1940 circa: Dickeyville, VA, Buddy, Jimmy, Tommy

Date: circa 1940
Cfa collection: Heidkamp Family Collection
Subjects: Amusement parks; Beaches; Art; Religious services; Ships; Bodies of water; Bicycles; Weddings
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Lincoln Square; North America > United States > Illinois > Galena; North America > United States > Wisconsin > Dickeyville; North America > United States > Michigan > Benton Harbor; North America > United States > Virginia
Shot log: 00:00 - 00:08 Men in suits walking up stairs of rectory at St. Matthias Catholic Church, 2310 W Ainslie St in Chicago, IL; 00:08 - 00:35 Catholic Monsignors and priests procession from rectory to church; 00:35 - 00:40 Church service (interior of church); 00:40 - 01:17 River panoramic shots, with dam (possibly in Virginia); 01:17 - 01:43 Ginny Heidkamp (b. 07 Dec 1927) walking toward a covered picnic structure; 01:43 - 01:56 Harry & Carolyn Goda (Ginny’s maternal grandparents) walking towards the covered picnic structure; 01:56 - 02:23 Ginny with Carolyn approaching the Ulysses S. Grant home in Galena, IL; 02:24 - 04:00 Ginny and Goda grandparents visit the Dickeyville Grotto and Shrines on the grounds of the Holy Ghost Church in Dickeyville, Wisconsin; 04:01 - 04:52 Mississippi River shots, giant dam and bluffs; 04:52 - 05:31 Ginny and Carolyn walking through formal gardens by stone buildings; 05:31 - 05:53 Paddle wheel riverboat (taken from car or train); 05:53 - 06:25 View from atop the bluffs, with river and forested islands below; 06:26 - 07:50 City of Duluth passenger ferry departing Navy Pier in Chicago on its crossing to Benton Harbor, MI (circa 1940/41); 07:50 - 08:09 Trees and homes along the waterfront in Benton Harbor, MI; 08:09 - 09:03 Silver Beach amusement park in St. Joseph/Benton Harbor, MI with Ginny, George Jr. (b. 13 Dec 1930) and Jimmy Heidkamp (b. 14 Mar 1936) in the tilt-a-whirl; 09:03 - 11:02 Ginny, George Jr. and Jimmy Heidkamp playing at the beach; Dad George (vest/hat) on beach; 11:02 - 11:20 George walking with Ginny and George Jr. in between the amusement park rides; 11:20 - 12:06 Bicycle/tricycle riding in front of George & Virginia's home, 4815; Hamilton Avenue, Chicago. First boy is Tommy Morris, son of Bill and Aurelia (Goda) Morris (cousin to Ginny, George and Jimmy). The boy in blue is Jimmy Heidkamp, with his sister Ginny.; 12:06 - 12:26 4815 Hamilton Ave. porch, goofing around in front of house; 12:26 - 12:43 Ginny and Jimmy with cousin Tommy playing in backyard; 12:43 - 13:01 Six young boys playing with water hose in back yard; 13:01 - 13:45 Wedding shots - bride, groom and wedding party (unknown bride/groom); 13:45 - 14:01 Ginny, George and Jimmy and others post-wedding (Virginia Goda Heidkamp in orange dress with mink stole and hat)
Cfa elements: Reversal Positives, 337 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/37112