Cooperstown/Lake Otsego, 1920s

From my grandparents' home movies. Cooperstown and Lake Otsego views, party at the Cooperstown Country Club w/ tennis, badminton and croquet, old cars, 4:07 The Otesaga Hotel, a biplane seaplane takes off and lands, tour of lake from speedboat with Kingfisher Tower...

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Travel & Events

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• cooperstown
• ny
• lake
• otsego
• 1920s
• country
• club
• tennis
• old
• cars
• kingfisher
• tower
• speedboat

[lipwak]

So, do you think all the footage of people standing around and playing tennis is at Lakelands or could it be the CCC? Did both have tennis courts?

As for more video, I do have more but my mom wants to keep scenes of her family out of what I put on YouTube. She would be happy to give it to the NYS Historical Society though.

[ManilaSyndicate]

lipwak: That's understandable, but if you could upload all of the vintage videos that you have, do so, especially the ones with people in them. As modern technology has enabled us to have the privilege of having access to things one wouldn't have been able to come across before, these historical moments deserve to be viewed and appreciated.

[lipwak]

Hi,

Thanks for the kind words. I am very happy that they have been so well received! I think I have uploaded about all that I can. The rest are personal scenes. I have given the source tapes to the NYSHA so they will hopefully share more of them in the best way possible.

Cheers,

John L

[lipwak]

I do have more and want the NYS Historical Society to have it. I have tried to contact them.

AFAIK, they are not skeet shooting but shooting bricks! Mystified me but that's what my mom says they did! lol Shooting them out of the building? Wish I could ask them.

(And doesn't the shooting take place on a hillside whereas Lakelands would be by the lake, no?)

[lipwak]

Hmm, I wonder if all the outside party scenes, tennis, etc are Lakelands rather than the CCC? Is there some CCC in there? My mom, daughter of the people who shot it (both Grandpa and Grandma used the camera), thought it was the CCC.

Thanks.

John L, who's only been to Cooperstown once or twice, many years ago.

[poisonalice]

Wow, this is awesome! Thank you for sharing these with everyone!

[mohawkgiants]

Hell to the maker of this video. I work the grounds of the Otsego Golf Course and am wondering if you have any vintage history video of the course and or where I may obtain history video of the course. It use to be called Ryersons.

[lipwak]

Good question. I don't know. Sometimes Grandpa shot it, sometimes Grandma, since Grandpa is in the shot or vice versa. I'm glad they shared and am impressed at the good camerawork throughout!

[wilber53]

Interesting! In the last piece of the film I could spot my old house that I grew up in.

[gregwddriver]

Monster Pierce Arrow at :45.

[Shadowsniper689]

Ah, Kingfisher Tower. Too bad it's never really used for anything. It'd be a heck of a house to live in, even if it is tiny... I'm gonna ask my grandparents if they have any old footage of Coops. We have a lake house there, and have plenty of current footage of the family and such. Would have to get it off the tape, though.

[ManilaSyndicate]

Remarkable video lipwak, it's a history book come to life.

[nameburns]

The Narramattah is one of the twin boats that are still on the Lake, one is docked at the Busch docks at 3Mile Point, the other is at Sam Smith's (the only) marina for Jane's use. They're beautiful, modest-sized, gracious craft. Lipwak...contact me at

hotmail re help w/ the NYSHA in Cooperstown and your upcoming trip. Thanks again for

the video!

nameburns