Tag Archives: Recreation
Steputis, Gladys Collection
Collection contains [Steputis–home movies], including 44 reels of silent, black and white and color 8 mm film, totaling approximately 2090 ft. The films primarily consist of scenes of family winter and summer activities primarily in Maine and Canada. Footage shows hikes and picnics, skiing and swimming, toboggans, family cars and pets, holiday celebrations, University of
Mitchell, Fran Collection
The collection consists of 750 feet of silent, color, 8 mm film from the 1960’s. The films were shot in Maine and consist of home movies, including footage of a Memorial Day parade, harness racing and construction of a lumber mill smokestack. Also included are scenes of Camp Natarswi, in Millinocket, and a speech given
Palmer Square
A winter walk through snowy Palmer Square Park in Logan Square, Chicago, near JoAnn Elam’s home. Occasionally a small dog walks into frame.
Focus On
Footage of dirt bikes on a course, Frisbee-throwing in a park, dogs, cars, bicycles, and baseball are intercut in this fast-paced film, which frequently draws parallels across the disparate players in the montage of movement. “Focus On” was originally stored with prints of a number of JoAnn Elam’s exhibited works, suggesting a significance to her
Bowling ’82
Bowling ’82 belongs to a series of elements in the JoAnn Elam collection featuring JoAnn Elam and her coworkers from the US Post Office at the bowling alley near Logan Square where they worked. In this footage from around 1982, the camera first focuses on Elam, as she throws the ball down the lane. The
Bowl
Bowl belongs to a series of elements in the JoAnn Elam collection featuring JoAnn Elam and her coworkers from the US Post Office at the bowling alley near Logan Square where they worked. In this footage from around 1977, the camera focuses on Elam only, as she throws the ball down the lane. Although Elam’s
Bowl
Bowl belongs to a series of elements in the JoAnn Elam collection featuring JoAnn Elam and her coworkers from the US Post Office at the bowling alley near Logan Square where they worked. In this footage from 1976, the camera focuses on each member of the team as he or she throws the ball down