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Vivien Straford 1927–1937 (1927)

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The Straford family

Original classification rating: not rated. This clip chosen to be G

Clip description

This silent 9.5mm home movie footage is of the Straford family, filmed mostly by Vivien Straford in the late 1920s.

Curator’s notes

The first scene shows Vivien Straford and his mother-in-law in the back garden at their home in Elwood, Melbourne, and was filmed by Straford’s wife, Winifred. The other scenes of the Straford family are filmed by Vivien. Among the family members in this clip are Winifred’s brothers Dan and Jim, and Vivien and Winifred’s first son, Jim, who was born in August 1927.

The original film was transferred to DVD, as part of a compilation of Straford family films, before it was deposited in the National Film and Sound Archive. This clip was taken from the compilation and is presented as it appears on the DVD.