Ezekiel "Zeke" Dumke Jr. was born in 1923 in Ogden, Utah to Ezekiel Dumke Sr. and Edna Wattis Dumke. He was educated in Roswell, New Mexico and graduated from the New Mexico Military Institute with a commission in the Cavalry. Later he served with the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific during World War II and with the Army Reserve until 1960. He graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor's degree in banking and finance and was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He was one of the founders and president of Western States Management, the University of Utah Hospital Foundation, the Salt Lake Rotary Foundation, Dumke Insurance Agency, Western States Thrift, the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Utah and several mining companies.
The Dumke family home movies collection contains films of the family life and gatherings, vacations, and outdoor recreation.
The materials are arranged in chronological order.
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Donated by Dumke family in 2019.
Processed by Rebecca Roper in 2019.
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Home movie showing Grandfather Wattis and Grandmother Wattis, Paul Wattis with mustache and derby, Mother, Marky, and Zeke. Approximate time Christmas 1926.
Home movie shows men inspecting rock, child on pony, family outside of house in winter, children playing in snow, telephone poles, views of mountains.
Home movie showing dog sledding and people posing.
Home movie showing a family gathering for drinks, an older man mowing a patch of grass next to a lake, a pier with two younger men standing with their backs to the camera, a third running with something in his hand.
Family vacation on the West Coast; various women exploring where they're staying, downtown; young boys posing in winter clothes with their toys.
Family skiing video that primarily shows children skiing and sledding.
Failed and successful ski jumps in Ecker Hill, Utah; sled dog racing and young girls watching. Might have Alf and Sverre Engen.
Short film. "'Fish for Two' a Gem of the Screen" is the title of the film; it tells a story of a boy and his dog, who travel to a nearby river together and go fishing. The boy falls into the river, but the dog jumps in after him and drags him out. The boy ends up catching a fish and shares with the dog.
Home movie showing either a garden party or wedding rehearsal, and then horses racing and a family fishing, throwing rocks, and camping.
Home movie shows a family over a small stone bridge feeding a flock of ducks; next shot shows a woman posing; children and teenagers playing in a fountain or pool; a series of ski jumps.
Home movie showing an outdoor evening party with adults in formal wear; women in dresses posing for a picture; a man and his child with a tricycle; children sledding and skiing with dogs; a dog begging for attention.
Home movie showing wide shots of a desert mountain, and later shots of giant machinery removing boulders from the mountain mines with some children posing in a miner's hat.
Home movie showing different ski jumps and slopes; children gathering and posing on the deck of a brick house; children in the back of a horse-drawn sled; a family posing next to trains at what appears to be a mine.
Home movie showing shots at the mouth of a giant cave or mine, surrounded with rocky mountains as construction work is done by the mouth of the cave. Family is shown walking around the site, posing next to cars.
Home movie showing a family luncheon with children and birthday cake; the same children playing at a pool; children dancing in pairs; shows teenagers playing in a lake with canoes; shows adults at a shooting range by the same lake; filmed from a motorboat and shows the lakeside cabins.
This shows a family riding horses, hiking, and exploring mountains.
This shows a family horseback riding and fishing.
Shows a military parade involving marching, bands, and a flag ceremony at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Home movie showing upside down footage of a horse ranch, and a child playing in the snow. This video has been edited to correct the upside down issue.
Home movie showing a boy, a man, and a dog posing and playing with each other; different children playing with the same dog.
Shows a family dressed in light colors posing outside of their house; the next shot shows children playing with a dog in the backyard; the next shot shows a family leaving in a car to a picnic with adults.
Shows a family playing with a dog; a different dog in front of a large farmhouse; a different house that is equally as large as the farmhouse.
Shows several adults on a boat called the "Caliban" that is docked at "Anglers Guild, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla."; the adults on the boat as it travels parallel to the shore; the adults posing and fishing out in the sea.
Home movie showing mountainous landscapes; a family posing; a black bear; a family exploring the mountainous landscape and encountering wildlife; a family fishing, horseback riding, and talking on a porch.
Shows a group of adult men looking over a mountainous and plain landscape in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Home movie showing a family horseback riding in a shallow valley; children playing in a river and young adults fishing; the family's campsite.
Home movie showing a family vacation where they horseback ride and fish; a young mother holding her infant child in her Sunday best, showing the rest of her family the child; children playing next to a swimming pool.
Shows a family by a lake as they horseback ride, fish, canoe, and lounge on the porch of a lakeside cabin.
Shows a a desert landscape and a family posing in front of a central lake; men in uniform; a mining and dam landscape with construction machinery; a group of adults boating towards the dam; a local parade.
Shows a shot of water skiing, a snowy landscape and family posing; a cabin nearby the lake.
Shows a family at a lake water skiing, boating, and posing in front of a lake.
Shows shaky, upside down footage of a street through a window; a boy and a dog playing; a woman posing with her fishing catch; a bear rummaging through the trash; a young boy with an American flag and his sister playing with a dog; another shaky, upside down footage of a street through a window. Video has been edited to fix the upside down clip.
Home movie showing children posing on top of a mountain looking down on a valley; the next shot shows an amusement park; children and teenagers swimming in a pool; a go-cart track with children racing; chained bears in a zoo eating and drinking; a family on a beach; a family hiking in the woods; a family posing in front of a building; children playing with dogs and posing in front of a garden; more landscape of mountains and lakes; a man standing on top of logs in a lake and moving them around; a family playing in a lake in a canoe and a sailboat; a family eating; a street lined with palm trees; a family on the beach; a woman petting a dog and reading a magazine; a garden through a window.
Shows a horse and horse racing.
Home movie showing a family fishing on a boat; the next shot shows adults exploring a garden; shows an airplane hanger with mechanics working on planes; a tower.
A family wearing matching riding outfits gathered around a pile of luggage and cars in the mountains; the family riding around the mountains and camping; a woman posing and dogsled racing; a boy playing with his dog; a well dressed family leaving a house; landscape and aerial views of a mine; a family playing with dogs.
Home movie showing a family ski trip, particularly family posing and shots of the ski life, with some repeating shots throughout the video. This reel consists of several brief film clips spliced together with blank film leader in between. In the original film reel, some of the clips are upside down or backwards. This video has been edited to correct that playback issue.
Shows a snowy landscape and cabin furing a family ski trip, particularly young adults skiing and leaving the cabin, with some repeating shots throughout the video. This video has been edited to fix some upside down clips.
Shows a family walking through the snow.
Home movie showing a train, people boarding and leaving the train, and a family boarding and leaving a bus near a cabin in the winter, and a snow plow with some repeating shots throughout the video.
A family on summer vacation, with shots of children playing in a pool, a lake, riding horses, canoeing, and scuba-diving. Some of the shots are in Jackson Hole and Hebgen Lake.
Home movie showing a baby; a man in uniform walking with a limp and posing; women walking and posing; the man and women posing together.
Men showing off their fishing catches; a family eating dinner outside; a toddler playing and crawling.
A woman skiing; another woman on a ski lift; men and women doing skiing tricks.
Men posing in front of a cabin and riding horses; adults on a boat; a man saddling up horses; riders and pack horses exploring a forest; adults camping, fishing, rafting, swimming; adults riding horses across a boulder field.
A man standing next to his car in the middle of the road with mountains in the distance.
Upside down shots of a family boating, camping, a bear getting into their trash; a waterfall, a young boy and his family posing in front of Old Faithful geyser; a family playing and posing in formal wear. Video was edited to fix playback issues.
Home movie showing mountains and a family riding horses and posing in front of cliffs; a family posing on top of the cliffs, over the valley; a family posing in front of a walk and campsite; some poor video quality (grainy shots, skipping, the frame cut out)
Young children at an outside birthday party playing on a swing set and other playground equipment; a young boy rollerskating for the first time.
Shows a family in best dress walking and posing.
Children posing and talking to the camera, playing in the yard; adult men on a desert shooting range with mountains in the background; young children and adults in winter clothes posing on a driveway; an Easter egg hunt in a front yard; young adults swimming, fishing, riding and camping; young adults and teenagers playing baseball in front of a house; adults posing in front of the camera; children riding a pony, playing with a lamb, posing and talking to the camera.
Men posing at Yellowstone; aerial shots of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone; a bear cub wandering the forest; men posing in front of Dragons Mouth Springs; more landscape shots of Yellowstone.
Adults posing and playing with a dog in a field of flowers overlaid with young adults water-skiing; a garden party overlaid with young adults skiing.
A parade with floats; different buildings; a family at the beach; driving along the coast; ancient building ruins; downtown with signs in Spanish; a poorer village.
A marketplace, other shots of various local people in their daily lives; ancient building ruins; government building; different highlights of architecture; aerial views of a city; a volcano; locals walking down a main road; views of the coastline from a boat.
A parrot, a landscape shot of mountains and lakes, a waterfall, women posing in a local town, aerial shot of a town, the mountains and lake; local children; marketplace; various buildings' aerial view of a crater (volcano?); aerial views of the countryside from an airplane.
WARNING: Animal Death. Various buildings and locals; several matador fights; ancient building ruins; aerial shots of a town in a valley; family posing and riding; various shots of the lakes and mountains.
Young adults jet skiing with varying levels of film quality.
Young adults jet skiing with varying levels of film quality.
Young adults jet skiing and skiing with varying levels of film quality.
Young adults skiing on a crowded slope.
Young adults skiing on a crowded slope and watching other ski.
A family lounging by and playing in a pool; well dressed adults posing in a backyard; adults talking and eating on a patio; adults on a shooting range; landscape shots of fields and mountains; a man and a woman posing on a dock in front of a distant ship; women gathering and putting leis on other women; a ship docking with people waving; a man watching others swim back to shore; women walking on the beach and in front of a beach cabin; a family playing golf, swimming in the ocean and a pool, exploring gardens; aerial shots of the coastline from a plane window; a family exploring waterfall; a family canoeing, lounging on a patio and playing on the beach; landscape shots of the countryside; more aerial shots of the coastline from a plane window; a family overlooking a green valley; a family picknicking; a family playing in the ocean.