Herbert M. Bridge family films and photographs, 1938-2009

Scenes from a Bridge family trip to Olympic National Park.

Scenes include the 1939 Spokane Jewelers Convention; fishing in the Pilchuck River; a surprise party; family gatherings; a trip to Chilliwack the Harrison Hot Springs, both in British Columbia.

Scenes of Herb Bridge with a person named Kelly.

Scenes include an Easter egg hunt; the Bridge family at the Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia; visiting Murietta, California.

Scenes include a social gathering with Father S., Esther, Libby & Leon, Bobbie, Herbie, Minnie & Charlie Silverman; Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia; Lake Rosinger, Washington; troops at Fort Lewis, Washington and Mt. Rainier.

Scenes include an Easter egg hunt; Mother's Day at Soap Lake, Washington; a picnic with the Epstein family; Bob bridge in Olympic Mountains; Vancouver, British Columbia.

Scenes include a July 4th Parade; fishing; the Olympic Hot Springs, Washington; Lake Sutherland, Washington; Elwah River, Washington; Indianola, Washington; a Ben Bridge employee picnic.

Scenes include a Bridge family gathering; New York; Philadelphia; Miami.

Scenes include New Orleans; Henry Bridge; Houston, Texas; an Army Day Parade; the original Ben Bridge store front with the Bridge family lined up in front.

Scenes include the social gatherings with the Epstein family, Ben Reingold, and Bob Mertis.

Scenes include an Easter egg hunt (1943); Murietta Hot Springs (1944); Golden Wedding (1945); Oak Bay, British Columbia (1946); Kelly's Ranch (August 1946).

Scenes include Lake Crescent, Washington (June); Mt Rainier (July); Soap Lake, Washington (August); Boulder Lake, Washington (October); Lake Mead, Nevada (October); the Blue Mountains (October).

Scenes include a 25th Anniversary Trip (October 1947); Shirley & Herb Bridge's wedding reception (November 1947); Shirley & Herb Bridge's honeymoon (January 1948); trips to Spokane, Washington and Canada (May 1948); Thompson River, Kamloops, Canada (May 1948).

Scenes include Bob Bridge graduation (May 1948); A vacation to Soap Lake, Washington with Ida & Al Crohn (August 1948); the Kelley Ranch (September 1948); the Bridge family dog, Spotty (January 1949).

Scenes include snow in Seattle (January); the Bridge family dog, Spotty (January); the Navy Day Parade (April); fishing (May); Oak Bay, British Columbia (May).

Scenes include Salt Lake Flats (June); Lake Tahoe (June); Winnemucca, Nevada (June); Herb Bridge's new home (July); a picnic at Lake Bellinger, (July); Minnie Silverman (July); Soap Lake, Washington (July); fishing at Kelly's Ranch (August).

Scenes include Glacier Park, Montana; Lake McDonald, Montana; Yellowstone Park and Old Faithful, Wyoming; Signal Mountain, Wyoming; Jackson Hole, Wyoming; Grand Teton, Wyoming; Salt Lake Flat, Utah; Winnemaukee, Nevada; Lake Tahoe, California.

Scenes include an Anniversary celebration Vancouver, British Columbia (October 1949); Issaquah, Washington (October 1949); Hanah & Sam Selesnick (January 1950); Seattle snow (January 1950); Hollywood, California (March 1950); Murietta Springs and Mt Shasta, California (March 1950).

Scenes include one-month-old Jonathan Joseph Bridge (April); Mothers Day (May); three-month-old Jonathan Bridge (June); Judy & Myron Ernst on Mt. Rainier (July).

Scenes include Mt. Rainier (July); Judy & Myron Ernst (July); Soap Lake, Washington (August); the Crohns, Kays, and Gerbers family (August); Kelly's Ranch (September) ; Charlie Silverman (September); Sal's Birthday (September).

Scenes include an anniversary celebration in Vancouver, British Columbia (October 1950); Jonathan J. Bridge (January); Sal & Sara travel from Nevada to California (January 1951); Jack Sanford (January 1951); Soap Lake Jeweler's Convention (February 1951). Jonathan Bridge's first birthday (March, 1950); Edgewater Hotel Hawaii (April); Waikiki Beach, Hawaii (April); Moana Hotel, Hawaii (April); Hawaii Calls broadcast (April).

Scenes include Jonathan Bridges (May); a Bridge family gathering (June); Mother S. Leaving for L.A (July); Bertha, Helene & Allen at Soap Lake, Washington (July); Jonny & Sherley at Golden Gardens (July); "Yatch Putch" in the Bridge backyard (August); Seafair-World Record Speedboat Races (August).

Scenes include a 30th anniversary celebration (October 1952); Las Vegas, Nevada (October 1952); Blue Mountains, Oregon (October 1952); Thanksgiving; Bob's and Bobbie's new Ford; Snoqualmie Pass (February 1953); Shirley & Jonnie in snow (February 1953).

Scenes of Helen in Israel, including views of boats, graveyards, people in a cave, mountains and deserts.

Scenes include fishing in Cottage Lake, Washington (May); the Bridge family at Snoqualmie Falls (May); the Bridge family backyard (July); Slow Mo races (August).

Scenes include Sal returning from Los Angeles (February); three-month-old Bradley Bridge (March); Jonathan Bridge's third birthday (March); Sally Bridge in her daffodil garden (March). five-month-old Bradley Bridge.

Scenes include trip to Soap Lake, Washington (July); trout fishing (July); Ohme Garden, Wenatchee (July); the Bridge children (July); Lonnie & Henry Harlin at Seafair (August).

Scenes include Jonathan Bridge (September 1954); Sally Bridge's birthday (September 1954); Brad Bridge's first steps (October 1954); trip from Phoenix, Arizona & Las Vegas (January 1955).

Scenes include Bradley Bridge at Seward Park (March); The Bridge family at Passover (April). Brad at his home (June); July 4th at Soap Lake, Washington.

Scenes include Bar C Ranch (September 1955) Vancouver, British Columbia (January 1956); Weingarten's (January 1956); "Bumpsy" & Spots playing (January 1956); prison in Yuma, Arizona (February 1956); Barra Nada Ranch in Tucson, Arizona (February 1956); Catalina Mountains, Nevada (February 1956).

Scenes include the Bridge family at Soap Lake (July); a social gathering including Norma Rummer, Irene Silverman, Sunny & Mel Peters, and the Bridge family (August); Thanksgiving dinner (November).

Scenes include Camp Benbow (June) a trip to San Diego, Coronado, and San Bernardino, California and Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada; Seafair (August) Queets, Washington on Labor Day (September); Thunderbird Restaurant in Snoqualmie, Washington (September).

Scenes include skiing during the Winter of 1958; Esquimalt, British Columbia (March 1959); Quinault Valley, Washington (May 1959); Las Vegas, Nevada (July 1959); Labor Day (September 1959); Puyallup Fair (September 1959); Coronado (October 1959).

Scenes include 5 Bridge grandsons near a daffodil garden (February); Magnolias & Tulips (March 1959); Passover (April); Soap Lake, Washington (July); Seafair (August).

Scenes include Danny's birthday party (January); Passover (April); Spring flowers (April); Netka & Pinkus Tasini (June); Israeli flyer at a house party (June).

Scenes include a trip to Washington D.C. and New York (April); Coit Tower, San Francisco (July); Donner Lake, Reno (July); Collier Memorial State Park, Oregon (July); Mt Rainier (August); Seafair Race (August).

Scenes include Soap Lake, Washington (April); Vi & Max Silver, Sarah & Joe Friedman (April); House party for Israeli flyers (July); House party at Lil & Sid Pinch (August).

Scenes include horseback riding in Snoqualmie; Danny Busch on a train to British Columbia (August 1960); flight to Las Vegas (October 1960); Danny's birthday party (January 1961); Julie in Portland, Oregon (January 1961); new freeway bridge under construction (January 1961); trip to San Francisco (March 1961).

Scenes include Idlewild Airport, New York; Salvator Mundi International Hospital, Rome; Venice; Florence; Rome water clock; S.S. Jerusalem in the Port of Haifa; Sharptai Vardi and Judy Ernst; Sharaton Hotel; Joseph and grandchildren.

Scenes include kids feeding ducks (February); Bridge Family gathering; Brad & Ed go to Bremerton (June); Teddy's birthday party (July); Seafair races (August).

Scenes include Esther Handler and Pepper Smith (August 1961); Sal and Sally Bridge's birthday party (September 1961); snow in Seattle (February 1962); Jack Silverman, Esther and Hymie Selesnick, Shirley and Herb Bridge with their kids (May 1962); Weda-Gert & Dave Trotsky (June 1962); Mrs. & Ben Lev Weitzman of Israel at Seattle fair (June 1962); Dora & Leo Meltzer, Dr & Mrs Charles Fine, Danny Shacht, Sheldon Steinberg, Bertha Bridge, Leon and Pansy Mallon (June 1962).

Scenes include Disneyland; Palm Springs Convention (February 1962); Hoover Dam (February 1962); Sandy & Lee Lewis in Indio, California (February 1962); Deception Pass, Washington; a new naval ship in Bremerton, Washington; Pier 91; trip to Long Beach, California; Harrah's car collection in Reno, Nevada; Labor Day at the Alderbrook Inn (September 1962); San Francisco, California (April 1963); fishing on Father's Day (June 1963); Danny's hand operation; boat races (August 1963); Multnomah Falls, Oregon, Rocky Road Dam, Lake Chelan, Washington (August 1963).

Scenes include July 4th parade (July); Seattle Center (July) Soap Lake, Washington with Betty & Frank Gilman (July); Seafair (August); Danny & Brad picking Jonny apples (September 1963); Helen Silver and Helen Butler (September 19).

Scenes include Grand Coulee, Washington (August 1963); Donny's Birthday in San Francisco, California (January 1964); USS Whitehurst (March 1964); Portland, Oregon; 32 state trip visiting places including Yellowstone, Mt. Rushmore, Chicago, Detroit, Syracuse, St. Lawrence Locks in Montreal, Plymouth, Forte at Boston, Rhode Island, Newport, New York Fair (June 5, 1964- August 1, 1964 )

Scenes include Bridge family gathering (March); Lilly Flaks, Danny, Eddy, Sue, and Sally (May 1964); Soap Lake, Washington (July); Totem poles on Snoqualmie Pass (July); Seafair garden party (August): Adam Peter's first birthday party (August 1964).

Scenes include Manhattan, New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Jacqueline Kennedy dedicating a plaque to Betsy Ross in Redmond, VA; Williamsburg and Norfolk, Virginia; Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Annapolis; Washington DC; National War College.

Scenes include a trip to Las Vegas, Disneyland, and Reno, Nevada (August 1964); Boat Race (August 1964); Danny's Birthday (January 1965); Trip to San Francisco (February 1965); multiple Bridge birthdays (March 1965); Space Needle (March 1965); a hike to Lookout Point, Washington (May 1965); Jonny, Lorie confirmation class (June 1965) ; Kiwanis Trip (June 1965); Bridge family at Golden Gardens, Seattle (June 1965); a Bridge family reunion (July 1965); Tacoma (July 1965).

Scenes include Snoqualmie Falls (September 1964); Jeweler Convention (September 1964); Seaside, Oregon (September 1964). snow in Seattle (December 1964); flowers in the backyard (May 1965); Seafair (August 1965); Brad & Danny at Soap Lake, Washington (August 1965); Jeweler's Convention at the Hilton Hotel in Portland, Oregon (August 1965); Seafair races (August 1966); Seattle Center (August 1966); David Ben-Gurion in Israel (March 1967); ships in Naples (March 1967).

Scenes include the Bridge family at Pine Lake, Washington; Portland, Oregon; San Francisco, California; Dry Falls and Soap Lake, Washington; Oakland, California; Lake Tahoe; Christmas 1966; Vancouver, British Columbia (1967); Dolly & Harold's Family (July 1967).

Home movie footage of Herb and Shirley Bridge's 40th anniversary party.

Home movie footage of Herb and Shirley Bridge's 40th anniversary party.

Home movie footage of the Bridge family at a house on Whidbey Island.

Home movie footage of Robert Jackson Block's 70th birthday party.

Home movie footage of Rebecca Bridge's Bat Mitzvah.

Herb and Bob Bridge speak in front of a business class at the University of Washington. They take turns discussing the history of Ben Bridge Jeweler and how business practices have changed over time.

A man gives a lesson on navigation in an Aberdeen High School classroom. He mentions Herb Bridge early on in the video.

An audio message recorded by Herb Bridge discussing the impact of United Way in the Puget Sound area, also featuring interviews with other employees at Ben Bridge Jewelers.

A video about the Leukemia Society dinners and auctions, including a sequence where Herb Bridge throws a pie at a celebrity waiter.

A commemoration of Herb and Bob Bridge's induction into the Junior Achievement Puget Sound Business Hall of Fame. This includes a history of Ben Bridge Jewelers and the Bridge brothers' lives.

Members from United Way King County perform various cheers to celebrate and thank Herb Bridge.

A slideshow of photographs from the 2001 First Citizen Award Ceremony, which honored Herb Bridge, set to music.

Video documenting the 4th Annual Circle of Distinction Dinner, at which Herb Bridge was honored.

The video parodies and uses footage from Star Trek: The Next Generation to tell a story about Ben Bridge Jewelers.

Discussion of Ben Bridge Jeweler's history, current success, and plans for expansion.

News reel covering the Battle of the Visayas and the capture of Panay by Allied forces.

News reel covering Germany's invasion of Austria during World War II.

News reel covering Japan's surrender at the end of World War II.