WAEO-TV Newsfilm, 1969-1973, 1977, 1981

Contents List

Container Title
M2013-013
Series: Raw Film Footage (by date)
Note: Some cans include more than one reel of film.
1969
CC 972
September [unknown day]
Physical Description: Sound, color 
Note: Shots include an interview regarding the need of a bank in Mercer, montage of army training, sports, and a hawk, and interviews about the national defense.
Box   1
September 16-21, 26-29 (7 cans)
AE 587
September 22-23
Physical Description: Silent, color 
Note: Shots include a parade, WAEO-TV station exterior, log rolling, construction, tradeshow, the road while driving, parade and rodeo, winter parade, town activities, and lumber competition.
Box   1
October 1-9, 12-14, 16 (9 cans)
AE 588
October 20
Physical Description: Silent, sound (3:26-5:19), color 
Note: Shots include interactions inside the television station, construction, Trans American Broadcasting in studio, WTAB classroom, dynamite blasting to increase the duck population, and a snowmobile showroom.
Box   2
October 21-25, 27-31 (8 cans)
Box   2
October 27
Note: Can is also dated 1970 September 2-4 on the lid, but this date is crossed out.
Box   2
November 1, 3, 8, 10, 20, 21 (5 cans)
AE 589
November 11
Physical Description: Sound, silent, color 
Note: Shots include an interview about a bill regarding registration provisions and regulations for snowmobiles, a field while driving through it, putting a fire out at Koflers, a cow in a trailer with the Lions International, canoeing, basketball, and swimming.
Box   2
December 1, 3, 5, 7-8 (4 cans)
Box   3
December 9-13, 15-17, 21-15 (12 cans)
Box   3
[unknown month] 17
Note: Shots include Fredrick's Bar and Post Office, hunting.
1970
AE 596
Circa 1970
Physical Description: Sound, color. Formerly titled “Undated 1” 
Note: Shots include airplane wreck, hunters and young hunters at speech, old man working at service station.
Box   3
January 13, 15, December 5, 7
Box   3
February 4, 5, 7 (2 cans)
Box   3
February 6, March 11, 12, April 8, December 21, 1971 February 17
Box   3
February 19, 20, 26 (3 cans)
Box   4
March [unknown day]
Box   4
March 1, 2, 4, 11, 13, 16, 31 (6 cans)
Box   4
April 1-9, 16-22 (5 cans)
Box   4
June 1-4, 15, 16, 18, 29 (5 cans)
Box   4
July 9-11, 14-17, 20-25 (3 cans)
Box   5
, July 26-31 (2 cans)
Box   5
, August 1-6 (2 cans)
Box   5
September 8, 10, 11, 21-26 (2 cans)
Box   5
October 16, 17, 19-31 (4 cans)
Box   5
October 31, November 2 (1 cans)
Box   5
November 2, 4, 6, 7, 9-11, 13, 14, 16-21, 23-28, 30 (4 cans)
Box   5
December 1-5, 7, 8-12, 14-19, 21-23, 25, 26, 28-31 (4 cans)
1971
Box   5
January 1, 2, 4-9, 11, 12
CC 973
January 13-16, 18-21
Physical Description: Sound, color 
Note: Speech, winter scene moving a building, the Hodag Park with snowmobile racing, Local 79 union strike at the capital and the Oneida County Highway department, a man receiving an award, “How to get away to Langlade county,” interview regarding the Hodag 50 in Rhinelander, the Nutones playing a dance, a contemporary Japanese print exhibit, a dinner, winter driving, and a prize for the snowmobile derby.
Box   6
January 22, 26, 27, 30, February 1-4
Box   6
February 6, 8-13, 15-17, 19, 20, 22-27 (4 cans)
Box   6
March 1-6, 13, 16-20, 22-27, 29 (3 cans)
Box   6
March 30-April 1
Box   6
April 2-10, 12-17, 19-24, 26 (5 cans)
Box   6
April 26-May 1, 3, 4
Box   6
May 5-8, 11-15, 17-22 (4 cans)
Box   7
May 24, 25, 27-29, 31 (2 cans)
Box   7
June 2-5, 8, 9, 10-12, 14-19, 21-26, 28, 30 (4 cans)
Box   7
July 1, 2, 4-10, 12, 14-17, 19-23, 26-29, 31 (5 cans)
Box   7
August 2, 4-7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 17, 19, 20-23, 26 (3 cans)
Box   7
August 28, 30, September 1, 2, 4
Box   7
September 6-11, 13-16, 20, 21, 23, 25, 28-30 (2 cans)
Box   7
October 1, 2, 4-8, 11, 13, 15, 19 (2 cans)
Box   7
December 11, 13, 14, 17, 20
1972
Box   8
[unknown month, unknown day]
Box   8
January 6, 15, 28 (3 cans)
Box   8
February 2
Box   8
April 1, 11, 13, 14
Box   8
May 12
Box   8
July 24-27
Box   8
July 29-31, August 2, 3
Box   8
August 4, 5, 7, 9-12, 14 (2 cans)
Box   8
August 30, September 2
Box   8
November 20
Box   8
December 18, 21, 22, 26-29
1973
Box   8
January 30
Box   8
February 1, 2, 7
Box   9
February 8-10, 12, 13, 16
Box   9
March 21-23, 26
Box   9
March 27, 28; 1973 April 3, 6, 16, 18, 19, 24, 30
Box   9
May 21
1981
AE 591
October 15
Physical Description: Sound, color 
Note: Schuit's commercial for carpet.
Series: Programs and Titled News Film
AE 592
“Kaleidoscope,” 1971 October 8
Physical Description: Sound, color 
Box   9
“Kaleidoscope,” 1971 October 29
Box   9
“Snomobile [sic] in Lake at Vanderblowen[?],” undated
Box   9
“Andy,” undated
AE 590
“Carl Interviews,” 12 February 1972
Physical Description: Sound, color 
Box   9
“Carl Interviews and Tower Paper Mill,” undated
AE 593
“Learning Resource Center, Nicolet College, Lake Julia,” 1971 April 25
Physical Description: Sound, color 
Box   9
“Shops and Auto Mech.,” 1971 April 11
Box   9
“Trees,” undated
Box   9
“2nd Annual White Pine Michigan Snowmobile Hillclimb and Oval Races,” 1970 December 26-28
FH 337
“Hodag 50,” circa 1970
Physical Description: Sound, color 
Note: Snowmobile marathon produced by Glen Glendening.
Box   10
“Ambulance,” undated
Box   10
“NBC Promos,” 1977
AE 594
“Nicolet College,” undated
Physical Description: Sound, color 
Note: Includes an interview with a local artist, Mrs. Mary O'Donnell Morgan, regarding her exhibit at the Lake Julia Campus.
AE 595
“Trees” Mr. Carl Hilstrom and Mr. Dave Dawson, 1972 August
Physical Description: Sound, color 
Note: Includes an interview with Joseph Kluss regarding the jailbreak of Robert Wisher from the Forest County Jail; Native American crafts and trades; outside looking at trees. Arguments over property and road building on Native American land.
Box   10
“Mr. Hilstrom at Nicolet Forest, Dinner Meeting,” undated
Box   10
“Street Tree Cuts,” undated
Box   10
“Xmas Tree,” undated
CC 974
“Mole Lake Special,” 1972 August 19, 20
Physical Description: Sound, color 
Note: Film (with sound) features a groundbreaking for a health care center on the Mole Lake Indian Reservation with speakers including Congressman O'Konski, and drumming.
Series: Raw Film Footage (undated)
Box   11
Undated 2
Note: Shots include snowmobile show.
Box   11
Undated 3
Note: Shots include log cabin, courthouse, guy talking about sports, logs.
Box   11
Undated 4
Note: Shots include operation breakthrough, police chief, logging, railroad crossing.
Box   11
Undated 5
Note: Shots include taxes interview, meeting, officers, etc.
AE 597
Undated 6
Physical Description: Sound, color 
Note: Shots include man with an opinion on the Vietnam War and the president, transportation problems, young boy doing weather forecast on chalkboard, and a high school rally with a hodag.
Box   11
Undated 7
Note: Shots include home economics, Merill Rotary Club, city hall repairs, cow, Weinbrenner (computer), (shoes).
Box   11
Undated 8
Note: Shots include cranberries, Gateway Hotel, snowmobiles, shoe company.
AE 598
Undated 9
Physical Description: Sound, color 
Note: Shots include Philips Plastics factory, parade, buildings being used for additional classroom spaces, Mr. Fish.
Box   11
Undated 10
Box   11
Undated 11
Note: Shots include road taxes, ambulance service, kids, river.
Box   11
Undated 12
Note: Shots include Christmas, Hodag 50 Racetrack, dog on ice.
Box   11
Undated 13-15 (3 cans)
Box   11
Undated 16
Note: Shots include children in school, fire, New Year interviews.
AE 599
Undated 17
Physical Description: Silent, color 
Note: Shots include Nicolet Vocational Technical School, a bulldozer, bowling, and a punt and pass competition.
Box   11
Undated 18
Note: Shots include snowmobile races, airport in winter.
Box   11
Undated 19
Note: Shots include Trees for Tomorrow, crossing guard, St. Mary's Hospital, cold people, fire department, St. Regis paper mill.
Box   11
Undated 20
Note: Shots include Leif Erickson educational film, social services, interviewing session for police.
Box   12
Undated 21
Note: Shots include old house in Lac du Flambeau, heart machine.
Box   12
Undated 22-Undated 38 (17 cans)