Video
Growing Up at Grand Canyon
Descriptive Transcript
Two Verkamp girls in dresses pose and smile in front of Grand Canyon. A girl rides on the back of a burro. Offscreen, a man leads the burro away. A group of several children spin around on playground equipment. A young child in a cowboy hat rides a toy horse across a parking lot. A girl dives into a pool at Grand Canyon's rim. A small boy trecks through knee-deep snow. A man shovels snow. A couple of boys throw snowballs from a snow fort. Football players in jersey pass the ball while playing on a dirt field. The football player is tackled as a refaree approaches. A marching band in red uniforms moves forward. The Verkamp children, two girls in dresses and three boys walk in front of Grand Canyon posing for the camera.
Description
A few scenes from the Verkamp family's home movies featuring the Verkamp children as they were living and growing up during the 1950's and 1960's. A longer version of this film plays continuously in the Grand Canyon Community Exhibit in Verkamps' Visitor Center. Note: There is no audio, because it was not recorded when the original footage was taken.
Duration
59 seconds
Credit
Susie Verkamp
Date Created
03/12/2018
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