WAUWeberCarlFilmsPH2016_074.xmlGuide to the Carl Weber Film Collection circa 1928-1962Weber (Carl) Film CollectionSpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries© 2016 (Last modified: 11/27/2017)
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University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH2016-074Weber, Carl, 1937-2011Carl Weber film collection circa 1928-19628 film reels (800 feet) ; 16mm, 35mmCollection materials are in English.Personal films created by the Weber family including Campbell Lake Lodge, Roche Harbor, Meydenbauer Bay, Mt. Rainier, and West Seattle in Washington State. The collection also includes footage of Frank Hawks, a nationally recognized aviator.

Carl Weber (1937-2011) was an avid collector of rare books, maps, as well as items related to nautical and maritime history. He was president of the Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society in the 1970s and was also a one-time master at Seattle’s Museum of History and Industry.

The collection inludes footage that is possibly of Frank Hawks, a nationally recognized aviator, who was flying the "Texaco One," a custom built Ford Trimotor (NC3443), sponsored by Texaco Oil's newly formed aviation division. Hawks flew the plane on a cross-country promotional tour in 1928. Hawks embarked on the tour which he described, in his autobiography "Speed", "In the course [of the tour]. I visited 175 cities, carried 7,200 passengers, and did 56,000 miles of cross-country flying. All of this without a mishap to plane and passengers."

Films created by the Weber family including Campbell Lake Lodge, Roche Harbor, Meydenbauer Bay, Mt. Rainier, and West Seattle in Washington State. The collection also includes footage of "Aqua Planing," an early form of waterskiing, Frank Hawks, a nationally recognized aviator, as well as, what appears to be a trailer for Sincerely Yours , a 1955 film starring Liberace.

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Donor: Gary Nichols, February 29, 2016.

Weber, Carl, 1937-2011--ArchivesHawks, Frank, 1897-1938Rainier, Mount (Wash.)Roche Harbor (Wash.)Family vacations--Washington (State)Water skiing--Washington (State)Amateur filmsLiberace, 1919-1987Sincerely yours (Motion picture)Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)Moving Image Collections (University of Washington)TransportationMoving Images

 

1-6Weber Family Personal Filmscirca 1928-19626 reels (600 feet) : silent, color ,black and white ; 16mm

Includes footage of Frank Hawks "Texaco Plane," Campbell Lake Lodge, Roche Harbor, Mt. Rainier, and "Aqua Planing," an early form of waterskiing.

7Trailer for Sincerely Yours19551 reels (100 feet) : sound, black and white ; 35mm

Trailer for Sincerely Yours a 1955 film starring Liberace.