NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96 for Reel 1: interior scenes of summer cottage, furnishings; elderly man smoking a pipe; men and boys (four or five in number) carrying picnic suppli...

NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96 for Reel 2: boy of 8-10 yrs. reading in parlour overstuffed chair dressed in suit with white starched collar; small commercial fishing boat and deta...

NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96 for Reel 3: bull moose swimming across calm lake water; exits onto wooded shoreline; boy, an eldery man, and a young woman fishing for 'muskie' from...

NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96 for Reel 4: Boatyard; 6-8 member boatbuilding crew in process of putting finishing touches on cabin cruiser; man using hand brace and bit; boat chri...

NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96 for Reel 5: Onboard family cabin cruiser; elderly couple standing on deck, dressed in suits; young woman and boy seated on deck; rock outcrops along...

NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96 for Reel 6: Home library/study; elderly woman sewing, middle aged man reading magazine and smoking pipe; adolescent male in easy chair reads magazin...

NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96 for Reel 7: Entrance to bay on shore of Lake Superior; panoramic shot of wooded, hilly shore forming bay; 8-10 men 'poling' saw logs as they float i...

NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96 for Reel 8: Reel opens with map depicting north shore of Lake Superior; family members aboard cabin cruiser (boy and elderly man wearing nautical ca...

NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96 for Reels 9 and 10: Family aboard cabin cruiser, including spaniel dog; panoramic footage of wooded hills along shoreline; boy rowing boat on calm w...

NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96 for Reels 11 and 12: Note: First five minutes (approx.) of reel 11 are generally in poor focus and dimly lit. Sunrise over lake waters,cabin cruiser...

Shot in black-and-white and color, this home movie records a visit by the Dasslers during the final month of the 1940 New York World's Fair, scenes of Times Square at night, and...;In black-and-white, footage shot on a cool, wet day, beginning with crowds entering the main New York World's Fair grounds through the Amusement Zone, near the Home Furnishings ...

Black-and-white and color home movies shot and compiled by J.C. Dassler of the Dassler family's 1940 vacation on Lake Superior.;NHF cataloger's notes, 2/96 for Reels 14 and 15: Crowd of about 50 people stand at dock awaiting arrival of mail boat; mail boat steaming into port; crew unloads small cargo; ma...;Title card: "SAINT IGNACE ISLAND in LAKE SUPERIOR *** J.C. Dassler 1940" Intertitle: “We spent a few days in Tobins Harbor, Isle Royale.” Intertitle: “Here - Early Sunday morn...

Compiled black-and-white and color film of Dassler family road trip across South Dakota, Wyoming, and Colorado in 1940, featuring many hand-drawn, illustrated intertitles.;'The Yellow Peril Goes West (Yellowstone).' // NHF cataloger's notes, 2/96 for Reel 16. Note: intertitling is of commercial quality throughout reel. Four young men load 1930...;Main titles: “The Yellow Peril Goes West 1940/Photography by Dale Dassler” Intertitle: “Loading the car” Intertitle: “Lunch on the desert near Chamberlain S.D.” Intertitle: “...

'Dassler-Lichte wedding, Cornell University, home 307 Arbor Lane.' // NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96 for Reel 17: diesel locomotive drawn passenger train arriving at Kirkwood stat...

NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96 for Reels 18 and 19: Two middle aged men engaged in outdoor camp cooking; prepartion of planked (fileted on plank) lake trout; crowd of 25 people wa...

NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96: Gulfport military airfield; four engine bombers (B-52?) flying in formation; brief close-up of young pilot; shot pans from his hands on controls to...

NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96 for Reel 21: Sedan pulls into dock area; boathouse and other small buildings are shown; older man and woman emerge from car and board boat; teenaged...

NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96: Interior shots below deck of cabin cruiser; older woman opens window below deck; younger couple rows toward cabin cruiser with dog seated in rowboa...

NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96: Man practicing rifle shooting in a wooded, rustic setting; two women approach him; one dressed in a suit, the other wearing a knee length coat; wom...

NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96 for Reel 24: Young adults (3-4) walking wooded trail; osprey(?) nest perched on elevated rocky outcrop; osprey in flight; lake shoreline depicting ...

NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96: Group of adults picnicking close to island shore (Lake Superior); cabin cruiser docks, adults disembark at Isle Royale National Park; adults gather...

NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96: Reel 26: Woman picking, displaying blueberries with wooded hillsides in background; open waters of Lake Superior and wooded shoreline; whitecaps an...

NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96: Reels 27 and 28: Travel posters depicting the Alaskan coast, a Yakima Indian woman; mountainous coast taken from aboard large cruise vessel; dock a...

NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96: Landscape shots of island shore; rocky, forested w/protected coves and open water; summer scene depicts family (adults and small children) eating l...

NHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96: Reel 30: Toddler and pretoddler boys at play (interior shots); birthday cake and toddlers adorned in cowboy outfits complete with guns and hats; at...

Isle Royale, Summer (1953)

NHF cataloguer's notes: Dimly lit interior shots of two toddler boys being held by grandmother in overstuffed chair as she reads them a story; newborn infant arriving at home; c...

NHF cataloguer's notes for Reels 33-35: Cargo-liner 'Jesse Lykes'; cargo is loaded by longshoremen, using forklifts, for departure from Houston; Houston's industrial shore zone;...

Coldwater (1955)--New house, Isle Royale (1958)

Isle Royale--Skip and Dale, Steve's 3rd birthday, Lake Ozarks, Alton Club, Coldwater (1955-1956).

Xmas (1956-1957), Norfork (1957), Lee's 1st (1958)

Stag--Table Rock--Coldwater--Gables (1959)

Pt. Clea (1960)--Bilox (1964)--W.E. (1965)

Norfork--20th reunion--Cubs--Lakewood--Xmas (1961)--Irondale (1964)

Crystal (1961-1962)--Isle Royale (1962)