Family Movies

You may be surprised to learn that William J. Dumes started filming the family in the 1930s, and every branch of the family is represented in his collection. His films make the basis of what is presented here.

Early reels were 8mm black & white, with occasional splurges on color stock. In the 1950s he moved to 16mm, and some of those clips are remarkably sharp. These movies are a vivid record of the Sadie Silk Dumes family in America.

For me, this completes an assignment my father gave me over 50 years ago: to find a way to share these films with the whole family.

William J. Dumes and Louis Dumes families. (1945)

8MM · Color

At the home of William J. Dumes, the Louis Dumes family gathers during the WW2 era.

This clip is 3m 31s long.

Sam Zoll
Lillian Dumes Zoll
Ben Karp
Hy Dumes
Irene Melcher Dumes
Bill Dumes
Elaine Cohen Dumes
Cyril-Ann Zoll Rosenberg
John Karp
William Dumes
Louis Dumes

A treasured photo brought to life! (1947)

8MM · Color

This clip brings to life a Louis Dumes family picture taken in 1947 by allowing us to see the picture being taken.

This clip is 3m 8s long.

Sam Zoll
Deborah Zoll Altschuler
Karen Karp Finkelstein
Mike Dumes
Hy Dumes
Ricky Dumes
Irene Melcher Dumes
Elaine Cohen Dumes
Sharon Dumes Marshall
Cyril-Ann Zoll Rosenberg
Sol Dumes
Rebecca Stein Dumes
Lillian Dumes Zoll
Ben Karp
Denise Dumes Conrad
Sol Karp
Jeannette Dumes Karp
John Karp
Evelyn Swimmer Dumes
Beverly Karp Mahone
William Dumes
Louis Dumes

50th Anniversary of Sam and Lillian Zoll (1992)

50th Anniversary party of Sam and Lillian Dumes Zoll

This video is 1 hr 14 min long.

Sam Zoll
Lillian Dumes Zoll
Deborah Zoll Altschuler
Cyril-Ann Zoll Rosenberg
Reid Zoll
Sam Zoll
Lillian Dumes Zoll
Deborah Zoll Altschuler
Cyril-Ann Zoll Rosenberg
Reid Zoll

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