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[Home Movies of Girls at Playground; Family at Park and more / circa 1935 - 1939]
Maker
Hashizume, Naokichi
Date1935-1939
DimensionsFilm Format: 16.00 mm, L: 25 ft, Diam: 3 in
ClassificationsMoving Images
Credit LineGift of the Hashizume, Uemura and Ouchi Families
Atomettes film: Gift of Susan Uemura
Object number92.18.6
DescriptionBlack and white home movie footage filmed by Naokichi Hashizume, circa 1935-1939. Footage is of the Hashizume family at a park and playground, and picnicking. Family members include Naokichi Hashizume and his wife Kikuko, and their daughters Kimie and Teruko.
:30 – Little girl sits at the bottom of a slide and footage reverses to make her appear to rise up the slide on her own.
:39 – Little girl plays with tricycle and wooden chair in front yard.
:56 – Two little girls walk through park wearing matching sweaters and skirts. Parents help the girls drink from a water fountain.
1:19 – Views of park visitors strolling by lake; some boats visible.
1:27 – Little girls push each other on a swing at a playground. Mother supervises. Girls go down the slide.
2:08 – Wider view of the playground with multiple parents assisting children.
2:13 – Picnic on a blanket. Mother unwraps food.
2:20 – Film ends.
circa 1990s description:
b&w, silent original film negative. Scenes of people eating, typical Japanese American picnic. This is a negative of printed stock in collection.
:30 – Little girl sits at the bottom of a slide and footage reverses to make her appear to rise up the slide on her own.
:39 – Little girl plays with tricycle and wooden chair in front yard.
:56 – Two little girls walk through park wearing matching sweaters and skirts. Parents help the girls drink from a water fountain.
1:19 – Views of park visitors strolling by lake; some boats visible.
1:27 – Little girls push each other on a swing at a playground. Mother supervises. Girls go down the slide.
2:08 – Wider view of the playground with multiple parents assisting children.
2:13 – Picnic on a blanket. Mother unwraps food.
2:20 – Film ends.
circa 1990s description:
b&w, silent original film negative. Scenes of people eating, typical Japanese American picnic. This is a negative of printed stock in collection.
Hashizume, Naokichi
1935-1936
Hashizume, Naokichi
1936-1939
Watanabe, Gunji
ca. 1936-1937
Mitsuoka, Norio
ca. 1947-1948
Uemura, Susan Hashizume
1953-1954