Matthias Ojala film collection

 Collection
Identifier: GLMS-0135

Collection Organization

The collection consists of a set of seventen films taken engineer Matt Ojala during his time sailing on the Great Lakes in the 1950s and 1960s. He carried an 8mm motion picture camera on many of his trips, documenting many of the other vessels that passed by. Some of the vessels include AQUARAMA, SOUTH AMERICAN, and UNITED STATES GYPSUM. Ojala spent a notable portion of his career on the latter. Also included in the collection are a Bell & Howell Autoload film projector and a Sears Du-All Motorized [Film] Editor/Viewer.

Welland Canal and Mackinac Bridge construction progress, circa 1955-1957

 Item – Box 1, Item: 1
Dates
Creation: circa 1955-1957

"Winter run" - footage of the Toledo-Detroit coal run, circa 1950s-1960s

 Item – Box 1, Item: 2
Dates
Creation: circa 1950s-1960s

"Matt Ojala in ER [Engine Room] of Steam Boat (probably the UNITED STATES GYPSUM)", undated

 Item – Box 1, Item: 3
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Creation: undated

"Detroit River Sunk Ship, Mackinac Bridge", undated

 Item – Box 1, Item: 4
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Creation: undated

"River Explosion", undated

 Item – Box 1, Item: 5
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Creation: undated

"Cliffs Boats Loading Coal [from] Train Cars", undated

 Item – Box 1, Item: 6
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Creation: undated

"AmShip Chicago", 1978

 Item – Box 1, Item: 7
Dates
Creation: 1978

"Drydocking", 1978

 Item – Box 1, Item: 8
Dates
Creation: 1978

"Marine Ball - Brief glimpse of Matt Ojala", undated

 Item – Box 1, Item: 9
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Creation: undated

Eight unidentified 8mm films, undated

 Item – Box 1, Item: 10-17
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Creation: undated

Howell Autoload film projector, undated

 Item – Item 18
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Creation: undated

Sears Du-All Motorized [Film] Editor/Viewer, undated

 Item – Item 19
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Creation: undated