Bootday Party
click image to view in Flash | Quicktime | MPEG-2 This week, a charming film from Susan S. from Galveston, Texas, in the 1950s. It’s all about the reactions to those boots! From Susan: I remember...
View ArticleHaircut
click image to view in Flash | Quicktime | MPEG-2 I love this week’s film from the 1950s. A simple haircut produces tremendous drama. Our submitter, Susan S. of Louisiana, USA, sums it up best: My...
View ArticleOradour-Sur-Glane
click image to view in Flash | Quicktime | MPEG-2 This week, we present an orphan film, purchased some time ago on eBay by Tony P. in France. The film features a visit to the small French town of...
View ArticleChicago Wedding, 1948
click image to view in Flash | Quicktime | MPEG-2 Here in West Michigan, my student, Evan, brought me a box of wonderful footage of his family’s home movies, a number of which we’ll be featuring here....
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Doting Mother
click image to view in Flash | Quicktime | MPEG-2 This week, a beautiful and tender movie of a mother clearly in love with her new baby. Submitted by Ashima here in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the film...
View ArticleFairyland
click image to view in Flash | Quicktime | MPEG-2 This week, a charming tour of one of my favorite childhood haunts in the Bay Area, Children’s Fairyland. Located near Lake Merritt in Oakland,...
View ArticleMarking the first year
click image to view in Flash | Quicktime | MPEG-2 In this film full of delicious looking food, our contributor Ashima turns one year old. She tells us more: My 1st year birthday party (1969) in Albany...
View ArticleImages of India
click image to view in Flash | Quicktime | MPEG-2 More from Ashima’s collection of home movies this week. Here, we feature a visit to India in 1969, with lush, detailed images of the spectacular...
View ArticleAcross mountains and valleys
click image to view in Flash | Quicktime | MPEG-2 This week, some great shots of huge turtles, a snoozing alligator, Mt. Rushmore, and vistas of the Grand Canyon. All from our contributor Ashima, who...
View ArticleOf bears and boat races
click image to view in Flash | Quicktime Sadly, this is the final post here on Lost in Light. We extend great thanks to all of our contributors and supporters as we draw this project to a close. The...
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