x2
“JoAnn & Susan x2” begins with a female protagonist, JoAnn Elam, playfully modeling a red, knit blanket, superimposed by a rider, JoAnn’s sister Susan Elam, and her steed moseying around a indoor corral in Grayslake, IL. As the juxtaposition continues, Susan meanders in the background and JoAnn time travels backward, through a series of segments