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Alta Scholl Hammel
and
John William Myers Jr.

Wedding Day Motion Picture
19 July 1935
New Orleans, LA

Scenes
(times are for full speed)

  1. 0:00 - Leaving the Hammel residence at 1424 St. Peter Street
    • 0:00 - Bride's aunt Pearl Mary (Scholl) Stoll
    • 0:02 - Bride's mother Daisy Magdalena (Scholl) Hammel
    • 0:06 - Bridesmaid Emily Gerde
    • 0:08 - Maid of Honor Ethel Katherine Avrill
    • 0:10 - Bride's Matron of Honor cousin Dorothy Elaine (Schober) Orth
    • 0:14 - Bride Alta Scholl Hammel
    • 0:18 - Bride's father John Henry Hammel Sr.
  2. 0:21 - Arriving at Zion Lutheran Church on St. Charles Avenue
    • 0:21 - Alta Scholl Hammel and John Henry Hammel Sr.
    • 0:23 - Emily Gerde and Dorothy Elaine (Schober) Orth
    • 0:29 - Ethel Katherine Avrill
    • 0:32 - Alta Scholl Hammel
    • 0:37 - John Henry Hammel Sr.
  3. 0:43 - Leaving the church following the marriage ceremony
    • 0:43 - Bride Alta (Hammel) Myers & Groom John William Myers Jr.
    • 0:51 - Dorothy Elaine (Schober) Orth
    • 0:52 - Ethel Katherine Avrill and Best Man and groom's cousin Rudolph Robinson
    • 0:56 - Emily Gerde and Groomsman and bride's brother John Henry Hammel Jr.
    • 0:58 - Ushers bride's uncle Rene Charles Duffourc and cousin Emerson A. Schober
    • 1:00 - Wedding Guests
    • 1:04 - Groom's father John William Myers Sr. and his cousin Lucy C. (Hess) Holmes
    • 1:05 - Groom's parents Etta Clara (Hoyt) Myers & John William Myers Sr.

Play Movie at Full Speed (86 MB) - 1:08

Play Movie at Half Speed (170 MB) - 2:15

Film transfers by Randy Wheeler - Baton Rouge Film, Videotape & Audio Transfer Services

Wedding Newspaper Article

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