Hoffmann’s Alaska Venture: 1930 #5

This 1930 silent home movie, Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1930 Alaska Trip 5, from the Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Collection, marks the fifth chapter of the Philadelphia hosiery tycoon’s Alaskan journey. After retiring at 50 from Lucille Hosiery, Hoffmann toured all 50 states, filming with a dashboard-mounted camera. This black-and-white 16mm reel likely showcases Alaska’s untamed beauty—sweeping glaciers, coastal fjords, or frontier outposts like Ketchikan—capturing his adventurous flair. Screened for groups like the horticultural society with his signature humorous narration, it persists beyond his 1966 car-accident death, a vivid 1930s travel memoir.