Camp Owatonna Vintage Slide Shows
Original
1979 enrollment slide shows recently restored!
We are
pleased to announce that the original 1979 slide shows used to promote
enrollment at Camp Owatonna and Camp Newfound have been restored and are
available for viewing. Before the days
of Instagram, digital video clips, DVDs, and even VHS, the camps used
photographic slides to share the story and purpose of camp with prospective
families. I can remember looking forward
to the camp slide shows back when they would tour the Northeast visiting local
families and Sunday Schools during the off-season. For returning campers and families, seeing
the photographs and hearing the sounds of camp would build the anticipation for
the upcoming summer.
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The 1979
Camp Owatonna slide show was originally photographed by Gail Miller Menschel based on the information provided with the
original slide carousels. The
photographs were taken and the soundtrack was recorded during the second
session of the 1979 summer camping season.
Narration was also added during the final mixing of the
soundtrack. The slide show is hosted
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The 1979
Camp Newfound slide show was also photographed by Gail Miller Menschel based on the information provided with the
original slide carousels. The
photographs were taken and the soundtrack was recorded during the second
session of the 1979 summer camping season.
Narration was also added during the final mixing of the
soundtrack. The slide show is hosted
at Vimeo to provide the best possible viewing experience. Click here to watch the 1979
Camp Newfound slide show! |
Additional
information (if you are interested):
The original Kodachrome
slides were digitally transferred using the highest resolution possible, so
that the resulting video would be in the high definition (HD) format. The digital images were then sequenced with
the original soundtrack (also digitally transferred from the original audio
cassettes) using iMovie. The camps
appeared to have taken additional images in 1981 and 1982 to “refresh” the
slide shows while using most of the original 1979 audio tracks. Restoring the 1981/1982 versions will be a
future project!
The slides
were packed in their original carousels along with several boxes. Over the years the slides had been borrowed
or taken out for various promotional needs.
So, getting the slides back into their original order took some effort
and time. Fortunately, many of the
Kodachrome slides were physically date stamped (“Jul-79”) which helped solve
the puzzle. There were a few missing
slides from the original 140 slides needed, so I borrowed a few slides from the
1981 and 1982 images to fill in the gaps.
My hope is that the shows are about 95% true to the original. I hope you enjoy the trip down memory
lane. Try listening with headphones and
you can hear the snap-crackle-pop of the Council Fire, the waters of Long Lake
lapping against the shore, and even the springs of the trampoline at Newfound!
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