Krammer Family Collection
Inclusive Dates
1932 – 1977
Abstract
The Krammer Family Collection consists of 87 16mm home movies and many 35mm slides. Shot by two generations of Krammers, the films and photos capture travel throughout North and South America, Japan, Israel, the West Indies and other locales, as well as family occasions such as bar mitzvahs, birthdays, and weddings from the early 1930s through the 1970s.
Collection Items
To request more information about the items in this collection, please contact the archive at
info@chicagofilmarchives.org.
Items with Viewable Media
- 1 Honeymoon Ft. Sherman - Georgia - Sendai, Japan
- 2 Sendai + Tokyo
- 3 - Trip in Japan + Return to the U.S.A. 1955
- Alan William Krammer Bar Mitzvah Banquet - Part 1
- Allan 6 Mos
- Allan Bar Mitzvah Pt. 2
- Antigua + Guadalupe 1969
- Aruba 1975 + Colorado + 1976 Beavers Ranch
- Austria 1975
- [baja case with international slides] (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- Bellboy 19
- [Box of Stereo Slides] (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- British West Indies 1964
- Canada - 1973 (cont) - Part #2 + Jodi 11 Yr Birthday Party
- Canada 1973 Part - #1
- Canada Trip 1946 - 1
- Canada Trip 1946 - 2 - Summer
- Children + Ranch #5 - Lake Geneva, Birthdays, Parties
- Children Reel - 3
- Children Reel 4 - Zion Ill + Oakton
- Colorado 1
- Colorado 2
- Colorado 3
- Colorado 4
- Dickie - 16 mo - to Allen 2 mo - Dick 3 Years
- Duplicate Wedding Picture
- Eagle River Wisconsin 1944
- Family [Box of Slides] (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- Faraway Ranch 1943-44 Part 1
- Faraway Ranch 1943-44 Part 2
- Florida 1953
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt [Newsreel]
- Guatemala 1976
- Hawaii - 1951 - Island of Oahu
- Heni and Dick Wedding 1953
- Heni + Dick Wedding Pictures 1953
- Hollywood - Florida - 1945 - 1
- Hollywood Florida 1945 - 2
- Honeymoon 1
- Honeymoon (2)
- Honeymoon (3)
- Honeymoon (4)
- Honeymoon (5)
- Hot-Springs with Rose / Mackinac Island
- Israel Rome + Paris 1972 - Reel 1
- Israel Rome + Paris 1972 - Reel 2
- Japan's Surrender
- Krammer's Travels - South American Trip - Part 3
- Lake Louise Banff Jasper [Box of Slides] (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- London 1973 Reel #1
- London 1973 Reel - #2 + Vikettes 1973
- [Mary LeBrint and Joseph Krammer Wedding]
- Masonic Lodge Picnic
- Mexican Trip 1945 - 1
- Mexican Trip 1945 - 2
- Mexico 1957 - Nassau + Cypress Gardens
- Mexico 1965 + Puerta VTA - Mexico 1966
- Mexico 1973-4 + Acapulco with Children
- Miami - 1968 With Children - 1971 Columbia - Springfield
- Mico Tele-Vue Slide Viewer - Grey (Equipment)
- Mico Tele-Vue Slide Viewer - Teal (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- Milwaukee Parade - Anniversary of Pa + Ma 1932
- Mixture 1
- Mixture 2
- Netherlands, Belgium + France 1977
- New Jersey 1953
- News Parade 1944
- News Parade 1945
- Our Wedding Picture
- Panama + Taboga
- Richard Krammer Bar-Mitzvah - Part 1
- Richard Krammer Bar - Mitzvah Part 2
- "Royal" Lurline Leaving
- San Andres Island, Columbia + Venezuela 1972
- South American Trip 1948
- Spain 1963
- SS New Northland
- St Maarten, Little Dix Bay, Nassau 1968
- Trip To Miami 1952
- Trip To The Hawaii Island 1951 - Reel No. 1
- [Untitled Box of Slides] (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Untitled Box of Slides] (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Untitled Box of Slides] (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Untitled Box of Slides] (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- [Untitled Box of Slides] (Paper or Photographic Materials)
- Victory Over Germany
- Virgin Islands - 1
- Virgin Islands - 2
- West Indies 1946 - 3
- West Indies 1946 - I
- West Indies Cruise 1934
- West Indies Trip 1 - 1954
- West Indies Trip #2 - 1954
- The World Parade: Mexico
- [XOX #1]
- [XOX #2]
- Yucatan #1
- Yucatan #2 - Vikettes Skiing - Alpine
Collection Identifier
C.2022-11
Extent of Collection
87 reels of 16mm film totaling approximately 31,440 feet; 1 case and 8 boxes of 35mm slides; two slide viewers.
Language Of Materials
English
Subject
Custodial History
The films were shot by Joseph Krammer and his son Richard. The films came into Richard's wife Heni's possession after he passed in 2017. Heni, along with her and Richard's daughters Jodi, Jackie, and Terri, donated the films to Chicago Film Archives in 2022.
Access Restrictions
Appointments must be made with Chicago Film Archives for on-site access. Due to the fragile nature of the films, only video copies will be provided for on-site viewing.
Use Restrictions
Chicago Film Archives holds the copyright for the films in this collection.
Creators
Krammer, Joseph
(was created by)
Joseph Krammer was born ca. 1902 to Paul and Mrs. Krammer. He married Mary LeBrint in 1931, and they raised their two sons Richard and Allan at 3560 W Hollywood Ave in the North Park neighborhood of Chicago. He was proprietor of Krammer Fur Company, first at 116 S Dearborn, later in the North American Building at 36 S State Street and eventually 190 N State. He died in 1962 at age 60.
Krammer, Richard
(was created by)
Richard 'Dick' Krammer was born in Chicago ca. 1932 to Joseph and Mary (LeBrint) Krammer. He had one brother, Allan. Dick married Heni (Roter) Krammer in 1953, and they had three daughters (Jodi, Jackie, and Terri), who they raised in Skokie, IL. He owned Original Krammer Furs at 190 N State St in Chicago, a business founded by his father and his uncle David. He loved to travel and document his trips with his family. Dick was active in Jewish United Fund, Masonic Lodge, and the Illinois Holocaust Museum. He passed away in 2017 at age 85.