Michigan Historical Collections Digitized Film and Video


Van Wagoner, Murray Delos [Full finding aid]


[86176-100] "The Blue Water Bridge", includes footage of construction and dedication  [view video]
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w and color, optical, 00:10:53, ca. 1938

[86176-120] "Ready on the Home Front Michigan", chiefly a talk by Van Wagoner  [view video]
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w, optical, 00:02:40, ca. 1942

[86176-121] Inauguration and other ceremonies, includes footage of Civil War veterans  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w and color, silent, 00:20:15 @ 18 fps., 1930s

[86176-122-1] European trip, 2 reels  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, silent, 00:46:22 @ 18fps., 1938

[86176-123-2] European trip, 2 reels  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, silent, 00:34:48 @ 18fps., 1938

[86176-124] Miscellaneous state affairs, excursions, and vacations; (includes footage of boating and boat races on the Detroit River, winter sports in Grayling, Detroit Tigers games at Detroit and Lakeland, Florida, and dedication of Waldo Stadium at Western Michigan University)  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w and color, silent, 00:42:53 @ 18fps, ca. 1941

[86176-125] "Scenes from My Western Trip, Fall, 1938"  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, silent, 00:44:35 @ 18fps, 1938

[86176-126] Mackinac Bridge construction, dedication, and parade; includes footage of G. Mennen Williams  [view video]
  • Original: 16mm film, color, silent, 00:22:53 @ 18 fps., 1956-57

[86176-127] Concerning state officials; includes footage of William Comstock, 1934 World Series, swimming, winter sports in Grayling, 1937 inauguration of Frank Murphy, and G. Mennen Williams  
  • Original: 16mm film, b/w and color, silent, 00:32:08, 1933-38 and 1948

[86176-128] Inspection trip on Pan American Highway; travel footage of trips to Mexico, western US, Bahamas, and Cuba  
  • Original: 16mm film, color, silent, 00:56:30 @ 18 fps., 1930s