IRV KAMP:
An Inventory of His Family Films at the Minnesota Historical Society
Sound and Visual Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Kamp, Irv, creator. | |
| Title: | Irv Kamp family film collection. | |
| Dates: | approximately 1935-1960. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Films by Irv Kamp documenting his family, friends, and coworkers from Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk. & Co. Scenes include mechanical "movie magic" tricks; boat rides on Lake Minnetonka, the Mississippi river, and the St. Croix river; parades; picnics; family trips; skiing at Mounds Park; professional wrestling; and more. Views also include Como Park Conservatory, Stillwater and Bayport area, the North Shore, Hastings, and other places around the state. | |
| Quantity: | 11 master video files: digital, MP4, and 11 user video files: digital, MP4. | |
| Location: | I.497 digital : See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Irving Maywood Kamp was born in 1911 in Marquette, Michigan and grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. He worked for Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk, & Co. in St. Paul. He married Flora (Flo) and raised three children, Bruce, Bonnie, and William (Bill). Kamp always had an interest in expressive art and enjoyed creating interpretation of what he saw through his drawings and later through his photography work. In 1938 Kamp received a partial scholarship from the Federal School of Modern Illustrating which further spurred his artistic interests. At this time, he also began to record scenes of his life with an Agfa-Ansco Shur Shot camera and a Bell & Howell Filmo Double Eight 8mm movie camera. Kamp was well respected as a semi-professional scenic, family, wedding, and candid photographer. He enjoyed the process of doing his own developing, enlarging, coloring, etc. Kamp passed away in 1986.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Kamp, Irv. Irv Kamp Family Film Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Location of Master Files
Digital master files are maintained on the Society's secure digital collections storage servers and are managed and preserved in accordance with archival best practices.
Accession Information:
Accession number: AV2017.151
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990089001730104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Video logs derived from notes supplied by Bruce Kamp.
| I.497.1 dig | Irv Kamp family film, approximately 1935-1939. | ||||||||||
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| 00:00 Mechanical title work. | |||||||||||
| 00:24 Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk, & Co. picnic at Harriet Island with scenes of people, games, etc. | |||||||||||
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| I.497.2 dig | Irv Kamp family film, approximately 1937. | ||||||||||
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| 00:00 Old Robert Street bridge | |||||||||||
| 00:26 Trip on Capitol Steamer with Irv, Flo, Al Kapone (Irv's coworker at Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk, & Co.) and his wife | |||||||||||
| 06:20 Locks, possibly Hastings. | |||||||||||
| Views of downtown St. Paul | |||||||||||
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| I.497.3 dig | Irv Kamp family film, 1937. | ||||||||||
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| 00:00 Scenes around Christmas tree | |||||||||||
| 00:24 Irv and Flo | |||||||||||
| 01:21 On a farm with Ella and others | |||||||||||
| 02:31 Couple of Irv's drawings | |||||||||||
| 02:41 Amusement park, possibly Excelsior. | |||||||||||
| 02:52 Boat trip on Lake Minnetonka on Steamer Minnetonka | |||||||||||
| 04:26 Park, possibly Battle Creek | |||||||||||
| 04:59 Flo preparing picnic and doing dishes in creek | |||||||||||
| 06:10 Two young boys, wooden boat on a lake, small paddle boat, beach, then more carnival rides, possibly Wildwood | |||||||||||
| 08:05 Fireworks | |||||||||||
| 08:44 Fred hoeing and Flo and Irv | |||||||||||
| 09:36 Downtown St. Paul from possibly Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk, & Co. warehouse | |||||||||||
| 10:16 Grandma and Grandpa Brommerich, Doris, Lilah | |||||||||||
| Amelia (Flo's cousin) and Engolf Summerland of Hinckley | |||||||||||
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| I.497.4 dig | Irv Kamp family film, approximately 1938. | ||||||||||
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| 00:09 Ella and Verne kissing | |||||||||||
| 03:37 Irv and Flo by water | |||||||||||
| 04:18 Flo chugging beer | |||||||||||
| 05:51 Flo in a swimsuit followed by other swimming activity | |||||||||||
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| I.497.5 dig | Irv Kamp family film, 1938. | ||||||||||
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| 00:06 Flo's engagement ring | |||||||||||
| 00:08 Irv and Flo's wedding party. Fred is Best Man and Alma is Maid of Honor. Continues on with wedding dinner, including cake | |||||||||||
| 00:41 Flo by cabin with a dog, possibly the beginning of honeymoon | |||||||||||
| 00:54 Downtown Duluth | |||||||||||
| 01:07 Duluth Harbor, French River | |||||||||||
| 02:20 Duluth Lift Bridge | |||||||||||
| 03:31 Leif Erikson boat | |||||||||||
| 03:51 Group of people at a house. One identified as Ella Buirge, a good friend and maybe cousin of Flo | |||||||||||
| 05:19 Lilah, Fred working on car, Pudge in cowboy outfit, and Don pushing Lilah on tricycle. | |||||||||||
| 05:37 Very short segment on melting of Ice Throne | |||||||||||
| 05:44 Ella, Verne, Irv, and Flo touring Sanitary Sewer system. | |||||||||||
| 06:07 Ella takes a plane ride for a $1 | |||||||||||
| 06:42 Ella, Flo, Verne, and others on farm | |||||||||||
| 08:09 Kid skiing, Ice Throne, skating, car on frozen lake, Flo | |||||||||||
| 09:04 Como Conservatory | |||||||||||
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| I.497.6 dig | Irv Kamp family film, 1938. | ||||||||||
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| 00:00 Winter Carnival ski jumping at Mounds Park, near the intersection of Burns and Johnson Parkway. | |||||||||||
| Movie magic tricks (cut and reversed film) | |||||||||||
| 02:25 Scenes of the Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk, & Co. Carnival Club participating in the South St. Paul parade. Includes snow sculptures. | |||||||||||
| 06:51 Ice Palace in a residential neighborhood. | |||||||||||
| 08:52 Scenes of the Stillwater Prison. | |||||||||||
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| I.497.7 dig | Irv Kamp family film, 1938. | ||||||||||
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| 00:45 Roy and Melba Walesheck | |||||||||||
| 02:22 Dinner with a husband, wife and two girls | |||||||||||
| 03:28 Fred and two others | |||||||||||
| 03:50 Possibly Margaret, Flo's friend, and one of her daughters | |||||||||||
| 04:40 Graduation or confirmation | |||||||||||
| 05:06 Flo and friends, including her sister Alma | |||||||||||
| 06:58 Possibly Roger and Norma Erickson and their son Gordy | |||||||||||
| 08:27Bubs Kamp and others | |||||||||||
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| I.497.8 dig | Irv Kamp family film, approximately 1939-1940. | ||||||||||
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| 00:23 Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk, & Co. picnic at Harriet Island. | |||||||||||
| 00:32 Pat, Marlyn, and Mary Anne Clark | |||||||||||
| 00:56 Softball game | |||||||||||
| 02:42 Movie magic | |||||||||||
| 03:34 Mike Abdella hot dog eating contest at Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk, & Co. warehouse | |||||||||||
| 07:18 Marvin on his unicycle in front of Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk, & Co. warehouse. | |||||||||||
| 09:02 Beardsley(?) at Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk, & Co. warehouse | |||||||||||
| 10:16 Downtown St. Paul | |||||||||||
| 10:23 Movie magic | |||||||||||
| 10:55 Wrestling, possibly at the St. Paul Armory | |||||||||||
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| I.497.9 dig | Irv Kamp family film, 1942. | ||||||||||
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| 00:00 Bruce Kamp at 1.5 hours old, three days old, two weeks old, four weeks old, and then on first birthday. | |||||||||||
| 04:04 Fred in uniform with Tommy and Bruce | |||||||||||
| Lilah, Doris, Irv, Flo, and others | |||||||||||
| 06:58 Bruce's second birthday on Euclid | |||||||||||
| 09:27 Flo brings out wagon Irv built for Bruce | |||||||||||
| 10:12 Beach, possibly Phalen | |||||||||||
| 11:10 Flo cleans Bruce up in front of house on Euclid | |||||||||||
| 11:34 Bruce at six years old on backyard rink on Wells Street with Bonnie and Maureen Dettmann | |||||||||||
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| I.497.10 dig | Irv Kamp family film, approximately 1945-1957. | ||||||||||
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| 00:00 Unidentified girl | |||||||||||
| 00:15 Trip to Taylors Falls, tour boat, short shots of Como including Monkey Island. | |||||||||||
| 03:18 Christmas with Bill, Bonnie, Bruce, and Flo | |||||||||||
| 06:01 Old Plymouth that Irv repainted himself | |||||||||||
| 07:03 Taylors Falls picnic on Bruce's birthday | |||||||||||
| 10:00 Bill with birthday present | |||||||||||
| 10:21 Ned Peterson and others | |||||||||||
| 10:53 Irv and family | |||||||||||
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| I.497.11 dig | Irv Kamp family film, 1960. | ||||||||||
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| 00:00 Irv, Flo, Bonnie, and Bill on trip to the North Shore | |||||||||||
| Irv's 1956 Pontiac in front of a motel, possibly Duluth or Two Harbors | |||||||||||
| 06:31 Union picnic, usually held at Turtle Lake Park, Shoreview. | |||||||||||
| 10:36 Parade on possibly Payne Avenue, St. Paul | |||||||||||
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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:
- Birthdays.
- Children.
- Families.
- Steamboats -- Minnesota -- Minnetonka, Lake.
- Steamboats -- Mississippi River.
- Steamboats -- Saint Croix River (Wis. and Minn.)
- Persons:
- Kemp family.
- Kamp family.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota State Prison (Stillwater, Minn.)
- Meetings:
- St. Paul Winter Carnival.
- Places:
- Duluth (Minn.)
- Taylors Falls (Minn.)
- Document Types:
- Amateur films.
- Moving images.
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