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Levy family on SS Rotterdam returning to US

Film | Digitized | RG Number: RG-60.1474 | Film ID: 2987

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    Levy family on SS Rotterdam returning to US

    Overview

    Description
    "SS Rotterdam" ship at sea. The travelers took this boat back to New York (July 20-29, 1927). The family boards the boat. Emilie Jane in her father's arms. Robert and Sally, August and Hartman, and Robert and Carl play shuffleboard. Emilie Jane plays with a small sandbox on the ship deck. Robert, August, and Dora Hartman lounge in deck chairs. Emilie plays. Robert plays shuffleboard. Clara Levy reads a book. August converses with another passenger. Robert hugs his little sister, Emilie. Lou and Dora Hartman. CU, Sally Hartman reading. Passengers on deck. Emilie Jane poses inside the life preserver ring buoy labeled "Rotterdam," supposed to simulate the MGM lion.
    Duration
    00:03:48
    Date
    Event:  July 20-29, 1927
    Locale
    Atlantic Ocean
    Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Carl Henry Levy
    Contributor
    Camera Operator: Carl H. Levy
    Biography
    Carl Henry Levy was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 7, 1913 to a wealthy German Reform Jewish family. He attended a secular private college-preparatory school. During those years, he printed a magazine in his attic, was chief editor of his school newspaper, and was involved in a Jewish youth group. He was finishing undergraduate philosophy studies at Harvard just as Hitler rose to power in Germany. With his peers, he organized a demonstration against the rise of fascism and the arrival of German ships to the United States. He also led the North American Committee in Cincinnati to Aid Spanish Democracy during the years of the Spanish Civil War. He graduated from Harvard in 1934, Magna cum Laude. In 1941 he met and married Edith Entratter shortly before enlisting in the US Army. He served in Europe from July 1944 to September 1945, participating in the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of Ohrdruf concentration camp. Carl used the office typewriter from his desk job as Warrant Officer to write to Edith every day. After his return, he founded Lucky Stride Shoes and retired in 1960. Carl Henry died in New York City on August 24, 2001.

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Amateur.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Good
    Time Code
    01:47:20:00 to 01:51:08:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2987 Video: HDCam - NTSC - large
      Master 2987 Video: HDCam - NTSC - large
      Master 2987 Video: HDCam - NTSC - large
      Master 2987 Video: HDCam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2987 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2987 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2987 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2987 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Diana Mara Henry
    Conditions on Use
    The Museum does not own the copyright for this material and does not have authority to authorize third party use. For permission, please contact the rights holder, Ms. Diana Mara Henry.

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    Administrative Notes

    Note
    Refer to files for a copy of the travel journal Carl Henry wrote as well as a DVD with the 1988 recording of Carl narrating his films of Europe.
    Film Source
    Diana Mara Henry
    University of Massachusetts-Amherst
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 5696
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 08:05:34
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