Name/Title
Ed Beckman home moviesEntry/Object ID
2025.19.01Scope and Content
Multiple years of silent, home movies edited into one film beginning with black-and-white footage from the 1920s and ending with color footage from the 1950s.
Footage includes scenes of children playing on beach sand, golfing at the family home "Beechwoods" and later at West Shore, picnicking, gardening, horseback riding, a baseball game at Beery Field, sailboats racing on Kalamazoo Lake, views from power boat trips on the river, teens horsing around, an Island Queen cruise, swinging on a rope, and an Easter egg hunt on Lakeshore Drive. Children grow into teens, pair up, and introduce their children to the beach as parents age.
Total running time 1 hour, 12 minutesContext
Documentation of a Cincinnati-based family's annual visits to the Lakeshore area over multiple generations. For more context, see family photos at 2025.19.02Collection
Sports: baseball, 1900 Lakeshore community, 1930+ Tourism, activites, tours and attractionsCataloged By
Winthers, SallyLocation
* Untyped Location
AWS/VidArch SSD/DVD originals drawerRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Beckman, Edward, Island Queen I and II Paddlewheelers, Lakeshore Drive, Douglas, West Shore Golf Course 1920-, Beery Field/Douglas Athletic FieldCreate Date
June 22, 2025Update Date
June 22, 2025
