You may be surprised to learn that William J. Dumes started filming the Dumes 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.
The
first movies in the 1930s were in 8mm black and white, but he sometimes splurged on the color film, which must have cost
a fortune. But the images are very pretty. Sometime in the early 50s he went to 16mm, and some of the clips are excellent. The quality of the
movies vary, but they are a wonderful record of the Sadie Silk Dumes family in America.
For me, this is the culmination of an assignment
given to me by my Dad over 50 years ago to find a way to best distribute these movies, which he considered to be treasured items to the family.
Click on the images below to watch the movies. These are all now, or soon will be, newly remastered in HD, 1280x720.
Bill and Arthur Dumes. Dave and Mildred Dumes Dansker. William J. Dumes and wife (1949)
This clip features Bill Dumes of Tucson with his father Arthur, along with Bill Dumes of Vincennes and his wife Freda. Dave and Mildred Dumes Dansker join them. They are on the grounds of the George Rogers Clark memorial in Vincennes.
This clip is 1m 59s long.
People seen in movie:
Bill Dumes Mildred Dumes Dansker William Dumes Arthur Dumes Freda Fialco Dumes David Dansker
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