Hoffmann 1931: Fishing & Parade

This 1931 silent home movie, Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1931 KK Fishing Our Garden New Years Parade, shot in black-and-white 16mm on Kodak lenticular film by Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966), captures a year’s joys from Philadelphia’s outskirts. Fishing scenes unfold along a river—perhaps the Delaware—with Hoffmann reeling in trout. Gardening footage blooms in his backyard, roses and vegetables tended with care. The New Year’s Parade dazzles, likely Philadelphia’s Mummers, with costumed marchers and floats. Retired from Lucille Hosiery, Hoffmann’s quirky narration once enlivened screenings for horticultural societies, preserving this pre-war slice of life.