Miller Family films, circa 1940-1970
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
- Other Descriptive Information
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- In a Rowboat, circa 1951
- Waimea Bay, Hawaii, circa 1956
- Airplane, circa 1957
- Rowboat, circa 1951
- Royal Hawaiian Hotel Scenes, circa 1953-1955
- Seattle, Washington, circa 1951
- Asia, circa 1940
- Seattle, Washington, circa 1936-1940
- Lake Washington, circa 1966
- Crew Races, circa 1951
- Seattle, Washington, circa 1966
- People Sitting at Table, circa 1966
- Lake Washington, circa 1966
- Sailboats, circa 1966
- Car Show, circa 1966
- British Columbia, circa 1969
- Ketchikan, Alaska, circa 1969
- Warehouse, circa 1973-1974
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Miller family
- Title
- Miller Family films
- Dates
- circa 1940-1970 (inclusive)19401970
- Quantity
- 25 reels (1700 feet) : silent, color ; 8mm, Super 8mm, 16mm
- Collection Number
- PH0929
- Summary
- Home movies from the Miller family from circa 1940-1970
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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The original films are not accessible due to preservation concerns. A viewing copy is available and arrangements can be made to view the film by contacting the Special Collections.
- Languages
- English
Content Description
Home movies of Seattle including Sick's Seattle Stadium, Seafair, Green Lake, Deception Pass, UW Varsity crew races, Lake Washington, car races. Also includes Hawaii, British Coliumbia, and Ketchican, Alaska.
Other Descriptive Information
Titles derived from notes written on the films.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact the Special Collections division of the University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative Information
Custodial History
The films were donated to the Museum of History and Industry by Edmund L. Ryder during a Home Movie Day event.
Acquisition Information
Donor: Carolyn Marr for the Museum of History and Industry, October 21, 2004.
Processing Note
Processed by Alden Lee, 2013; completed by Elizabeth Russell, 2014.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: In a Rowboat1 reel (20 feet) : silent, color ; 8mm
Three people in a rowboat.
Dates: circa 1951Container: Reel 1, Item 1 -
Description: Waimea Bay, Hawaii1 reel (50 feet) : silent, color ; 8mm
Aerial view of city, with people on a rooftop. VIews of meadows and mountains, and driving on highway. Driving on a rocky coast, and women walking on path. A sign that reads: “Waimea Bay." A beach, with people swimming and boating.
Dates: circa 1956Container: Reel 2, Item 2 -
Description: Airplane1 reel (50 feet) : silent, color ; 8mm
An airplane takes off; aerial views. Antique cars.
Dates: circa 1957Container: Reel 3, Item 3 -
Description: Rowboat1 reel (15 feet) : silent, color ; 8mm
Woman in water pushing a rowboat; a man rowing up to a dock; a woman with an innertube; a man getting into a boat.
Dates: circa 1951Container: Reel 4, Item 4 -
Description: Royal Hawaiian Hotel Scenes1 reel (200 feet) : silent, color ; 8mm
Beach, hotel. Black car drives past foliage; men and women in flowered dresses and leis, hula dancers and musicians outside building. Trees, flowers. Woman in ball gown inside banquet hall, flowers, women in line for food, on banquet table: meat, pineapple, cakes; tents and tables outside. "Waikiki Beach and Outrigger Canoes." Aerial view of beach and canoes, sky, hotel, man making and selling grass hats. People get in canoes, rowing in water. Aerial view of city, coast, ocean. Hula dancers and musicians, man dancing. Ship President Wilson. In town, cars, musicians perform. Woman looks at flowers; plants on beach, rocks, people sunbathing. Aerial view of countryside. People playing in waves. Foliage, women looking at flower bushes.
Dates: circa 1953-1955Container: Reel 5, Item 5 -
Description: Seattle, Washington
Baseball game in a large stadium (probably Sick's Stadium). A marching band, followed by a color guard, on a neighborhood sports field. A large parade on a downtown street. Tall waterfall, with a system of walkways at the base for public use. Men fishing in a stream. Men playing catch with baseball in a field at the edge of water. A parade in downtown Seattle with marching bands, floats, pipers, men in colonial costumes, and servicepeople in military dress. Parade float slogan: "Seattle all-out for defense."
Original1 reel (200 feet) : silent, black and white ; 8mm
Dates: circa 1951Container: Viewcopy VC95, Item 6 -
Description: Asia1 reel (230 feet) : silent, color ; 8mm
People boarding ship; streamers from ship to people on land. People working in rice paddy. Houses, Asian women. Houses in snow, water, mountains. Pagodas, people walking on path. Driving past mountains. Women in kimonos walking on path; people carrying objects on path. Fields, houses, bridge, people walking. Driving past mountains. People walking. Trees, houses.
Dates: circa 1940Container: Reel 7, Item 7 -
Description: Seattle, Washington
The deck of a moving ship, with passengers and crew milling around. Construction of the Lacey V. Murrow Memorial bridge across Lake Washington. The exterior of Sick's Seattle Stadium. Lights and signs of downtown Seattle at night. Distant mountains in the daytime.
The Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge (Lake Washington Floating Bridge) opened on July 2, 1940. Sick's Stadium was the home of the Seattle Rainiers, Seattle's first Major League Baseball club.
Original1 reel (125 feet) : silent, black and white ; 8mm
Dates: circa 1936-1940Container: Viewcopy VC95, Item 8 -
Description: Lake Washington
Crew races on Lake Washington. Close-ups of various crew spectators in sunglasses. Activity on Lake Washington concurrent with the races, such as private boating and flying, and kayaking.
Original1 reel (50 feet) : silent, color ; 8mm
Dates: circa 1966Container: Viewcopy VC95, Item 9 -
Description: Crew Races
Crew races on Lake Washington, with spectators on the shore. Newspaper headline: “Washington Husky Sports.”
Original1 reel (50 feet) : silent, color ; 8mm
Dates: circa 1951Container: Viewcopy VC95, Item 10 -
Description: Seattle, Washington
Antique car show, with close-ups on cars and responses from drivers. Double exposure of film for the remainder: Crew races on Lake Washington, with ducks along the shore. Two women, one in a wheelchair, petting a dog while socializing in front of a parked car. A boat, the W.T. Preston, on the water. An amphibious red convertible riding across the water.
The W.T. Preston was a "snagboat" for controlling natural debris along several Puget Sound rivers. Originally docked at the Hiram M. Chittendem Locks in Seattle, the ship was moved to Anacortes, Washington, and given National Historic Landmark status.
Original1 reel (50 feet) : silent, color ; 8mm
Dates: circa 1966Container: Viewcopy VC95, Item 11 -
Description: People Sitting at Table1 reel (60 feet) : silent, color ; 8mm
A candle flame. Kitchen, with counter, sink, and a bowl of oranges. People sitting at a table.
Dates: circa 1966Container: Reel 12, Item 12 -
Description: Lake Washington1 reel (60 feet) : silent, color ; 8mm
Man in a white shirt. Globe. Boats on Lake Washington, and crew races.
Dates: circa 1966Container: Reel 13, Item 13 -
Description: Sailboats1 reel (50 feet) : silent, color ; 8mm
Sailboats. Woman in a wheelchair with binoculars being pushed near water, and two other women with a dog. A speedboat. Woman in wheelchair looks at trees and mountains.
Dates: circa 1966Container: Reel 14, Item 14 -
Description: Car Show1 reel (50 feet) : silent, color ; 8mm
Woman in wheelchair outside; antique car show; another woman pushes wheelchair; cars driving; woman with tie holds up flag on car; cars; men talking; man and woman pose.
Dates: circa 1966Container: Reel 15, Item 15 -
Description: British Columbia1 reel (50 feet) : silent, color ; Super 8mm
Rocky coast, mountains; boats in harbor. License plate “Beautiful British Columbia;” back alley buildings. Boat, Sun Corona, boats in harbor; bird on street light, boats.
Dates: circa 1969Container: Reel 16, Item 16 -
Description: Ketchikan, Alaska1 reel (50 feet) : silent, color ; Super 8mm
Boat, Algonquin, with American flag; Alaska license plate; camera turns upside down; mountains, airplane; sign: “Ketchikan Airport International;” truck. Man in wheelchair, people with luggage; truck: “Murray Gildersleeve Logging Co. Inc Ketchikan Alaska,” boat, Ketchikan Queen, next to man in wheelchair.
Dates: circa 1969Container: Reel 17, Item 17 -
Description: Warehouse1 reel (100 feet) : silent, color ; 16mm
Stack of wood boards; man in suit comes into warehouse.
Dates: circa 1973-1974Container: Reel 18, Item 18
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Rowing--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Sailboats--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- Algonquin (Boat)
- President Wilson (Steamship)
- Royal Hawaiian Hotel
- Sick's Stadium (Seattle, Wash.)
Family Names
- Miller family--Archives
Geographical Names
- British Columbia
- Ketchikan (Alaska)
- Seattle (Wash.)
- Waimea Bay (Oahu, Hawaii)
- Washington, Lake (Wash.)
