Children at play, 1928--Robert N. Lupfer--home movies. Reel 1

Date1928

Viewing NotesChildren on porch and in the garden. Opening scenes of a toddler (Ed Lupfer), on a porch with an adults hand on left. Three children in back yard with swingset. Ed Lupfer in the middle with older brother and sister. All children wear coats and hats. Adult (father?) in overcoat walking by house, carrying hat. Children on back yard swing set. Portraits of boy in beret, girl in hat and coat with pompom corsage on it, nodding and smiling in response to off-camera prompts. Children walk by house, play with ball on lawn. Garage is visible in the back ground. Girl descends steps, walks to camera. Mother and daughter walk by front door, stop, walk toward camera. View of sidewalk with girl on scooter. Houses across the street visible in background. Series of shots of children on sidewalk in a small wheeled car. Man (father?) helps child with mitten. Family poses outside front door. Grandfather (?) holds Ed Lupfer. Girl has drum and bangs on it with drumsticks. Car pulls away from house. (Grandparents depart?) More posed views of children in front of house; there is a wreath on the door. Interior, dark shots of Christmas tree with toddler. Pam up tree but it is too dark for details. All three children in front of tree, girl waves at camera. Outdoors, children shoveling and sweeping an inch or so of snow. Breath is visible and snow is light; a cold day. Car with children at all three windows on passenger side. Children with dog in backyard, Ed Lupfer, toddler, in knit hat runs, three other children, one holds black dog. Toddler on car running board (very nice shot.) He looks at camera. Continues with four children on running board and dog. Two dogs. Lupfer seated on top of car. Six children lined up with sign, ”May 1928.” They all wave at camera. Sign: “Edgar, Joe, Betty, Nancy, Hopie, Joe” Individual portraits of children, then the run around, do somersaults, climb on ladders laid on ground, swing on swingset. One girl has striped socks. They wear pinafores. Play around sandbox. Girl in grass skirt with tiny paper ukulele outdoors dancing and singing. Front door, girl with helium balloon tied to her. Other children with helium balloons out of frame (just strings visible). Children on sidewalk walk to camera. Grandmother (?) walks with children. Swimming pool with field in background, children climbing, jumping and swimming. Small girl on tricycle. Another girl on the wheeled cart with handle that provides motion when pumped.