Bowling Team / Picnic at Redlich's July 7 46
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The first half of this home movie reel features black-and-white footage of Rudolph Redlich Jr.'s bowling league, including humorous hand-made title cards identifying the members. The year for these scenes is unknown, though it is likely from the mid- or late-1930s.; The second half of the reel features color footage of a picnic at the Redlich cottage in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin in 1946. The group plays horseshoes and croquet, and takes boats on the lake. The reel ends with a trip to Mackinac Island, Michigan and back to Chicago via cruise ship.
Credits
Rudolph Redlich Jr. (filmmaker)
Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1938
Cfa collection: Redlich Family Collection
Subjects: Bowling; Friendship; Picnics; Games; Recreation; Boats and Boating; Sunrises and sunsets; Travel
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago; North America > United States > Wisconsin > Twin Lakes; North America > United States > Michigan > Mackinac Island
Cfa elements: Reversal Positives, 210 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/39064
Cfa collection: Redlich Family Collection
Subjects: Bowling; Friendship; Picnics; Games; Recreation; Boats and Boating; Sunrises and sunsets; Travel
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago; North America > United States > Wisconsin > Twin Lakes; North America > United States > Michigan > Mackinac Island
Cfa elements: Reversal Positives, 210 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/39064
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:26