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LILLIAN CROOK: WildDakotaWoman — My Dad’s And Mom’s 8mm Films From The 1950s And 1960s

And that’s all folks, that’s the last of the 8mm films my Dad shot in the 1950s and 1960s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ae3Gu33SQo&t=1s

My mother bought the 8mm camera and a projector by saving Green Stamps. Remember those?

Here are my mother’s annotations. The film is not in chronological order. I don’t care. Don’t watch if the fact that this stuff is out of order bothers you, you’ve been warned.

  • El Monte, California, 1957-1958.
  • San Diego Zoo.
  • Utah enroute to Box Elder, S.D.
  • Capt. Huffman (a family inside joke).
  • New Orleans.
  • Stony Ware and Garland Crook.
  • Slope County farm.
  • Rapid City, S.D.
  • Opal and Paul Pender, Judy Crook and Paula Pender.
  • Terry Peak, Black Hills, S.D.
  • Christmas 1959, Granny, Christmas in Memphis, Tenn.
  • Lillian (as in me).
  • Papa Crook.
  • Back in LA (1958 or so, I warned you this stuff is not in chronological order.).
  • Slope County farm.
  • Long Beach, Calif., 1958 or so and the Dodgers.
  • Back to the Slope County farm.
  • Audrey Eckhardt with Lillian (me).
  • Black Hills and Needles Highway.
  • Sarah and Andy, 1953, California.
  • Helmer, Marie and Bertha Hovick, Long Beach.
  • El Monte, Calif.
  • White Sands National Monument.
  • Sully and Gertrude and daughter at Fort Bliss.
  • Juarez, Mexico.
  • Box Elder, S.D., snow.
  • Slope County farm.
  • Lillian’s first birthday.
  • Yellowstone.
  • Air Force Academy, Colorado.
  • Papa Crook.
  • Papa and Mama Crook with Sarah and Andy Crook.
  • Garland Crook with fish.
  • Thomas’s birthday, 1962.



2 thoughts on “LILLIAN CROOK: WildDakotaWoman — My Dad’s And Mom’s 8mm Films From The 1950s And 1960s”

  • Amy Phillips January 19, 2025 at 9:30 am

    Oh those are wonderful! And I have so many photographs from that era that look just like the videos — clothes, hairdos, military guys, opening presents, etc. etc. Thank you for sharing these!

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  • LeaRae Parrill Espe January 20, 2025 at 12:17 am

    I have some of my mom’s 8mm movies also. She spent money to convert to VHS. We haven’t watch them in a long time. Memories to cherish. Thanks for sharing.

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