1926 North Sea trip, fly fishing--Phelps--home movies

Genre: home movie

Description:

Segment 1: "Fly Fishing on the Tobique River." Phelps family on a camping trip. Scenes include riverside and canoe fishing, fish jumping, and a shot of the Millers Hotel.

Segment 2: Various scenes of international travel to Holland, Belgium, Scandinavia, and the Arctic Circle. Scenes include boats, horse carts, and waterfalls.

Gifted to the University in 1992 by Stephanie Wilds, this collection comprises approximately five hours of material (1,900' of b&w 35 mm film, 11,925' of b&w 16 mm film, and 50' of color 16 mm film). Their movies document their active social lives, both at home and abroad.

Claudia Lea Phelps (1894-1984) and her sister Eleanor Sheffield Phelps Wilds (1895-1967) were fixtures of Aiken, SC society. Claudia Lea was a sportswoman, gardener, and noted breeder of West Highland terriers. Eleanor was deeply involved in philanthropy and local politics. Both sisters were avid travelers--they literally circled the globe together in the early 1920s. Copyright University of South Carolina. All rights reserved. See more of our collection at: https://digital.library.sc.edu/departments/mirc/

Complete Record: Segment 1: "Fly Fishing on the Tobique River." Phelps family on a camping trip. Scenes include riverside and canoe fishing, fish jumping, and a shot of the Millers Hotel. Segment 2: Various scenes of international travel to Holland, Belgium, Scandinavia, and the Arctic Circle. Scenes include boats, horse carts, and waterfalls. Gifted to the University in 1992 by Stephanie Wilds, this collection comprises approximately five hours of material (1,900' of b&w 35 mm film, 11,925' of b&w 16 mm film, and 50' of color 16 mm film). Their movies document their active social lives, both at home and abroad. Claudia Lea Phelps (1894-1984) and her sister Eleanor Sheffield Phelps Wilds (1895-1967) were fixtures of Aiken, SC society. Claudia Lea was a sportswoman, gardener, and noted breeder of West Highland terriers. Eleanor was deeply involved in philanthropy and local politics. Both sisters were avid travelers--they literally circled the globe together in the early 1920s. Copyright University of South Carolina. All rights reserved. See more of our collection at: https://digital.library.sc.edu/departments/mirc/