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[Home Movies of Procession to Stockton (CA) Buddhist Church; Public Swimming Pool; San Francisco Bay and more / circa 1926 – 1927]
Maker
Sasaki, Sensho
Dateca. 1926-1927
Mediumacetate
DimensionsL: 400 ft, Film Format: 16.00 mm, Diam: 7 in
ClassificationsMoving Images
Credit LineGift of the Sasaki Family
Object number96.150.11
DescriptionBlack and white footage shot by Reverend Sensho Sasaki, circa 1926 to 1927. Footage includes a Buddhist Chigo procession and gatherings at the Stockton Buddhist Temple; time spent in the San Francisco bay and wetlands; leisure activities (swimming, tennis, golf, outdoor excursions); organized athletic events (baseball); and the Stockton Young Men’s Buddhist Association (YMBA).
Timecode list:
0:30 -- Dim title card “Los Angeles 1926” briefly flashes on screen, switches to “Stockton 1927”
0:45 -- Buddhist Chigo procession walking down a street with an automobile; many children in Buddhist dress participating
2:36 -- Exterior of Stockton Buddhist Temple on 148 West Washington Street where people are gathering
2:48 -- Adults and children in both Western and Buddhist dress assembling for a large group photo outside Stockton Buddhist Temple
4:06 -- A woman and two children (one on a bicycle) outside Stockton Buddhist Temple
4:35 -- Group diving and swimming in a large pool or canal
5:54 -- Group eating sukiyaki over open fire, swimming in and relaxing by a river
6:31 -- [University?] Co-ed group of young adults, mostly white; two white girls come down stairs and briefly interact with cameraman
7:47 -- Two people play tennis on a court, empty train cars behind
8:32 -- San Francisco (Ocean Beach, Cliff House visible in background; Ferry Building); riding a Southern Pacific Lines ferry in the bay
10:17 -- Rowing in the wetlands of the San Francisco Bay Area
10:33 -- Group of men and boys in a forest in the winter snow; they build a snowman called Albert Fujita
11:31 -- Youth baseball teams practicing together
11:34 -- Black and white passengers boarding a train
11:47 -- A man golfing
12:17 -- [A family in formal attire touring]
13:44 -- Large group of men and women posed and gathered together outside Stockton Buddhist Temple
14:41 -- The Stockton baseball team members in uniform
15:10 -- Groups of women, children, and men gathered outside in the Stockton Buddhist Temple playground yard
16:56 -- Ferry sailing in the bay
17:08 -- The Stockton YMBA (Young Men’s Buddhist Association) with luggage and packages; one member carries a “Stockton YMBA” pennant
17:43 -- “The End” title card and film runs out
Black and white home movie footage filmed by Reverend Sensho Sasaki of everyday life in Stockton, California, 1927.
0-64 ft. : Buddhist Chigo procession down street. Automobiles, scene shot from second story.
64-100 ft. : Children posing for panoramic still.
100-104 ft. : Young woman walking down stairs.
104-110 ft. : Mother and sons, sons in beanies riding bicycles.
110-140 ft. : Swimming in pool.
140-162 ft. : River outing, swimming, boys eating sukiyaki, cooked outdoors.
162-195 ft. : University?
195-210 ft. : Tennis, seals.
210-260 ft. : San Francisco bay, ferry, people on ferry and bridge.
260-295 ft. : Rowing, playing in the snow, snowmen, very short baseball shot.
295-309 ft. : Playing golf.
309-323 ft. : Family in formal attire, touring.
323-340 ft. : Close-up pan of young girls. Girls waving goodbye as man takes off in automobile and heads down street.
340-360 ft. : People in front of temple.
360-372 ft. : Stockton baseball team.
372-415 ft. : Various shots of people at temple, all ages.
415-433 ft. : Ferry boat.;1 film reel (400 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. original reversal pos. , Title supplied by cataloger.
Timecode list:
0:30 -- Dim title card “Los Angeles 1926” briefly flashes on screen, switches to “Stockton 1927”
0:45 -- Buddhist Chigo procession walking down a street with an automobile; many children in Buddhist dress participating
2:36 -- Exterior of Stockton Buddhist Temple on 148 West Washington Street where people are gathering
2:48 -- Adults and children in both Western and Buddhist dress assembling for a large group photo outside Stockton Buddhist Temple
4:06 -- A woman and two children (one on a bicycle) outside Stockton Buddhist Temple
4:35 -- Group diving and swimming in a large pool or canal
5:54 -- Group eating sukiyaki over open fire, swimming in and relaxing by a river
6:31 -- [University?] Co-ed group of young adults, mostly white; two white girls come down stairs and briefly interact with cameraman
7:47 -- Two people play tennis on a court, empty train cars behind
8:32 -- San Francisco (Ocean Beach, Cliff House visible in background; Ferry Building); riding a Southern Pacific Lines ferry in the bay
10:17 -- Rowing in the wetlands of the San Francisco Bay Area
10:33 -- Group of men and boys in a forest in the winter snow; they build a snowman called Albert Fujita
11:31 -- Youth baseball teams practicing together
11:34 -- Black and white passengers boarding a train
11:47 -- A man golfing
12:17 -- [A family in formal attire touring]
13:44 -- Large group of men and women posed and gathered together outside Stockton Buddhist Temple
14:41 -- The Stockton baseball team members in uniform
15:10 -- Groups of women, children, and men gathered outside in the Stockton Buddhist Temple playground yard
16:56 -- Ferry sailing in the bay
17:08 -- The Stockton YMBA (Young Men’s Buddhist Association) with luggage and packages; one member carries a “Stockton YMBA” pennant
17:43 -- “The End” title card and film runs out
Black and white home movie footage filmed by Reverend Sensho Sasaki of everyday life in Stockton, California, 1927.
0-64 ft. : Buddhist Chigo procession down street. Automobiles, scene shot from second story.
64-100 ft. : Children posing for panoramic still.
100-104 ft. : Young woman walking down stairs.
104-110 ft. : Mother and sons, sons in beanies riding bicycles.
110-140 ft. : Swimming in pool.
140-162 ft. : River outing, swimming, boys eating sukiyaki, cooked outdoors.
162-195 ft. : University?
195-210 ft. : Tennis, seals.
210-260 ft. : San Francisco bay, ferry, people on ferry and bridge.
260-295 ft. : Rowing, playing in the snow, snowmen, very short baseball shot.
295-309 ft. : Playing golf.
309-323 ft. : Family in formal attire, touring.
323-340 ft. : Close-up pan of young girls. Girls waving goodbye as man takes off in automobile and heads down street.
340-360 ft. : People in front of temple.
360-372 ft. : Stockton baseball team.
372-415 ft. : Various shots of people at temple, all ages.
415-433 ft. : Ferry boat.;1 film reel (400 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. original reversal pos. , Title supplied by cataloger.
Yoritsune, Henry
1930-1956