Seck Reel 7: Colorized 1935 Life

This circa 1935 silent home movie, Seck Collection: Reel 7 Colorized, originally shot in black-and-white 16mm and later colorized, captures a family’s vibrant summer. Men fish and sail a pleasure boat, while a baby rolls in a wicker perambulator and walker, joined by kids in a backyard. A mother in a 1930s dress gazes at a river—possibly the Mackinac Bridge looming—with an old fort nearby. Beach scenes show her dipping the baby in water, family swimming, and adults on rocky shores. From a raft floating by to a baby in a “Dura-Zinc Alloy” pail, rural roads, and a smoky coastal landscape, it ends with a family exploring an old stone house and a grand state capitol, blending nostalgia with vivid hues.