Abstract The D. J. Angus home movies (1932) consist of films taken on a vacation to the desert Southwest. Angus' footage includes scenes of notable parks and landmarks in Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. A native of Wisconsin, Donald James Angus was a self-educated electrical engineer who worked and taught in Indiana and Michigan.

Abstract The Don Patch glass plate negative collection consists of informal photography from the Colorado area, focusing on outdoor recreation of the family (?). Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, Grand Lake, Hot Sulphur Springs, Empire, Idaho Springs, Lamartine, and other areas in the Rocky Mountains.