Series: Films

Home movies

Jackson family, circa 1924
Note: Including Reginald Sr. and Reginald Jr. as a teen-family outside at a house, sailing, swimming, bird hunting, snow ski jump, parade (maybe Madison).

“Spirit of St. Louis” tour, 1927
Note: Charles Lindbergh visits Royal Airport (Penco Field) and Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin.

Sailing and aerial views, circa 1935
Note: Includes sailing on Lake Mendota with Reginald Sr. and aerial views of the Capitol, the Isthmus, and football stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Airplanes, circa 1940s-1950s
Note: At the airport (probably Royal Airport), people watching an airshow, and a Navy airplane landing and taking off (circa 1948); footage of a motorized ice sled on the lake (circa 1948); more footage of the airport and airplanes and a snowy street scene (circa 1939); and multiple aerial views over Madison lakes interspersed with footage of a house, flowers, and people (circa 1940s).

Water sports, circa 1950s
Note: Sailing on Lake Mendota and docking the boat (probably at Memorial Union), footage of a waterski show and also of an ice boating regatta (1949-1955); and more sailing with view of the Capitol from the lake, shot of men in front of an airplane with hunted waterfowl, and views of downtown Madison from a high point (maybe the Capitol) (circa 1950s).

Lake Mendota docks, circa 1939
Note: Begins with canoeing down a river with moose on the shore, and waterfalls; also footage of Lake Mendota shore and docks.

Snow ski jump and aerial views, circa 1935-1940s
Note: Ice skating on the lake with a large crowd watching, snow skiing, aerial views of the Capitol Square and the Isthmus; and a snowy neighborhood street scene (circa 1935); a snow ski jump competition with a crowd watching at the bottom of the hill (maybe Blackhawk), footage of a pontoon plane possibly taking off from Jackson house, and scenes of bird hunting and fishing (circa 1940s).

New York and Europe (I), circa 1920s-1930s
Note: Footage of New York harbor and Statue of Liberty as well as street and aerial views of European cities and villages.

New York and Europe (II), circa 1930s
Note: Footage of the Jacksons visiting different places in Europe as well as views of New York harbor and the Statue of Liberty.

European vacation (I), circa 1920s
Note: Footage of streets, cars, a double decker bus, monuments, buildings, trains passing by, and people walking around; also includes some aerial views and crowd at an airshow.

European trip (II), circa late 1920s-1930s
Note: Footage of a bridge over a river, buildings, streets, rural roads, an event in front of a large building with soldiers standing and then marching in front and to the side of the building.

European trip (III), circa 1930s-1940s
Note: Footage of some murals, columns, and ruins (probably Greece); aerial view of an island and volcano; Coliseum and other places in Rome; a military procession (Italy or France); view of the leaning tower of Pisa; the Eiffel tower and other street scenes.

Summer vacation (I), circa 1930
Note: Ocean scenes, at the zoo and lots of birds; people at the pool and a beach scene.

Summer vacation (II)
Note: At the swimming pool; beach scenes; palm trees; aerial views over water; as well as some aerial views of Madison, the Capitol, and lakes.

Winter vacation
Note: Includes aerial views of snow covered mountains and lakes; a camping site, moose hunting and man loading antlers into pontoon plane that reads “STAR/Air Service Inc./Anchorage Alaska” on the side.

Island vacation
Note: Includes images of sailboats/sailing, fishing, and ocean views from several islands, including: the Bahamas (harbor, people on the street circa 1930s); Puerto Rico (Parque de Bombas); and St. John, Virgin Islands (Caneel Bay, fort, island views, a port).

Medical films

Thyroidectomy, circa 1940s
Note: “Davis & Geck Inc presents 'Thyroidectomy' for Adenomatous Goiter from the Jackson Clinic, Madison, Wisconsin.” The film shows the procedure step-by-step with inter-titles.

Novocain, circa 1935-1940s
Note: Injection procedure and leg amputation shown as well as scenes of doctors stretching the legs of patients/checking muscle flexibility and/or sensitivity (perhaps after surgery) and patients taking steps.

Pericardial operation, circa 1940
Note: Open heart surgery is performed.

“Dreams of Pioneer Surgeons Come True,” Northwestern Group, circa late 1920s-1930s
Note: Film with inter-titles showing hospital buildings from around the country including a Wisconsin building, probably the Wisconsin General Hospital built in 1925, now the Medical Sciences Center on University Avenue of the UW campus.

Spinal anesthesia, circa 1940
Note: The film shows the administration of anesthesia and surgical procedures. Title card reads: “Spinal Anesthesia/Volume Control Technic was developed and used by Richard B. Stout, M.D. of the Jackson Clinic, Madison, Wisconsin.”