Title: Winter to Spring Across the Pacific Northwest
REEL ID: L018R002
RUN TIME: 00:15:51
FORMAT:
16mm motion picture film
FILM TYPE:
Color Kodak Kodachrome
SOUND:
Silent (no synchronized sound
Description:
This remarkable reel titled January, February, March, captures the rhythm of Oregon life as winter yields to spring. Shot in the late 1950s on 16mm color film, it moves fluidly between intimate domestic moments and sweeping natural vistas—offering an authentic portrait of postwar American leisure and the beauty of the Pacific Northwest.
The film opens in early spring with flowering trees, dogwoods, daffodils, and peonies bursting into color—classic hallmarks of Oregon’s renewal after the snow. The camera pans across lakes, rivers, and waterfalls, where fishermen cast their lines from boats and docks, capturing moments of fish being reeled in amid shimmering reflections. Nearby, Dillon Falls roars in full spring flow, while swans drift gracefully across still waters.
Rural life unfolds next: snow-dusted mountains and pine forests, cattle grazing, and sheep ranching scenes evoke Oregon’s strong agricultural traditions. The reel then transitions to the coast with scenes of ocean waves, beaches, and the serene power of the Pacific.
A lively middle section offers glimpses of recreation and community—ice skaters at the Lloyd Center Mall in Portland, including a figure skater’s elegant spins, followed by men golfing, baseball games, sailboats, motorboats, and water skiing on a sunny afternoon.
The latter half shifts into the warmth of home and family life: car camping, Coleman stoves, and cozy scenes of bacon sizzling, eggs frying, and bread toasting under a full moon. The reel concludes with peaceful domestic shots—people relaxing on vacation, a whitetail deer wandering near camp, and everyday life back home with lawns being mowed and sprinklers spinning in the Oregon sun.
Tags:
Oregon, 1950s, 16mm Kodachrome, Pacific Northwest, Seasons, Winter, Spring, Flowering trees, Dogwood, Daffodils, Peonies, Fishing, Boats, River, Lake, Dillon Falls, Waterfall, Rapids, Swan, Mountains, Snow, Pine trees, Ranching, Cattle, Sheep, Ocean, Beach, Waves, Lloyd Center Mall, Portland Oregon, Ice skating, Figure skating, Golf, Baseball, Water skiing, Sailboat, Motorboat, Camping, Car camping, Coleman cook stove, Outdoor cooking, Bacon frying, Eggs frying, Bread toasting, Full moon, Family vacation, Whitetail deer, Lawn mowing, Sprinklers, Vintage Americana, Home movies, Postwar leisure, Analog film, Nostalgic footage, Midcentury travel