Dells Adventure: Hoffmann’s 1929

This 1929 silent home movie, Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1929 Wisconsin Dells, from the Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885–1966) Collection, captures a trip to Wisconsin Dells on Kodacolor lenticular stock, showing vertical stripes in its black-and-white form. Hoffmann, a Philadelphia hosiery magnate turned filmmaker after retiring at 50, likely filmed from his car’s dashboard, framing the Dells’ sandstone cliffs, riverboats, and greenery. Once narrated with humor for horticultural clubs, this reel—digitized by A/V Geeks—offers a 1920s glimpse of America’s heartland, preserved in striking monochrome.