MSA SC 3571-2-1
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1929/07-1940/09
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videotape
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33/04/04
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Copy of "Remember Rudy's Films?" Tape One: videotape transfer of Rudolph Torovsky's home movies. Contains short clips of the family and friends (including the Saturday Night Club) primarily in Annapolis and Washington D.C. from July 1929 to September 1940. Other places of interest include Niagra Falls, Skyline Drive, Deer Park Resort, Natural Bridge, VA, and Charleston S.C. Activities include family picnics, swimming, football, boating, ice skating, gardening, and playing musical instruments.
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MSA SC 3571-2-2
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1940/04-1943/10
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videotape
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33/04/04
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Copy of "Remember Rudy's Films?" Tape Two: videotape transfer of Rudolph Torovsky's home movies. Contains short clips of family and friends in Annapolis and Washington D.C. from April 1940 to October 1943. Focuses on the birth and activites of the two daughters, Alue and Mary Ann (also referred to as Mimi). The clips are primarily from holidays such as Easter, Christmas, Birthdays, Labor Day, and Halloween when the extended family gathered to celebrate. Activities included swimming, egg rolling, badminton, and boating.
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MSA SC 3571-2-3
RESTRICTED: Original film does not circulate. Contact Special Collections for access.
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1946/04-1955/09
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videotape
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33/04/04
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Copy of "Remember Rudy's Films?" Tape Three: videotape transfer of Rudolph Torovsky's home movies. Contains clips of family and friends from April 1946 to September 1955. Places of interest include Happy Villa (John and Arvilla Taylor's home on Kitty Duvall Creek), Beverly Beach, 112 Market Street, Washington Zoo, the Brady's on the South River, 141 Gloucester Street, Skyline Drive, Ocean City, Nags Head Beach, Williamsburg, and Yorktown. Activites include Birthday party games, swimming, ice skating, boating, pony riding, fishing, crabbing, and gardening.
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MSA SC 3571-2-4
RESTRICTED: Original film does not circulate. Contact Special Collections for access.
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1944/06-1961/11
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videotape
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33/04/04
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Copy of "Remember Rudy's Films?" Tape Four: videotape transfer of Rudolph Torovsky's home movies. Contains diverse clips on family and schools ranging from June 1944 to November 1961. Points of interest include college lacrosse, the Annapolis High School band and football team, a parade for Declaration Day, Ocean City, Hurricane Diane, the University of Maryland band, Flag Day at Congress Heights School, Homecoming Week at Washington College, and its Convocation and Commencement Ceremonies.
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MSA SC 3571-2-5
RESTRICTED: Original film does not circulate. Contact Special Collections for access.
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1943-1945
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videotape
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33/04/04
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Copy of "Remember Rudy's Films?" Tape Five: videotape transfer of Rudolph Torovsky's home movies. Contains taped News Parade of the Year containing a review of important news clips from 1943, 1944, and 1945. These clips show important characters such as President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Pope Pius, General MacArthur, General Patton, Admiral Nimitz, and General Eisenhower. Important scenes include the liberation of France, the meeting in Casablanca, the recovery of the Phillippines, US Marines at Iwo-Jima, the inside of a concentration camp, the capture of Nuremberg, the fall of Berlin, the execution of Mussolini, the surrender of Germany, the death of Roosevelt, the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the surrender of the Japanese, and war trials for German and Japanese war criminals. The tape also contains footage of taped episodes on sport fishing at sea and the Circus. Several short clips show the inside of St. Elizabeth's Hospital including patients, an operation, equipment, treatment, classes for nurses and doctors, and metrazol shock therapy. At the end of the tape is scenes from clowns and donkeys playing baseball, a parade for the dedication of Governor Ritchie Highway, old cartoons, and a party for the Annapolis Power Squadron.
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MSA SC 3571-2-6
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1944/08-1948/06
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videotape
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33/04/04
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Copy of "Remember Rudy's Films?" Tape Six: videotape transfer of Rudolph Torovsky's home movies. Taped TV footage of commercials for War bonds from the seven loan drives and the Victory Loan. The commercials include promotions from famous Hollywood stars, news clips, a Bugs Bunny cartoon, and speeches from political leaders such as President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill. This tape also includes parties for the Annapolis Power Squadron members at various houses on the Severn River and South River.
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MSA SC 3571-2-7
RESTRICTED: Original film does not circulate. Contact Special Collections for access.
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1949/08-1966/02
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videotape
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33/04/04
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Copy of "Remember Rudy's Films?" Tape Seven: videotape transfer of Rudolph Torovsky's home movies. Clips of the family and friends in Maryland and Virginia from August 1949 to Febuary 1966. The family takes part in several parties including celebrations for Memorial Day, Labor Day, the Fourth of July, and Rendezvouses of the Annapolis Power Squadron at the homes of various members. The family also travels to several places including Ocean City beach, Frontier Town, Williamsburg, Jamestown, Nag's Head Beach, Yorktown, and Fort Raleigh. The tape also includes the Commencement Ceremonies for University of Maryland College Park and St. John's College of Annapolis.
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MSA SC 3571-2-8
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1963/07-1974/12
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videotape
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33/04/04
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Copy of "Remember Rudy's Films?" Tape Eight: videotape transfer of Rudolph Torovsky's home movies. Clips of the family and friends from July 1963 to December 1974. The tape consists of parties for the Ladies Auxiliary Independent Fire Company, the Annapolis Power Squadron, Christmas, Labor Day, and Memorial Day. Places of interest include the Great Smokey Mountains, Skyline Drive, Ocean City, Happy Villa, Nag's Head Beach, Jamestown, . Activities include watching a demonstration of airplane formation flying on board a British ship, rugby, swimming, working outside, dancing, and duck hunting.
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MSA SC 3571-2-9
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1963/08-1973/09
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videotape
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33/04/04
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Copy of "Remember Rudy's Films?" Tape Nine: videotape transfer of Rudolph Torovsky's home movies. Contains clips of the family and friends from August 1963 to September 1973. Events of interest include sailing festivals, a log canoe race, fishing fair, the Telephone Pioneers of America Crab Feast, taped TV footage (including a circus, western show, gymnasts, and an orchestra), Homecoming Week at Western Maryland College, the Pasadena Rose Parade in California, and the Inauguration Ceremony for Governor Agnew. Family reunion/celebrations include Ocean City, Point Look Out State Park, the Farmer's Market in Leonardtown, and parties for Memorial Day and Labor Day.
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MSA SC 3571-2-10
RESTRICTED: Original film does not circulate. Contact Special Collections for access.
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1967/06-1973/06
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videotape
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33/04/04
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Copy of "Remember Rudy's Films?" Tape Ten: videotape transfer of Rudolph Torovsky's home movies. Clips of family and friends from June 1967 to June 1973. Also contains TV footage of the News Parade episodes featuring the a review of the years 1945 and 1946 (some repeat footage in Tape #5), and the launch, landing on the moon and return of Apollo 11, crewed by Neil Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins. The War footage includes the death of President Roosevelt; President Truman; the Nazi surrender; celebrations in France, Holland, Denmark, and Norway; trials for the war criminals Hess, Goering, Von Runsdtedt, Petain, Laval, and Yamashita; US Marines in Iwo Jima and Okinawa; the dropping of the atomic bombs; Japan's surrender; the return of US soldiers; riots in Italy; prisoners of war and wounded soldiers; the Belgian Plane disaster; Paris Peace Conference; the Automobile's Golden Jubilee; new stealth airplanes; and atomic bombs in Bikini. The tape also contains footage of the family and friends at Ocean City, the Chincoteague Pony Swim and carnival, Nag's Head Beach, Shenandoah, and the Farmer's Market in Leanordtown, as well as celebrating various holidays together.
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MSA SC 3571-2-11
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1970/01-1976/12
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33/04/04
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Copy of "Remember Rudy's Films?" Tape Eleven: videotape transfer of Rudolph Torovsky's home movies. Clips of the family and friends from January 1970 to December 1976. The family members and pets celbrating Mother's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, and Christmas together. Also, the family visiting a Flea Market in Columbia City, Ocean City, and the Farmer's Market. There is also footage of three fires at Harbor House - a public housing unit, and Annapolis celebrating Maryland Day on March 25 1976 with re-enactors, the St. Mary's Band, a weaver, a potter, and street players. The tape include a News Parade of the Year for 1938. This includes the second year of the Spanish Civil War, the second year of Japan's invasion of China, the Nazi Nuremberg meeting, Sudetenland tension, a meeting between Chamberlain and Hitler, Czechoslovakia, France, and England preparing for war, September 29th Munich meeting "averting" war, October 1 Germany in the Sudetenland, re-dedication of Rheims Cathedral, Eucharistic Congress, and historic flights by Hugh and Corrigan.
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MSA SC 3571-2-12
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1976/04-1983/09
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videotape
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33/04/04
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Copy of "Remember Rudy's Films?" Tape Twelve: videotape transfer of Rudolph Torovsky's home movies. Contains clips of the family and friends from April 1976 to September 1983 at various holiday celebrations including Easter, Christmas, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Father's Day, and family gatherings at Ocean City and the Christening of the Winnie Lee (a power boat). Featured at several of these family gatherings are the Limping Olympics and the Fall Down & Trip Games which include such events as tire ball, the sack race, throwing the javelin, tossing the volleyball, the wheel barrow race, an obstacle course, softball, horseshoes, the three-legged race, and various relay races.
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MSA SC 3571-2-13
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1943/08-1952
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videotape
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33/04/04
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Copy of "Remember Rudy's Films?" Tape Thirteen: videotape transfer of Rudolph Torovsky's home movies. Contains clips of the family and friends from August 1943 to Spring of 1952. The family and friends celebrating Labor Day, Fourth of July, and visiting throughout all four seasons at John and Arvilla Taylor's home Happy Villa on Kitty Duvall Creek on the South River. Activities include swimming, boating, badminton, seine hauling, burning brush, boat building, snowball fights, ice skating, painting, mowing, duck hunting, shooting practice, sun tanning, dancing, and lots of drinking alcohol and smoking. Also includes a parade in Annapolis with bands, majorettes, re-enactors, floats, and US Navy sailors.
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