1928-1929: Bitely, Anna Spinning
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Black-and-white home movie shot in rural Bitely, Michigan.
Credits
Millard H. Toncray (filmmaker); Peg Toncray (participant)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Toncray Family Collection
Notes: Wearing winter coats, a group walks through a forested area near a lake. They then pose in front of a house and visit Bitley Community Church, which resembles a log cabin. At the end of the reel, Peg Toncray watches a woman named Anna hand-spin yarn on a spinning wheel outdoors.
Subjects: Older people; Textile crafts; Family recreation
Places: North America > United States > Michigan > Bitely
Cfa elements: Reversal Positives, 307 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/36987
Notes: Wearing winter coats, a group walks through a forested area near a lake. They then pose in front of a house and visit Bitley Community Church, which resembles a log cabin. At the end of the reel, Peg Toncray watches a woman named Anna hand-spin yarn on a spinning wheel outdoors.
Subjects: Older people; Textile crafts; Family recreation
Places: North America > United States > Michigan > Bitely
Cfa elements: Reversal Positives, 307 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/36987
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:24:52