- Title: VM-1492
- Summary: PICNIC & PARTY HOME MOVIES: FABULOUS COLOR HOME MOVIES CIRCA 1947-1962 OF BABY BOOMER ERA FAMILY AND COMPANY PICNICS; RETIREMENT PARTIES; DANCES; HALLOWEEN PARTIES. GREAT AMERICANA FROM THE MIDWEST
- Description:00:00:41 - RACING GAMES: MEN RUNNING ACROSS FIELD TO PILE OF SHOES. GRAB SHOES & PUT THEM ON & RACE BACK 00:00:54 - DADS RUNNING ACROSS FIELD 00:00:56 - MALE & FEMALE POTATO SACK RACES AT LARGE COMPANY SUMMER PICNIC (CIRCA 1947) 00:01:35 - CHILDREN ON PONY RIDES 00:01:50 - AMATEUR SOFTBALL GAME AT COMPANY PICNIC 00:02:00 - EMPLOYEES HORSEBACK RIDE AT COMPANY PICNIC. SUMMER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CIRCA 1947. SUMMER VACATION ACTIVITIES. CU BARBECUE GRILLS AT PICNIC 00:03:00 - CU RIBS BARBECUED ON GRILL AT COMPANY PICNIC 00:03:45 - MEN PLAY HORSESHOES AT OUTDOOR OUTING SUMMER COMPANY PICNIC. PITCHING HORSESHOES 00:05:00 - FAMILY VACATION AT THE LAKE, MIDWEST 1947 00:05:10 - MAN CLIMBS INTO ROWBOAT ON LAKE 00:05:30 - SWIMMING IN THE LAKE 00:06:00 - MEN DIVE IN LAKE. VACATION SUMMER FUN ON THE LAKE 00:06:30 - LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE AT PICNIC 00:07:00 - FOOTRACES FOR BOYS AT FAMILY OR COMPANY PICNIC 00:07:10 - MEN RUN FOOTRACE AT FAMILY PICNIC. SUMMER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES 1948 00:07:30 - POTATO SACK RACE 00:07:50 - WOMEN RUN FOOTRACE AT PICNIC 00:08:00 - MEN AND BOYS PLAY SOFTBALL. SUMMER ACTIVITY. AMATEUR SOFTBALL TEAM 00:09:20 - GROUP OF MEN POSE FOR GROUP PORTRAIT AT COMPANY PICNIC 00:09:45 - PONY RIDES AT PARK PICNIC 00:09:48 - FAMILY AT PICNIC TABLE WITH DECORATIONS. BLOWING UP BALLOON. 00:09:59 - SIGN; "BORDEN'S STOP FOR TICKETS" 00:10:03 - VARIOUS FAMILIES AT PICNIC TABLES AT STATE PARK PICNIC GROUNDS. 00:10:20 - CU CHILDREN PLAY IN DIRT. SEARCH FOR COINS IN SAND PICNIC ACTIVITY 00:10:50 - WS MEN RUN FOOT RACE AT PICNIC. SUMMER OUTING 00:11:21 - MEN PLAY AMATEUR SOFTBALL SOFTBALL GAME 00:11:40 - EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILYS POSE FOR LARGE GROUP PORTRAIT AT COMPANY PICNIC 00:12:10 - PONY RIDES FOR CHILDREN AT STATE PARK PICNIC GROUNDS MIDWEST 00:13:00 - BORDEN'S MILK TRUCKS 00:13:30 - CHILDREN RIDE PONIES AT PICNIC 00:13:50 - LITTLE BOY WITH BEANY HAT AND OTHER CHILDREN PLAY IN DIRT. SEARCH FOR COINS IN SAND CONTEST 00:14:10 - MEN PLAY SOFTBALL AT PICNIC 00:14:30 - TOUGH OF WAR CONTEST AT SUMMER OUTTING PICNIC 00:15:00 - MEN PLAY SOFTBALL 00:15:37 - BORDEN'S MILK TRUCK PASSES, CIRCA 1950 00:16:00 - EMPLOYEES RELAX AT COMPANY SUMMER PICNIC. PEOPLE EAT AND DRINK AT PICNIC TABLE IN STATE PARK 00:17:00 - CHILDREN DIG FOR MONEY IN SAND GAME CONTEST 00:17:30 - CHILDREN GET PONY RIDE 00:18:10 - RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AT LARGE OUTDOOR SUMMER PICNIC IN ILLINOIS 00:19:00 - BUFFET TABLE AT SOCIAL DANCE, CIRCA 1951. PEOPLE ON BUFFET LINE. SMORGASGBORD COMMUNITY HALL DANCE RETIREMENT PARTY. 00:20:17 - MEN RELAX AND DRINK BOTTLED BEER 00:21:25 - ELDERLY MAN OPENS GIFT AT RETIREMENT PARTY CIRCA 1950 00:22:15 - MEN PLAY SOFTBALL 00:22:50 - RENT A CLOWN DIRECTS ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AT BIG OUTDOOR FAMILY PICNIC. BIZARRE 00:23:20 - MEN COMPETE IN POTATO SACK RACE CONTEST 00:23:30 - TOUGH OF WAR CONTEST. RENT-A-CLOWN DIRECT ACTIVITIES 00:24:20 - BIZARRE CLOWN AT COMPANY PICNIC PLAYS WITH CHILDREN AND DIRECTS RECREATION ACTIVITIES. MIDWEST SUMMER FUN ACTIVITIES CIRCA 1950. GREAT AMERICANA SHOTS 00:25:00 - PEOPLE EAT SMORGASBORD FROM BUFFET TABLE AT PARTY HELD IN COMMUNITY HALL OR VFW TYPE HALL. PATRONS SOCIALIZE. MEN DRESSED IN SUIT AND TIE WOMEN IN PARTY DRESSES DRINK BOTTLED BEER 00:27:10 - MEN TOAST CAMERA WITH BOTTLED BEER 00:28:19 - COUPLE RELAX AND EAT PICNIC LUNCH AT PICNIC TABLE CIRCA 1952 00:29:20 - CHILDREN DIG IN SAND FOR MONEY. FUN KIDS ACTIVITY AT COMPANY PICNIC 00:29:40 - WOMEN'S FOOTRACE AT SUMMER COMMUNITY PICNIC 00:29:50 - MEN'S FOOTRACE. PICNIC ACTIVITY 00:30:00 - PEOPLE SEATED AT LARGE OUTDOOR PICNIC TABLES EAT PICNIC LUNCH BARBECUE SOCIALIZE 00:30:40 - MEN POSE FOR GROUP PHOTO BEHING BANQUET TABLE AT RETIREMENT PARTY 00:30:58 - SMORGASGBORG ON BUFFET TABLE 00:31:20 - COUPLES RELAX AND SOCIALIZE AT LOCAL HONKY TONK-TYPE NIGHT CLUB OR ROAD HOUSE. THEY DRINK FROM CANS OF BEER 00:32:00 - BAND ON STAGE AT LOCAL HONKY TONK CIRCA 1952 00:32:35 - MEN RELAX AT BAR. COUPLES DANCE 00:32:45 - HONKY TONK INTERIOR CIRCA 1952. ROADHOUSE. COUPLES DANCE ON DANCE FLOOR 00:33:29 - COUPLES DANCE AT LOCAL ROADHOUSE HONKY TONK 00:33:58 - BULAH THE COW. TEENAGED DAUGHTER OF THE FAMOUS BORDEN'D DAIRY MASCOT ELSIE THE COW ON TOP OF PARADE FLOAT. CHILDREN PET COW 00:35:10 - CAR PULLS BORDEN'S DAIRY PARADE FLOAT 00:35:25 - MEN WASH BORDEN'S MILK TRUCK 00:36:00 - CHILDREN ON AMUSEMENT PARK CAR RIDE CIRCA 1953 00:36:45 - PONY RIDES FOR CHILDREN, VIKING GARDENS, LANSING ILLINOIS 00:37:00 - CHILDREN DIG FOR COINS IN SAND. CHILDREN PUT ON FEATHERED INDIAN HEADRESS 00:38:00 - POTATO SACK RACE 00:38:20 - BORDEN'S MILK ADVERTISING SIGN WITH ELSIE THE COW LOGO MASCOT 00:38:40 - PARKING LOT FOR BORDEN'D DAIRY MILK FACTORY CREAMERY, GARY, INDIANA. BORDEN'S MILK TRUCKS PARKED IN LOT CIRCA 1955 00:39:35 - FACTORY WORKERS LOAD BORDEN'S MILK PRODUCTS INTO TRUCKS. GAS STATION ATTENDANT FILLS TRUCK WITH GASOLINE AT GAS PUMP 00:40:10 - TRUCK DRIVERS POSE FOR CAMERA IN FRONT OF BORDEN'S MILK TRUCK 00:41:39 - CU SIGN FOR ANNUAL EMPLOYEES' PICNIC. JULY 3, 1955 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES AND TIMES. COMPANY PICNIC 00:41:48 - CHILDREN RIDE AMUSEMENT PARK CARNIVAL FAIR CAR RIDE 00:42:15 - BACKWARDS RACE CONTEST MISC OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AT COMPANY PICNIC 00:43:30 - WATERMELON EATING CONTEST 00:44:00 - MAN TRYS ON FEATHERED INDIAN HEADRESS HAT 00:44:06 - CHILDREN WITH NOISE MAKERS AND RENT-A-CLOWN 00:44:45 - MEN PLAY SOFTBALL 00:45:10 - BORDEN'S MILK LOGO SIGN 00:45:30 - SHOTS OF BORDEN PLANT IN GARY, INDIANA 00:46:50 - GARY INDIANA TOWN SIGN. GOLDEN JUBILEE PARADE 1956 00:47:25 - BORDEN'S COW MASCOT IN IT'S PEN 00:48:00 - ELSIE THE COW BORDEN'S MILK MASCOT 00:49:52 - FLEET OF BORDEN'S REFRIGERATED MILK TRUCKS 00:50:40 - AMATEUR GOLFERS TRY OUT CLUBS 00:51:00 - OUTDOOR PICNIC 00:51:17 - CU BINGO MACHINE IS SPUN 00:51:20 - CROWD OF WOMEN PLAY BINGO AT OUTDOOR. SUMMER 4TH OF JULY STYLE PICNIC 00:51:45 - CHILDREN BOARD AMUSEMENT PARK RIDE 00:51:56 - CU CHILDREN ON SPINNING AMUSEMENT PARK CAR RIDE 00:52:30 - RENT-A-CLOWN AMUSES CHILDREN AT FAMILY STYLE PICNIC 00:53:16 - CHILDREN IN BACKWARDS RACE CONTEST 00:53:39 - CHILDREN PLAY FUNNY OUTDOOR JOUSTING GAME 00:54:10 - USED CAR SALESMEN SHAKE HANDS 00:54:40 - CU BANQUET TABLE. PEOPLE SEATED AT LARGE BANQUET TABLE AT EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PARTY 00:55:35 - CU MAN CARRIES PLATE OF FRIED CHICKEN 00:55:58 - PEOPLE SOCIALIZE AT PARTY. COMMUNITY CENTER OR VFW HALL 00:56:25 - CU BUNCH OF COLORFUL BALLOONS DECORATION ON WALL 00:57:00 - MAN SIGNS GUEST BOOK AT PARTY 00:57:45 - PEOPLE DEPART ON DELTA AIRLINES PLANE CIRCA 1956 00:58:20 - ACTIVITIES AT SUMMER PICNIC. COUPLEA AND FAMILIES RELAX AND HAVE FUN 00:59:30 - CLOWN ACTS AS SOCIAL DIRECTOR FOR GROUP OF CHILDREN AT LARGE COMPANY SUMMER PICNIC 01:00:32 - CHILDREN RUN RACES AND PLAY GAMES AT PICNIC 01:01:00 - MEN RUN ONE LEGGED RACE 01:01:20 - WATERMELON EATING CONTEST. CU PEOPLE WITH THEIR FACES IN WATERMELON 01:01:55 - CHILDREN PONY RIDES 01:02:30 - GALA PARTY. PAN OF WELL-DRESSED CROWD (CIRCA 1957). MEN IN SUITS, WOMEN IN GOWNS AND DRESSES. TOWN 100TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY 01:07:00 - CHILDREN ON AMUSEMENT PARK RIDE. RENT-A-CLOWN INTERMINGLES WITH PEOPLE AT COMMUNITY PICNCI. AMERICANA 01:07:15 - WATERMELON EATING CONTEST 01:07:39 - BORDEN'S MASCOT ELSIE THE COW 01:08:35 - CU SAFE WORKERS CALANDER.LARGE TANKER TRUCK OF MILK TOUR OF BORDEN'S FACTORY MILK PLANT CIRCA 1958. CONVEYOR BELT. HOMOGONIZER MACHINE. LARGE METAL MILK CANS 01:10:00 - BORDEN'S DAIRY LAB 01:11:00 - WS BORDEN'S DAIRY FACTORY BUILDING EXTERIOR 01:11:25 - FAMILY SEATED AT PICNIC TABLE CIRCA 1958. PICNIC GROUNDS AT VIKING PARK IN LANSING MICHIGAN 01:12:30 - CHILDREN RIDE AMUSEMENT PARK TYPE RIDE 01:13:00 - ADULTS SEATED AT PICNIC TABLE SOCIALIZE AND RELAX 01:13:19 - WATERMELON EATING CONTEST 01:13:37 - COUPLE DRINKS AT BAR IN ROADHOUSE 01:13:59 - LONG BANQUET TABLE AT INDOOR VFW HALL PARTY. COUPLES SEATED AT LARGE TABLES PAN OF PEOPLE AT TABLE 01:15:55 - EMPLOYEE RECIEVES GIFTS AT RETIREMENT PARTY. GOLF CLUBS 01:16:30 - PEOPLE SHAKE HANDS ON RECEPTION LINE AT RETIREMENT PARTY. AFRO-AMERICAN AND WHITE INTERACIAL EMPLOYEES INTERMINGLE TOGETHER CIRCA 1960 01:18:20 - PAN OF COUPLES SEATED AT LARGE BANQUET TABLE SOCIALIZING AT PARTY 01:19:20 - RETIREE INSPECTS GIFT GOLFCLUBS AT PARTY 01:21:30 - WS LOADING DOCK OF BORDEN'S WAREHOUSE CIRCA 1960 01:23:20 - INTERIOR DAIRY WAREHOUSE 01:24:20 - HALLOWEEN PARTY CIRCA 1962. PEOPLE IN COLORFUL AND BIZARE COUSTUMES 01:25:15 - PAN OF CROWD IN COSTUMES AT HALLOWEEN PARTY IN VFW HALL 01:26:00 - COUPLE DRESSED AS CAVEMEN DANCE AT HALLOWEEN PARTY 01:26:35 - COUPLES IN COSTUME DANCE AT COMMUNITY HALLOWEEN PARTY COULD BE AT A ROADHOUSE 01:27:25 - COSTUME PARADE AT HALLOWEEN PARTY OR HALLOWEEN BALL PEOPLE DRESSED AS HOBOS IN BLACK FACE AS MAMMY'S AUNT JEMIMAH DEVILS, EXT 01:28:40 - CIRCA 1960 DANCE BAND ON STAGE AT HALLOWEEN BALL DANCE BAND LEADER MC GIVES OUT AWARDS FOR BEST COSTUMES
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1947
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1940s
- File Name: VM-1492