Leon P. Granacki Family Collection
This collection has been accessioned, but has not yet been fully described.
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Inclusive Dates
circa 1963 – 1967
Abstract
The Leon P. Granacki Family Collection consists of twelve 8mm home movies taken by Leon P. Granacki. The films capture the life of a Polish American family living in the Old Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago. The footage features vacations, trips to the Squaw Lake (Minnesota), Channel Lake and Long Lake (Illinois), and travel to St. Louis. Other films document Easter and the Graduation of Leon’s daughter, Victoria Granacki.
Collection Identifier
C.2025-03
Collection Items
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Items with Viewable Media
- 1963 At Vacation; Mpls – Hartman’s + Airplane
- 1965; Easter Sunday – Doreen Comm. Spring Fishing, Memorial Day
- 1965 VG moving into Fortbow[?]; St.Louis, gocarts
- 1965; Vicki Graduation; Miniature Golf; Chanel Lake
- 1966 St. Louis; Zoo; Maryknoll + St. L
- bad roll - ? + St. Louis
- February 1965; Us Guys Out in the Snow; V, J, P Throwing Snowballs
- Michigan 1966; Big Snow
- Pascalys, Round Lake – Dorothy & Ray pool/B.Pascaly, Long Lake
- Squaw Lake
- Squaw Lake Sept 1965/ Lakes briefly at end - rest all scenery
- Vacation at Harolds + Grandma