Generational stories of an American family at the forefront of modern Kansas agriculture, Hawaii’s sugar cane industry, and California’s technology boom.

Category Celeste E. Mangelsdorf

Hawaii 1963 | Molokai Get-away

When the team of the Experimental Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association needed a break, they jumped into a putt-putt out of Honolulu and flew to Mapulehu, Molokai for fishing, BBQ, fresh fruit off the trees, beer, and hanging… Continue Reading →

Hawaii 1952 | Kodak Stereo Viewer

Photos taken around the world, mostly by Albert J. Mangelsdorf, from the 1940’s to 1960’s where taken on film designed for viewing on the stereo viewer. Most of the thousands of slides in the collection show scenes of Oahu and… Continue Reading →

Hawaii 1930s | Old Stereoscope

The oldest of the photos taken by the Mangelsdorfs in Hawaii are in the form of plates to be viewed on a wooden stereoscope as pictured. Sadly the 3D effect created by the two off-set photos and the viewer lenses… Continue Reading →