William S. Lagen family home movie films, 1925-1962

Title card reads, "William Schupp Lagen, July 19, 1925, celebrates his second birthday at Bellevue, WA with Daddad - Taunte - Luella - Mamma - Ida - etc." A young William with ducks on a lake shore, and riding in a boat with a woman. An outdoor birthday party that includes other children, a cake with candles, presents, and a sailor suit for the occasion. William "Daddad" Schupp and Dorothy "Dodo" Schupp give a gift to William.

Title card reads, "Bill Lagen takes his third birthday less seriously - he sees Daddad and plays with his 'pals' in the park." William getting into a car with his mother, Emily; with nanny and a new tricycle; going to a house at Meydenbauer Bay; running through a sprinkler; playing on a lake shore. William riding his new tricycle in Seattle's Volunteer Park, playing with man's hat on the grass, and sailing a toy boat on the park's pond.

William sailing a toy boat on a Volunteer Park pond with Emily and his dog, Bolo.

Title card reads, "William Schupp Lagen celebrates his fourth birthday at Pawling Manor, his birth place, and Dodo throws a party." An outside birthday party is being thrown at Pawling Manor in New York, with a group of children around a small garden table. A recreational beach with a pier, and a group of young men in bathing suits.

William woodworking in a yard in Kodiak Island County, Alaska, and being given two birthday gifts from a young boy and a girl. William boating in a dinghy named Little Skate, with Bolo, the family dog. Emily, Marc, and Bolo posing for the camera on a rural porch. William raising the U.S. flag on a flagpole, spearfishing salmon in a creek, and giving his catch to Bolo.

A whale spouting water from its blowhole, and a group of people exiting a lighthouse. William playing with bear cubs gathered inside a box. A blue whale being pulled onto the shore. Children on a boat, pulling up starfish and fishing from the boat's side. William playing with a pistol on a boat with his father, Marc. Flensing, or the act of removing blubber from a whale, is being performed by maritime workers.

A blue whale being pulled up a ramp to a boning yard, where workers begin the flensing process.

Workers at a whale rendering facility, including the buildings, ramps, and boats of the plant.

Emily standing by a whale on shore, and then climbing on it. William on a sailboat with Emily, Marc, and Bolo. William spearfishing for salmon, and holding up dead ducks.

William spearing salmon in a stream with the family dog, Bolo.

A whale spouting water from its blowhole, and a whale being captured.

William and Emily in a dinghy. Dead whales floating in the water. The Lagens fishing and feeding ducks. Emily coming up a hill among tall grass, taking off her dressing gown, posing in bathing suit, and gathering flowers.

Whale flensing; the inside of a rendering house; a dead whale on the shore; a boat named Moran; a whale hauling ramp; large piles of whale innards. William taking off his boots on a porch; rowing with Bolo and Emily; in a boat with Marc.

Mountains and evergreens in the snow. A group of adolescents dressed in swimsuits and light summer clothing, playing in a yard and eating watermelon. A sailboat named Great Yarmouth. Emily reading on a sailboat, with William climbing the mast, tying flag knots, and polishing brass.

William and Emily on a sailboat, with the Friday Harbor Canning Company and various other port businesses on the nearby docks. William, Emily and Marc at a mission in California, with William wearing a pith helmet. William climing around the "Coolidge Tree" in the California Redwoods.

Marc Lagen and others riding in a boat. Whale rendering houses in Canada.

William feeding vegetation to a fawn, and petting the deer as it drinks from a bottle. Various coastal buildings in Canada from the deck of a moving ship.

The Lagen family skiing at Mount Baker in Washington.

William, Emily, Marc, and Bolo posing in the garden of a house. A strong windstorm blowing through the trees of a coastal residence.

William Schupp's house and yard. A dock, with WIlliam and others waving from a boat.

Whaling boats leaving from a dock. Emily, William, and Bolo on the dock, with Bolo fetching sticks from the water. William raising a flag up a pole on the edge of the water. William rowing a small boat, with Bolo riding along.

More whaling boats leaving from port.

William walking on the deck of a ship, wearing a beret.

William, Emily, and Marc, with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. Emily in a traveling car. William shooting a gun in the desert among saguaro cacti, and exploring a cave. Emily standing next to a "Louisiana" sign. William and Marc walking among skyscrapers in New York City, both wearing a suit and tie.

William, Henry (Uncle Harry) Schupp, and two unknown women posing on the grounds of a large white home. William feeding pigeons in a park. William sightseeing from an elevated vantage point, with the White House and Washington Monument in Washington D.C. in the background.

William on skis near a cabin.

Sailors and civilians on the deck of a moving boat. Military excercises on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy. William in a naval uniform, smiling and holding a tiny puppy.

Exercises at the U.S. Naval Academy. Ancient ruins in Greece, with views of the coast from the deck of a boat. Aerial views of unidentified land.

Various naval actitivites, including the placement and detonation of mines and depth charges.

Marc, the first child of William and his wife, Shannon, wearing a red jacket and playing on the front walk of a home.

Infant Marc in a high chair with Shannon. Mother and son getting into the passenger seat of a 1952 Plymouth. Infant Marc outside of a stucco home, playing with a dog and a toy in the yard.

William playing with his children, Marc and Debbie, on swings at a Bellevue, Washington home.

Aircraft taking off from carrier Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and aircraft with folded wings. Planes landing on the runway of the carrier.

Panoramic views of a recreational shoreline. A man swimming with young Marc in a large public pool.

Aircraft performing maneuvers from the deck of a carrier. Young Marc playing with Emily and Shannon.

The reception for William's second wedding, with toasts and gifts. The couple driving away in a car that is decorated for the occasion.

People on fishing trip, presumably in the Pacific Northwest. A huge waterfall and river; the aftermath of a forest fire; various log cabins; a large log house by a lake; a seaplane parked at a dock.

A childrens' parade through Oak Harbor, Washington, including drill team and a doll parade; men dressed in antiquated police uniforms, carrying a "town drunk" to jail; people building a parade float on a farm; another parade, with navy men marching; fishing boats, and powerboat racing.

Trucks and camping trailers; men packing for a trip; driving into mountains covered with snow; chaining up tires; a naked man washing up in a river and unpacking the truck; men putting deer antlers on their heads.