Orlov, Myer Laurence Collection

      1930s
      The collection consists of 5, black and white, and color 16mm film, totaling approximately 1400 feet. It also includes one Pathe-Baby 9.5mm camera cartridge.
      From the donor: "These are the home movies of my grandfather Myer Laurence Orlov. He was born on june 25, 1901, in Boston, Massachusetts, to George and Mary Orlovsky who changed their name to Orlov when they immigrated from Russia in 1889. Myer married Bessie "Beverly" Kantor in 1921. They had three children. Betty Ann, Ilsa [sp?], and John who died at age 2. Myer was a prominent Jewish business attorney in Boston Area and died on March 24, 1989, in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, at the age of 87. The films seem to have been taken in 1930's and included his family and their travels around New England and abroad.
        Authorization to reuse and/or reproduce must be obtained from Northeast Historic Film. See http://oldfilm.org/content/stock-footage-licensing for more information.

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