Home Movie: 098612 (silent)

Complete Record: Description: The arrival of a pair of twin daughters is at the center of this family reel with two older brothers learning to adapt to having younger sisters, and with busy activity with an energetic dog and cat to boot. The family visits Oklahoma and engages in both lake and snow recreation in between sequences filmed at home in the greater Los Angeles area. Includes a brief appearance of a Black woman apparently employed in domestic labor. Some sequences take place on the sidewalk where a sign states Stanley L. Drennan, M.D. and Martin E. Hansen, M.D. Notes inside can: "No. 6 / April 1953 thru April 1955 / Los Angeles - Oklahoma - Lake Gregory - Big Bear - Drennan Children - P. Grimsdale - B. Larson / Sam. FriedmanApril 23, 1953 / Twins, home from hospital; P. Grimsdale - Babs Larson / The Drennans / May 1953 / Twins, 2 weeks old / Sun bathing/ Aug. 1953/ Twins, 12 weeks old / Sept. 4th, 1953 / Lloyd's 7th birthday in Oklahoma / Oct. 1954 / Boys at Lake Gregory / Nov. 1954Twins - Boys in back yard / April 10, 1955 / Big Bear Boys - S. FriedmanApril 18, 1955 / Aloha Lynn - Alonda Lee / Whittier, Calif." Can embossed: "May Company, Los Angeles, California" Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com. Subjects: 1950s, Families, Human-animal relationships, Children, Leisure and recreation Tags: families; brothers; children; siblings; family members holding new baby; new babies; twins; 1940s clothing; children hold babies; parenthood; motherhood; fatherhood; affection; dogs; black dog; family portraits; family plays with small dog; pugs; infant twins; identical twins; twins i bassinet; newborns; yards; cats; dog and cat; garden boxes; play equipment; fruit trees; slides; swing sets; double bassinet; inflatable swimming pool; children in swimming pool; hose; backyard fun; crying infant; group of children; car marked Drennan's Chinchillas; car interior; children pile into car; vacations; lakeshore; lakes; swimming in lake; rowboats; children operate rowboat; children operate oars; extreme CU boys rowing; labor; Black woman; Black worker; Black domestic labor; caregiver; twin stroller; sandboxes; snow; mountains; man with movie camera; overexposed film; child plays in snow; snowball fight; wrestling in snow; pine trees; fir trees; conifers; deep snow; twin toddlers; twin girls in dresses; light leak; children sniff roses; family poses toddler on bicycle; toddler sniffs daffodils; boy rides bicycle; baby boom Film Sponsor: Creator: Credits: Distributor: Contributor: Prelinger Archives Source Collection: Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive Production Date: 1953; 1954; 1955 Release Date: Geographical Location: USA; California; Los Angeles County, California; Whittier, California; Oklahoma Genre/Form: home movie Language: Rights: Film Format: 16mm film Element: positive Color: color Color Process: Kodachrome Sound or Silent: silent Film Soundtrack Type: mos Edge Code: triangle plus, square plus, circle plus Frame Rate: 16 fps Length (feet): 332