MS-173

MS-173

 

FILM COLLECTION

 

INTRODUCTION

 

MS-173  is a collection of 120 16-millimeter and 8-millimeter films.  They include both sound and silent films on such subjects as World War II, Red Cross safety tips, American Legion conventions and parades, Piqua landmarks, Piqua High School All Night Party films, Class of 1963-1978, and various home movies.  They mostly cover the time period from the 1930’s to the 1970’s.  Every attempt has been made to describe in detail, as much as is possible, what each film is about.  An effort was made to arrange films together about certain subjects, World War II for example.  In the case of films with multiple copies, a notation is made.

 

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

 

MS-173 is divided into ten series.  The films are classified as follows—

 

SERIES 1:   World War I-II films

SERIES 2:   Piqua High School All Night Party films

SERIES 3:   Red Cross training films

SERIES 4:   Piqua Police Department films

SERIES 5:   Educational films

SERIES 6:   Piqua, Ohio films

SERIES 7:   News Reels

SERIES 8:   American Legion films

SERIES 9:   Home Movies

SERIES 10:  Professionally made films for community organizations

 

 

CONTAINER LIST

 

 

SERIES 1—WORLD WAR I-II FILMS

 

1. World War I-Chateau Thierry-1918.  16 mm.  (silent)
2. World War II-Reel 1: Pearl Harbor-Dec, 7, 1941.  8 mm
3. World War II-Reel 2: Midway & Coral Sea Battles-May-June, 1942.  8 mm
4. World War II-Reel 3: Yanks Invade Africa-Nov. 8, 1942.  8 mm
5. World War II-Reel 4: Battle for Tunisia-November, 1944.  8 mm
6. World War II Reel 5: Axis Smashed in Africa-After Tunisia.  8 mm
7. World War II Reel 6: Bombs Rock Italy-June-July, 1943.  8 mm
8. World War II Reel 7: Italy Surrenders-Sept., 1943.  8 mm
9. World War II Reel 8: Tarawa-Nov. 20, 1943.  8 mm
10. World War II-Reel 9: Marshall Islands-Jan. 1944.  8 mm
11. World War II-Reel 10-Invasionof France-June 6, 1944.  8 mm
12. World War II-Reel 11-Guam-July, 1944.  8 mm
13. World War II-Reel 12-Manila Bombed-Jan. 9, 1945.  8 mm
14. World War II-Reel 13-MacArthur frees Manila-Jan.-March, 1945.  8 mm
15. World War II-Reel 14-Invasion of Germany-Feb.-March, 1945.  8 mm
16. World War II-Reel 15-Tokyo-March, 1945.  8 mm
17. World War II-Reel 16-Japan’s Surrender-Aug. 26, 1945.  8 mm
18. World War II-Reel 2-16 mm
19. World War II-Reel 3-16 mm
20. World War II-Reel 4-16 mm
21. World War II Films-YMCA-Servicemen.  16 mm
22. Fighting U.S. Marines-8 mm

 

SERIES 2 – PIQUA HIGH SCHOOL ALL NIGHT PARTY FILMS

 

23. Class of 1963 All Night Party.  16 mm
24. Class of 1964 All Night Party.  16 mm
25. Class of 1965 All Night Party.  16 mm
26. Class of 1966 All Night Party.  16 mm
27. Class of 1967 All Night Party.  16 mm
28. Class of 1968 All Night Party.  16 mm
29. Class of 1969 All Night Party.  16 mm
30. Class of 1970 All Night Party.  16 mm
31. Class of 1971 All Night Party.  16 mm
32. Class of 1972 All Night Party.  16 mm
33. Class of 1973 All Night Party.  16 mm
34. Class of 1974 All Night Party.  16 mm

 

SERIES 2 – PIQUA HIGH SCHOOL ALL NIGHT PARTY FILMS

 

35. Class of 1975 All Night Party.  16 mm
36. Class of 1976 All Night Party.  16 mm
37. Class of 1978 All Night Party.  16 mm

• Class of 1977 Missing

 

SERIES 3 –RED CROSS TRAINING FILMS

 

38. Artificial Resuscitation -16 mm
39. First Aid -16 mm
40. CPR for Citizens-16 mm
41. CPR for Citizens (Copy 2)-16 mm
42. “Common Threads” -16 mm
43. Standard First Aid -16 mm
44. Standard First Aid (Copy 2)-16 mm
45. Standard First Aid (Copy 3)-16 mm
46. Standard First Aid (Copy 4)-16 mm

 

SERIES 4 – PIQUA POLICE DEPARTMENT FILMS

 

      47. 16m:

1. “Dynamics of a Crash”-3 min.
2. “Safety Belts Save Lives”-2 min.
3. “Risk”-1.5 min.
4. “Headache”-.5 min.

48“Safety Is An Attitude”  16 mm

49  National Crime Prevention Test –Part 1.  16 mm

50 “Speed Scene: the Problem of Amphetamine Abuse”  16 mm

51  Chevrolet Presents: “Drivin’ & Drugs”-14 min.  16 mm

 

SERIES 5 –EDUCATIONAL FILMS

 

      52 “The Trip Back –Florrie Fisher’s Story” produced by Daily News-New York’s

                        picture newspaper.  16 mm

      53  “Canals West”  16 mm

      54.  “Expanding World Relationships”  16 mm

      55.  “The First Americans-Some Indians of the Southlands”  16 mm

      56.  “The Magic of the Atom”  16 mm

      57.  “Organic Reactor: Power Plant” -10 Min, 16 mm

      58.  “Research Reactor Safety Device” –Atomic International, 16 mm

59“Organic Moderated Reactor Equipment” –Atomic International, 16.5 min.  16 mm

60“Keeping the Peace”-British Information Services-Associated British Pathe Ltd.. 

                  16 mm

61“Making of Ohio” -16 mm

62“Making of Ohio II-Transportation”-16 mm

63“Eisenhower in National Tour” -1950’s-16 mm

 

SERIES 6-PIQUA FILMS

 

64“Old Fashioned Days” –Oct. 26-27, 1956.  16 mm

65“Fire Prevention Parade” –Piqua-Oct. 3, 1971.  8 mm

66“Atomic Energy Commission Presents: the Piqua Nuclear Power Facility” –Print

                  No. 1.  16 mm

67“Our Town” –extra sections that were cut, c. 1959.  16 mm

68“Our Town” –Reel 1, N.D.  16 mm

69“Our Town” –Reel 2, N.D.  16 mm

70“Piqua Travelogue” -1920’s, silent.  16 mm

71 May’s Opera House-N.D.  8 mm

72 Memorial Day-Piqua-1936-1937-1938.  16 mm

73 Sesquicentennial Parade -1938.  16 mm

74“Old Fashioned Bargain Days” –Piqua, Ohio-1959.  16 mm

75. .W. II Service Men-Reel 1.  16 mm
76. YMCA-Reel 2.  16 mm
77. YMCA-Reel 3.  16 mm
78. Veteran’s Building -1945-46.  16 mm
79. Piqua Baseball-1937-38.  16 mm
80. Blizzard –Piqua, Ohio-Nov. 23, Dec. 25, 1950.  8 mm
81. “A Trip to Our Town” –Piqua, N.D.  16 mm
82. “A Trip to Our Town” –Piqua, N.D.  Copy 2.  16 mm
83. “A Trip Through Our Town” –Piqua, 1957.  16 mm
84. “A Trip to Our Town” –Piqua, 1957.  16 mm

 

SERIES 7-NEWSREELS

 

85. News Parade-1943.  8 mm
86. 1937-38 News Reel.  8 mm
87. News Parade of the Year -1941.  8 mm
88. News Parade of the Year -1939-40  8 mm
89. News Parade of the Year -1945.  8 mm
90. News Cavalcade of 1963-16 mm

 

SERIES 8-AMERICAN LEGION

 

91. American Legion-Los Angeles Parade-1938.  16 mm
92. American Legion-Cleveland Convention Parade-1936.  16 mm
93. American Legion-Portsmouth Convention-N.D..  16 mm
94. American Legion-New York Convention-N.D.  16 mm
95. American Legion-Columbus Convention, 1937  16 mm
96. American Legion-Cincinnati Convention, 1938.  16 mm

 

SERIES 9-HOME MOVIES

 

1. Home Movies of Frank J. Hemm, 1127 Roosevelt Ave, .c. 1940’s-1950’s.  8 mm

97. Piqua Parade-March, 1947
98. Garden, 1953-Lane Park, Florida
99. Silver Springs, Snakes & Panther
100. Strawberries
101. Hunting Pheasants-1945
102. Silver Springs, Snakes & Panther-1948
103. Cypress Gardens
104. Raymond Mote-unidentified
105. Swimming-1930
106. Wedding-Jan., 1942: Newell, McCartney.  16 mm
107. Bridge-River: Newell, McCartney.  16 mm
108. Baseball Preview-N.D.  16 mm
109. Scenes on Hemm Rd. at Xavier Hemm’s house-1931 incl. logs area at rear of Hartzell’s property.  16 mm
110. Fire--N.D 8 mm

 

B..Home Movies of Patrick Decker’s family (William & Blanche Decker)  1930’s &1940’s.  16 mm

111.California

112.Florida

113.June 1941 to August 1943

114. Christmas Party & Family Picnic-N.D.
115. Pat & Bill at Culver Centennial Parade in Piqua, c. 1937 (9 min.)
116. Christmas-N.D.
117. Dorothy & Marion at Swift Run-N.D.
118. Charlotte & Ollie
119. Summer-1948
120. Unidentified-N.D.

 

BLANK FILM CARTRIDGES: Included in this collection are 2 unprocessed reels of Ansco film, in their original package, and 1 empty film canister.

 

121. Blank film, unprocessed
122. Blank film, unprocessed
123. Empty film can
124. Empty film can

 

SERIES 10 – Professionally made films for community organizations

 

125. “Atomic Energy Commission Presents: the Piqua Nuclear Power Facility” – Film number 0259, Print Number 10

      126.  “Widening Circle” produced by International Film Foundation, Inc., 1600

Broadway, New York, NY.  This film was produced for use by Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) organizations nationwide.