David Gray Collection
Inclusive Dates
1931 – 1964
Bulk Dates
1931 – 1939
Abstract
The David Gray Collection contains home movies shot by Uriel Hadley of St. Louis, Missouri. Highlights include footage shot at the Chicago World’s Fair (A Century of Progress International Exhibition) in 1933-34, the St. Louis Botanical Gardens and holiday celebrations with the family. Hadley worked for Eastman Kodak and he often shot these home movies on or with the latest technology being developed by the company.
Collection Items
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Items with Viewable Media
- 1930s: Baby Danley
- 1930s: Baby Kent
- 1930s: Danley & Kent - Family Picnic
- 1930s: Easter - Children’s Birthday Party
- 1930s: Family Scenes - Photo Shoot of Horse
- 1930s: Lincoln Park Family Scenes
- 1930s: St. Louis Missouri Botanical Garden
- 1930s: Suburban Family Scenes
- 1930s: Uncle at Work
- 1930s: Young Danley & Baby Kent - Beach Scenes - Unknown Trim
- 1930s: Young Kent - Garden
- 1931: Danley’s Biography
- 1933-1934: Chicago World’s Fair - Danley on Hermitage Ave.
- 1937: Kent Crawling
- 1938: Danley & Kent - Tulips at Villa Park
- 1939: Christmas - Leonard Jr. & Kent
- 1939 (circa): Amusement Park - Family Lake Trip - Suburban Scenes
- 1950: Partly Pictures of Building of Church of the Open Door
- 1952: Mark and Mary Ellen
- 1952: Water - Spring
- 1964: Christmas - Easter
Collection Identifier
C.2011-11
Extent of Collection
27 reels of 16mm film totaling 3,675 feet.
Language Of Materials
English
Subject
Creators
Hadley, Uriel
(was created by)
Uriel Hadley worked in the Research and Development Department at the Eastman Kodak Company. He lived in St. Louis, Missouri and is the great-uncle of David Gray.