REID H. RAY FILM INDUSTRIES:
An Inventory of Its Photograph Albums at the Minnesota Historical Society
Sound and Visual Collection
OVERVIEW
| Title: | Reid H Ray Film Industries photograph album collection. | |
| Dates: | circa 1950-1960. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Collection includes two albums with views relating to iron mining films produced by Reid H. Ray Film Industries for the Erie Mining Company, includes construction of the company's taconite facilities in northeastern Minnesota. A third album illustrates the use of animation in film and the remaining albums contain miscellaneous views of Reid H. Ray Film Industries (St. Paul, Minn.) film projects, Minnesota scenes, fashion photography, and views of Gordon Ray's family. Bulk of the collection photographed by Gordon R. Ray. | |
| Quantity: | 6 albums : black and white; 14.5 x 12 in. and smaller. | |
| Location: | II.45: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Reid H Ray Film Industries Photograph Album Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: AV1993.138
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990016884530104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| II.45.1 | Album compiled for Erie Mining Co. by Reid H. Ray Film Industries, producer of the film “Horizon North,” 1955-1958. 1 album: black and white; 14.5 x 12 in. | ||||||||||
| Film documents the construction of Erie Mining Co.’s taconite processing facilities in northern Minnesota and its operation. Album includes site and construction views, pages from the draft script, plant maps and diagrams, film’s musical score, and an article from Engineering and Mining Journal, March 1955. | |||||||||||
| II.45.2 | Album compiled by Reid H. Ray Film Industries, 1955-1958. 1 album: black and white; 10.5 x 9 in. | ||||||||||
| Includes views of iron mining, construction of Erie Mining Co.’s taconite processing facilities in northern Minnesota, interior views of the plant, and Hoyt Lakes townsite. | |||||||||||
| II.45.3 | Album compiled by Reid H. Ray Film Industries to illustrate the use of animation in film, circa 1950-1959. 1 album: black and white; 14.5 x 12 in. | ||||||||||
| II.45.4 | Album of miscellaneous views compiled by Gordon R. Ray, circa 1950-1960. 1 album: black and white; 10.5 x 9 in. | ||||||||||
| Includes views of his wife, Dorothea, and daughter, Kathy; Reid H. Ray Film Industries film crews at work and studio shots. | |||||||||||
| II.45.5 | Album of miscellaneous photographs compiled by Gordon R. Ray, circa 1950-1959. 1 album: black and white; 10.5 x 9 in. | ||||||||||
| Includes views of various Minnesota towns in the 1950s and copies of historical Minnesota photographs. | |||||||||||
| II.45.6 | Album of photographs taken by Gordon R. Ray while working at Reid H. Ray Film Industries, circa 1950-1960. 1 album: black and white; 11.5 x 9 in. | ||||||||||
| Includes views of Minnesota’s North Shore, fashion photography, film crews and studio sets. | |||||||||||
RELATED MATERIALS
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Motion picture industry -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul -- Photographs.
- Taconite -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Persons:
- Ray, Gordon R.
- Ray, Gordon R. -- Photographs.
- Organizations:
- Erie Mining Company -- Photographs.
- Reid H. Ray Film Industries -- Photographs.
- Document Types:
- Photograph albums.
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