William Proxmire Papers, 1938-2004 (bulk 1957-1980)

Contents List

Container Title
AC 569
Reel   1
Toboggan; dog races; Fairmont Park
Scope and Content Note: List of events: high dive at Solon Springs, fairgrounds, picnic, Spring sucker fishing, ski-jumping, tobogganing, ice-bound boat, dog races, slide at Fairmont Park, ice-boating and sled, Connor's Point.
AC 570
Reel   2
President Coolidge, 1928
Scope and Content Note: List of events: President Coolidge on his 1928 vacation to the Brule River, at Hibbing and Virginia, Minnesota; Montauk stuck at Fond du Lac; Amnicon River; grain boat; main street; falls; Joe Majeski and Jim Mazza.
AC 571
Reel   3
Fond du Lac, Minnesota; Amnicon Falls; Billing Park
Scope and Content Note: List of events: Park scenes, water activities at Solon Springs, Grocer's Picnic, flat tire: Jim and John Majeski and Frank Warzen, Billings Park shoreline area, Majeski and Warzen.
AC 572
Reel   4
Diving; Boutins' boat; Peterson's backyard
Scope and Content Note: List of events: Connor's Pointers swimming and diving; Boutin's boat; Majeski at Leigh's; Frenchie the Motorbike Cop; airplane with VPs?; Basil and Opal pushing buggy; Boutin's boat headed for Wisconsin Point; Petersons, Boutins and Mary Mazza; Leigh's garden; Opal and baby Alice; garden scene with the kids: Helen, Frances, Sophie, Marie, John, and Marge; the Petersons and Opal, Catherine Boutin and Sam; Mary Homsey, Sadie and Calbein Moen; waterfront shots of Wally, Frank, Jim, Catherine, Lizzie, and Mary; Montauk through Arrowhead Bridge; high dive; sled slide at Solon Springs; Tobogganing at Billings Park; street car; ski jumps.
AC 573
Reel   5
Saw wood; fist fighting
Scope and Content Note: List of events: Connor's Pointers at ski area Al Lavalley, Ed Boushie sawing wood with Hemdahl; Catherine and pup; Boutins, Kruppas and kids/saw wood; Ed B. and John Homsey; Hemdahls and baby; Mrs. Inez; New Ford; J. Majeski and Sunny Homsey, boxing; Sophie doing the Charleston; John M., Sophie, and Catherine; Catherine B. in chair; picture from Leigh's window; J. Majeski; Boutin's boat on July 4th, to Wisconsin Point; Montauk; water girl; John Majeski and Frank Warzen; sawing wood; Catherine B.; real fist fight: Jake Mazza and Les Beaulieu; slapping: Wally and Ernie Schulties; slapping: Bill I. and Jim Mazza; laugh with Les B., Camiel and Jim M.; old man?; Leigh's backyard; speedboat race; Al Lavalley; Joe M. and ?; boats through Interstate Bridge; group picture: Bob Reynolds, Frank Warzen, Al Usnick, Frank M. and ?; harness race at the fair.
AC 574
Reel   6
Boxing matches
Scope and Content Note: List of events: Swimming; diving at the “dock,” most popular spot on Connor's Point; Les Beaulieu (champion diver), Bob Reynolds, Charlie and Camiel Hartshorn (Camiel never dove) and Frank Majeski; Marie Woitow on waterwheel; one unidentified diver; Frank Matlak (long-distance swimmer); Younger set: Sunny and Aggie Homsey, Marge Lisak is absorbed, little Lawrence Boutin, and not the Connor's Point leisure suits; boxing show taken in Spring of 1929 in back of Charley's place: 1st match: John Lisak vs. Al Usnick. 2nd match: Joe Lisak vs. Frank Majeski. 3rd match: Bud Vanderport vs. Charley Hartshorn. 4th match: Roland Crist vs. Camiel Hartshorn. 5th match: Wally Boutin vs. Bill Evashook (Iwasiuk); Peterson's dog's tail; Frances Lisak delivers the paper; Connor's Point about 1928-1929; Frankie and Joey; Namadji Bridge; Charley the photographer is caught in the act; sunset.
AC 575
Reel   7
Lighthouse (Split Rock, Gooseberry River)
AC 576
Reel   8
Parades
AC 577
Reel   9
Ski jumping
AC 578
Reel   10
Solon Springs
AC 579
Reel   11
Solon Springs; Billings Park
AC 580
Reel   12
Flowers; parks; zoo
AC 581
Reel   13
Flowers; Billings Park; miscellaneous
AC 582
Reel   14
Skates; skis; Grocer's Picnic, 1928
AC 583
Reel   15
Earliest pictures; boats; Connor's Point; street scenes; Dul. [Duluth?] rockslide
AC 584
Reel   16
[Unidentified]
Note: Possibly added shots: short shot of Roland and Mary Crist; fall colors to show what Connor's Point might have looked like in the early 1850s; Connor's Point scenes in early 1960s and later