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Ira Current Collection
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Ira Current
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Ira Current
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Title:
Current review no. 770: The trailer[er] to Colorado
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Current review no. 770: The trailer[er] to Colorado
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Name:
Current, Ira B.
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Current, Ira B.
Name
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Name and Role:
Current, Ira B.;Photographer
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Current, Ira B.;Photographer
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Resource Type:
Moving Image
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Moving Image
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Genre:
Amateur films
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Amateur films
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Genre:
silent films
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silent films
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Place Created:
[New York]
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[New York]
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Date Created:
1970
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1970
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Date Captured:
2020-02-24
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2020-02-24
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Language Term:
English
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English
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Extent:
1 film reel (33min., 59sec.)
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1 film reel (33min., 59sec.)
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Form:
color film (film, material)
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color film (film, material)
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Internet Media Type:
video/mp4
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video/mp4
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Form:
16mm (photographic film size)
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16mm (photographic film size)
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Abstract:
Home movie footage of the Current family trip to Colorado, 1970. Includes a visit to Ira's brother, Richard Current, at Lake Denton, Wisconsin, including an A-frame cabin and pontoon boating; the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin, in the Wisconsin Dells, including circus wagons, posters, Ringling Bros. train, elephant, steam caliope, and circus performers under a big top; the Current family's ancestral cemetery outside Maquoteka, Iowa; the home of Ira Current's sister, Irma Hilfers, in Colorado Springs; the home of Ira Current's parents, Park and Anna Current, outside Canon City, Colorado; Phantom Canyon and Cripple Creek, Colorado; the buildings and grounds of the Air Force Academy; the opera house and downtown of Central City, Colorado; Monarch Pass; a mountain gondola and small steam engine, as well as driving and camping scenes and numerous Colorado landscapes.
abstract
Home movie footage of the Current family trip to Colorado, 1970. Includes a visit to Ira's brother, Richard Current, at Lake Denton, Wisconsin, including an A-frame cabin and pontoon boating; the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin, in the Wisconsin Dells, including circus wagons, posters, Ringling Bros. train, elephant, steam caliope, and circus performers under a big top; the Current family's ancestral cemetery outside Maquoteka, Iowa; the home of Ira Current's sister, Irma Hilfers, in Colorado Springs; the home of Ira Current's parents, Park and Anna Current, outside Canon City, Colorado; Phantom Canyon and Cripple Creek, Colorado; the buildings and grounds of the Air Force Academy; the opera house and downtown of Central City, Colorado; Monarch Pass; a mountain gondola and small steam engine, as well as driving and camping scenes and numerous Colorado landscapes.
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Segment sequence
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Note:
00:00:00 Opening credits. 00:00:10 Title card reads “with a stop at the Wisconsin Dells.” The scene changes to show the Current family loading their camper which is hooked up to their station wagon. The three kids sit around a picnic table and eat. 00:01:20 Close-up of a piece of paper that reads “Richard N. Current Lake Delton, Wisconsin / 53940.” The family is parked at another campsite where they visit Ira’s brother, Richard Current at Lake Denton. They stay at an A-framed cabin. Next, they ride a pontoon on the river and watch a group of jet skiers on the water. People also parachute down to the lake from the sky. 00:07:56 the family visits the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Circus wagons, trains, elephants, circus posters, acrobatic acts, and tents can be seen in the proceeding scenes. 00:12:16 The family continues to drive to new locations. The family rides on horseback. 00:14:21 The family arrives to the home of Ira Current's sister, Irma Hilfers, in Colorado Springs. They sit and talk. 00:16:45 The family arrives to the home of Ira Current's parents, Park and Anna Current, outside Canon City, Colorado. 00:17:19 The family visits their ancestral cemetery. The kids read the memorial inscriptions on the headstones. The family gathers around on the porch to look through an old photo album together. 00:19:30 Title card reads “Phantom Canyon to Cripple Creek.” The kids look at the landscape in Phantom Canyon. They also look at a mining site near Cripple Creek, Colorado. 00:21:14 Title card reads “Air Force Academy.” The family visits the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. The camera captures much of the architecture such as the United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel. 00:22:36 The family drives through Central City, Colorado. They look at an opera house and shop at downtown Central City. 00:25:00 The family sets up camp. The film continues to show other landscapes in Colorado as they drive onward. 00:26:50 Title card reads “Colorado National Monument.” The family approaches Colorado National Monument and drives through the canyons. Close-ups of the rocks and foliage are taken with the camera. The family camps and eats at the national park. At one point they experience a downpour of heavy rain at their campsite. A rainbow can be seen after the rainstorm at the national park. 00:32:41 The family eats sandwiches next to a lake. 00:33:12 The family arrives at Monarch Pass. They film the scenery as they drive through. 00:33:48 “The End” appears on the screen and the film ends. 00:33:59 End of recording.
note
00:00:00 Opening credits. 00:00:10 Title card reads “with a stop at the Wisconsin Dells.” The scene changes to show the Current family loading their camper which is hooked up to their station wagon. The three kids sit around a picnic table and eat. 00:01:20 Close-up of a piece of paper that reads “Richard N. Current Lake Delton, Wisconsin / 53940.” The family is parked at another campsite where they visit Ira’s brother, Richard Current at Lake Denton. They stay at an A-framed cabin. Next, they ride a pontoon on the river and watch a group of jet skiers on the water. People also parachute down to the lake from the sky. 00:07:56 the family visits the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Circus wagons, trains, elephants, circus posters, acrobatic acts, and tents can be seen in the proceeding scenes. 00:12:16 The family continues to drive to new locations. The family rides on horseback. 00:14:21 The family arrives to the home of Ira Current's sister, Irma Hilfers, in Colorado Springs. They sit and talk. 00:16:45 The family arrives to the home of Ira Current's parents, Park and Anna Current, outside Canon City, Colorado. 00:17:19 The family visits their ancestral cemetery. The kids read the memorial inscriptions on the headstones. The family gathers around on the porch to look through an old photo album together. 00:19:30 Title card reads “Phantom Canyon to Cripple Creek.” The kids look at the landscape in Phantom Canyon. They also look at a mining site near Cripple Creek, Colorado. 00:21:14 Title card reads “Air Force Academy.” The family visits the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. The camera captures much of the architecture such as the United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel. 00:22:36 The family drives through Central City, Colorado. They look at an opera house and shop at downtown Central City. 00:25:00 The family sets up camp. The film continues to show other landscapes in Colorado as they drive onward. 00:26:50 Title card reads “Colorado National Monument.” The family approaches Colorado National Monument and drives through the canyons. Close-ups of the rocks and foliage are taken with the camera. The family camps and eats at the national park. At one point they experience a downpour of heavy rain at their campsite. A rainbow can be seen after the rainstorm at the national park. 00:32:41 The family eats sandwiches next to a lake. 00:33:12 The family arrives at Monarch Pass. They film the scenery as they drive through. 00:33:48 “The End” appears on the screen and the film ends. 00:33:59 End of recording.
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Subject Topic:
Circus
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Circus
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Subject Topic:
Family vacations
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Family vacations
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Subject Topic:
Camping
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Camping
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Subject Topic:
Voyages and travels
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Voyages and travels
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Subject Name:
Current, Richard
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Current, Richard
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Subject Name:
United States Air Force Academy
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United States Air Force Academy
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Subject Name:
Circus World Museum (Baraboo, Wis.)
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Circus World Museum (Baraboo, Wis.)
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Subject Temporal:
Twentieth century
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Twentieth century
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Identifier:
U183050994479_narv_currentIra_currentReviewNo770TrailerColorado_a.mp4
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Identifier ARK:
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https://ark.colorado.edu/ark:/47540/wt2b8373k9jn
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Physical Location:
University of Colorado Boulder Libraries Rare and Distinctive Collections
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University of Colorado Boulder Libraries Rare and Distinctive Collections
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Shelf Locator:
COU:491
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COU:491
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