So Adam and I finally got some of the film that we have transferred. We go the oldest ones transferred, it wasn't cheap (but luckily they had a sale at the time). I don't have an editor for HD video yet so this is a crude sample of some 8mm film where I added some music. Oh, and sorry for the aspect ratio being off. I didn't realize that blogger posts in 4:3 ratio instead of widescreen; it is squishing the widescreen video I made into a 4:3 shape so everything will look elongated. The title says it's Eldie's first Christmas but that's not true (at least I don't think it is). The way the film was transferred there's no leaders between the different films, they're just back to back. So, I'm not sure which film is which. Perhaps you, family, can help figure it out.
The writing on one of the film boxes says "Floroens and Clover" (I think, it's difficult to transcribe Papa's hand writing). The date on the postage stamp says March 1, 1967 from Tempe AZ. Mom looks like she's about 2 years old but it's hard to tell. There's no date to indicate when the film was taken. Perhaps "Floroens and Clover" tell us who the other couple in the video is, or perhaps who the other boys are. I think the little baby in the video is Eldie but again I'm not sure.
The next box says "Eldie's first Christmas". The return address says Fairfax, IA and the date stamped on the box by Kodak (date film was process I assume) is FEB 1950. This is what makes me think the baby could be Eldie.
The third box says "children's Christmas 1949". I'm pretty sure I know which part of the film this belongs to (I don't have it in the posted video). Eldie looks like he could be ~ 9months to about a year old. And perhaps this is actually Eldie's first Christmas. If you guys can help me make sense of the video posted that would help. I'll post some of the other video clips as I get them editing a bit.
Please, post your ideas so we can figure this out and when I have an actual HD editor I can add in the info.
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