- Collection:
- John Lytjen Home Movies, 1952-1956
- Title:
- Lytjen family home movie, Savannah, Georgia, approximately 1952-1955
- Creator:
- Lytjen, John, 1905-1993
- Publisher:
- John Lytjen papers, MS 2337, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
- Date of Original:
- 1952/1955
- Subject:
- Amateur films--Georgia--Savannah
Commencement ceremonies--Georgia--Savannah
Vocational education--Georgia--Savannah
Neighborhoods--Georgia--Savannah
Families--Georgia--Savannah
Generations--Georgia--Savannah
Families--Recreation--Georgia--Savannah
Swimming--Georgia--Savannah
Ocean--Georgia--Savannah
Parks--Georgia--Savannah
Automobiles--Georgia--Savannah
Indians of North America--Clothing--Georgia--Savannah
Christmas--Georgia--Savannah
Halloween--Georgia--Savannah - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- home movies
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Reel 2 contains images of a graduation, possibly Savannah Vocational School; images of a neighborhood; the family swimming in the ocean; visiting a park; Lytjen family; a blue car, circa 1952; people in Native American headdress; three generations of the family; Christmas morning; and Halloween. Approximately 1952-1955
John Lytjen was a resident of Savannah, Georgia. He graduated from Savannah High School in 1922 and earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida. He later earned a masters degree in education from Mercer University in 1950. He taught at the Richard Arnold Junior High School in Savannah, Georgia during the 1930s and 1940s, and served on the board of education from 1947 to 1949. In 1949, he retired from his appointed post to become director of the Savannah Vocational School and supervisor of industrial arts in the Savannah public schools. Lytjen held both of these positions until his retirement in 1972. Besides his career as an educator, Lytjen was a charter member of the Savannah Danish Society and a member of the German Heritage Society. He also served as a judge on the Board of Labor Relations Review for the Georgia Department of Labor from 1948 to 1966. In addition, he was a longtime volunteer for the American Red Cross, the Tuberculosis Association, the Savannah-Chatham Health Council, United Community Services, the Boy Scouts, the Civil Defenses, and the Ironworkers Local Union No. 709. Lytjen was married to Rachel Keever Lytjen of Savannah and the couple had two sons: John and Dan, and one daughter: Lokey. Lytjen died in 1993 and is buried in Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:g-hi_2337_2337-02
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/lytgen/do-mp4:2337-02
- Extent:
- 1 film : circa 18 minutes
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Historical Society
- Rights:
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