8mm footage of SS Arthur M Anderson 1969

[jnicholes]

So, some backstory. My grandfather has a lot of 8 mm reels. He recorded every reel we have, except for two. They are all home movies, except for two.

I was going through the reels on the old 8mm player, when I made a discovery.

When I saw this picture, I thought to myself, “Is that the Edmund Fitzgerald?“

On closer inspection, I discovered I was wrong.

It is footage of the Arthur M Anderson.

Fun fact, the Arthur M Anderson was the last ship to be in contact with the Edmund Fitzgerald before it sank. It was also the first ship to go and look for the Edmund Fitzgerald after its disappearance, according to Wikipedia.

This footage, however, was labeled on the reel case as 1969. It pre-dates when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank.

I thought it was very interesting, and I wanted to share it.

Let me know what you think.

Regards,

Jared

 

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[Blak bart]

Well I think that's awsome....they look alike !!

 

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[Blak bart]

I've been right next to the old girl ..... as a mariner/fisherman most my life, that's powerful poetry in music !! I felt spooked playing it while sailing by the wreck !!

 

[jnicholes]

Right you are. However, the color is off. Keep in mind, this picture was on a reel from 1969. From my understanding, the Arthur M Anderson went through some renovations.

 

[jnicholes]

Sorry, I thought the picture you posted was of the Anderson, not the Fitzgerald. My mistake.

Anyway, I’m reviewing another reel as we speak, and I think the Edmund Fitzgerald does make a cameo. I’m still analyzing it.

 

[jnicholes]

This is on a different reel. I’m not certain, but I think this is the Edmund Fitzgerald. The color of the smokestack and the stern is a match.

 

[Digger RJ]

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So, some backstory. My grandfather has a lot of 8 mm reels. He recorded every reel we have, except for two. They are all home movies, except for two.

I was going through the reels on the old 8mm player, when I made a discovery.

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When I saw this picture, I thought to myself, “Is that the Edmund Fitzgerald?“

On closer inspection, I discovered I was wrong.

View attachment 2071931

It is footage of the Arthur M Anderson.

Fun fact, the Arthur M Anderson was the last ship to be in contact with the Edmund Fitzgerald before it sank. It was also the first ship to go and look for the Edmund Fitzgerald after its disappearance, according to Wikipedia.

This footage, however, was labeled on the reel case as 1969. It pre-dates when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank.

I thought it was very interesting, and I wanted to share it.

Let me know what you think.

Regards,

Jared

Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Coinstar magnet]

View attachment 2071929

So, some backstory. My grandfather has a lot of 8 mm reels. He recorded every reel we have, except for two. They are all home movies, except for two.

I was going through the reels on the old 8mm player, when I made a discovery.

View attachment 2071930

When I saw this picture, I thought to myself, “Is that the Edmund Fitzgerald?“

On closer inspection, I discovered I was wrong.

View attachment 2071931

It is footage of the Arthur M Anderson.

Fun fact, the Arthur M Anderson was the last ship to be in contact with the Edmund Fitzgerald before it sank. It was also the first ship to go and look for the Edmund Fitzgerald after its disappearance, according to Wikipedia.

This footage, however, was labeled on the reel case as 1969. It pre-dates when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank.

I thought it was very interesting, and I wanted to share it.

Let me know what you think.

Regards,

Jared

That is a great find...a tenant in my previous building went book shopping and picked up an old book written by a Japanese professor from Hiroshima or Nagasaki...I can't remember...when the tenant got home he noticed an inscription on the inside dated the day before the bomb was dropped...he had sent the book to a friend in the United States...your story reminded me alittle of the found book...