[Home Movies of the Terminal Island Fishing Industry / circa 1940 - 1942]

Dateca. 1940-1942

DimensionsL: 392 ft

ClassificationsMoving Images

Credit LineGift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki

Object number2002.1.1

DescriptionColor home movie footage on a fishing boat taken by Ben Fukuzaki at Terminal Island and Treasure Island, California, circa 1940 to 1942. The film includes sequences of the Japanese American fishing crew onshore at Treasure Island, in Fish Harbor at Terminal Island, taking headings with a sextant, a pod of dolphins swimming, fishermen rowing boats and pulling in tuna. Overhead shots from the crow’s nest, as well as views from the shore are included as well.

00:33- Sign, “Seining for Tuna”
00:44- Sign, “Fish Harbor” and “Sea Pirate” ship
02:22- Taking headings with a sextant
02:59- Pod of dolphins swimming (guessing based on original description)
03:26- Shot of ocean, view from the ship
03:31- Overhead view of the ship’s bow and the ocean
03:42- Shot of the crow’s nest
03:54- Releasing nets into the ocean
04:12- Men pulling in nets
04:37- Pan of “Sunrise” ship
05:06- Men rowing small boat to “Sunrise” ship
05:57- Shot of two ships nearby
06:17- Ships connected by rope and nets
07:49- Shot of fishermen from shore watching their three ships in the distance
07:55- Shaded structure
08:21- fish skins being dried (?)
08:52- Two fishermen rowing in a boat with caught tuna
09:54- Sunset
10:05- Fishermen helping each other bathe, laughing and playing around
10:20- Fishermen getting hosed down
10:57- Pan of ships in the harbor (?)
11:52- Taking headings with a sextant
12:18- Small boat moving towards ship
12:38- Pulling in net with tuna
12:56- View of the “Yankee Clipper” ship
13:37- View of stern of the boat from ship’s bow
14:02- Releasing net into the ocean
14:27- Closeup of net rope unwinding
14:35- Fishermen organizing nets
15:30- Removing tuna from nets
16:02- Shot of caught tuna
16:11- Fishermen pulling nets together
16:30- Caught tuna pulled onto ship

Color home movie footage taken by Terminal Islander Ben Fukuzaki on fishing boat at Terminal Island and Treasure Island, California, circa 1940-1942. The edited film includes sequences of the Japanese American fishing crew onshore at Treasure Island, in Fish Harbor at Terminal Island, repairing nets, taking headings with a sextant, seining for tuna, etc. There are also some unusual shots of dolphins in the water, viewed from the masthead or crow's nest, and of the fishing nets being fed out from aboard the boat.;1 film reel (392 ft.) : si., col. ; 16 mm. original reversal pos. , Title supplied by cataloger.