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[Home Movies of Families at Beach; Waterfalls in Oregon; Japanese Swim Team at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and more / circa 1931 – 1932]
Maker
Sasaki, Sensho
Dateca. 1931-1932
Mediumacetate
DimensionsFilm Format: 16.00 mm, L: 380 ft, Diam: 7 in
ClassificationsMoving Images
Credit LineGift of the Sasaki Family
Object number96.150.14
DescriptionBlack and white home movie footage of Oregon, Washington, and California filmed by Reverend Sensho Sasaki, circa 1931 to 1932. Footage includes the Sasaki family touring Wahkeena Falls, Oregon and Washington state, and the Japanese swim team at the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California. Includes closeups of family at the beach, vintage cars and clothing, swimming races and a water polo game, and views of streets in Los Angeles.
Timecode list:
0:30 -- Group of men, women, and children of all ages relaxing and playing on the beach. Young men wrestle in the sand.
1:14 -- Boys bury each other in the sand.
1:39 -- People playing and swimming in the water (river?)
2:27 -- Panning shot of the beach from a pier, buildings in the background and additional pier
2:56 -- Small amusement park train along the sand, “Chutes Train”
3:32 -- Family on the beach; including toddlers and babies
4:09 -- View from an automobile scenic overlook
5:04 -- Cars driving through a parking lot in the forest
5:15 -- Wahkeena Falls sign; man, woman, and child posing with sign
5:23 -- Picnic spot at the foot of waterfalls; shots of waterfalls
6:41 -- Waterfall; group
7:03 -- Visitors on bridge over waterfall; man poses in front of waterfall
7:27 -- Car pulling up on rural street
7:50 -- More cars pulling up on same street, passing by camera operator
7:58 -- Cars pass by road signs “Crone Storage Co Ltd” “Pacific Van Lines” “Plantation”
8:07 -- Visitors tossing snacks to a bear; bears in cages
8:19 -- People walk along a busy sidewalk; family waves to camera
8:48 – “Los Angeles Swimming Stadium / Department of Playground and Recreation / City of Los Angeles”
9:39 -- Swimming competition
10:12 -- Views of spectators in grandstands
10:31 -- Freestyle and backstroke races
11:38 -- Diving competition, individual and synchronized?
12:18 -- Freestyle and backstroke races (continued)
12:27 -- Members of the Japanese Olympic team (wearing button-up shirts with Japanese flag patches); boarding a Pacific Electric bus
13:20 -- Blimp overhead
13:35 -- Street views; different countries’ flags hung overhead, including Japan
13:52 -- Driving down a street; filmed from inside a moving vehicle
14:12 -- Footage from the ground-level stands in the swimming stadium, men’s freestyle race in the pool; men’s breaststroke
16:11 -- Water polo
16:29 -- Driving along street with cars lined up opposite side of the road
16:33 -- Film ends
Black and white home movie footage by Reverend Sensho Sasaki of family touring Wahkeena Falls, Oregon and Washington state and of a Japanese team at a swim meet held in the Los Angeles Swimming Stadium, California, ca. 1930s. Includes closeups of family at the beach, vintage cars and clothing, closeups of swimteam and views of streets in Los Angeles, such as Exposition Boulevard and Little Tokyo.
0-46 ft. : Picnic at beach (river?), swimming. People being buried in sand. (Great)
46-68 ft. : Amusement park, small train.
68-82 ft. : Back to beach. Close-ups of family, bathing beauties. (Great)
82-183 ft. : Touring Washington, family at waterfalls, rivers, etc. Automobiles, etc. (Great)
183-380 ft. : Los Angeles Swim Stadium at Coliseum. Big swim meet with Japanese team, but not Olympics. Crowd scenes, close-ups of Japanese team, automobiles on Exposition Blvd. Short shot of East First Street and San Pedro(?) in Little Tokyo. (OK);1 film reel (380 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. original reversal pos. , Title supplied by cataloger. , Full reel. , AMPAS#f10575.
Timecode list:
0:30 -- Group of men, women, and children of all ages relaxing and playing on the beach. Young men wrestle in the sand.
1:14 -- Boys bury each other in the sand.
1:39 -- People playing and swimming in the water (river?)
2:27 -- Panning shot of the beach from a pier, buildings in the background and additional pier
2:56 -- Small amusement park train along the sand, “Chutes Train”
3:32 -- Family on the beach; including toddlers and babies
4:09 -- View from an automobile scenic overlook
5:04 -- Cars driving through a parking lot in the forest
5:15 -- Wahkeena Falls sign; man, woman, and child posing with sign
5:23 -- Picnic spot at the foot of waterfalls; shots of waterfalls
6:41 -- Waterfall; group
7:03 -- Visitors on bridge over waterfall; man poses in front of waterfall
7:27 -- Car pulling up on rural street
7:50 -- More cars pulling up on same street, passing by camera operator
7:58 -- Cars pass by road signs “Crone Storage Co Ltd” “Pacific Van Lines” “Plantation”
8:07 -- Visitors tossing snacks to a bear; bears in cages
8:19 -- People walk along a busy sidewalk; family waves to camera
8:48 – “Los Angeles Swimming Stadium / Department of Playground and Recreation / City of Los Angeles”
9:39 -- Swimming competition
10:12 -- Views of spectators in grandstands
10:31 -- Freestyle and backstroke races
11:38 -- Diving competition, individual and synchronized?
12:18 -- Freestyle and backstroke races (continued)
12:27 -- Members of the Japanese Olympic team (wearing button-up shirts with Japanese flag patches); boarding a Pacific Electric bus
13:20 -- Blimp overhead
13:35 -- Street views; different countries’ flags hung overhead, including Japan
13:52 -- Driving down a street; filmed from inside a moving vehicle
14:12 -- Footage from the ground-level stands in the swimming stadium, men’s freestyle race in the pool; men’s breaststroke
16:11 -- Water polo
16:29 -- Driving along street with cars lined up opposite side of the road
16:33 -- Film ends
Black and white home movie footage by Reverend Sensho Sasaki of family touring Wahkeena Falls, Oregon and Washington state and of a Japanese team at a swim meet held in the Los Angeles Swimming Stadium, California, ca. 1930s. Includes closeups of family at the beach, vintage cars and clothing, closeups of swimteam and views of streets in Los Angeles, such as Exposition Boulevard and Little Tokyo.
0-46 ft. : Picnic at beach (river?), swimming. People being buried in sand. (Great)
46-68 ft. : Amusement park, small train.
68-82 ft. : Back to beach. Close-ups of family, bathing beauties. (Great)
82-183 ft. : Touring Washington, family at waterfalls, rivers, etc. Automobiles, etc. (Great)
183-380 ft. : Los Angeles Swim Stadium at Coliseum. Big swim meet with Japanese team, but not Olympics. Crowd scenes, close-ups of Japanese team, automobiles on Exposition Blvd. Short shot of East First Street and San Pedro(?) in Little Tokyo. (OK);1 film reel (380 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. original reversal pos. , Title supplied by cataloger. , Full reel. , AMPAS#f10575.
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