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[Scouts Leaving the National Boy Scout Jamboree at Irvine Ranch, CA; Japanese and Japanese American Scouts Sightseeing Together and more / 1953]
Maker
Tanaka, Yasuo
Date1953
Mediumacetate
DimensionsFilm Format: 16.00 mm, L: 200 ft
ClassificationsMoving Images
Credit LineIn Memory of Chikashi & Asa Tanaka and Yasuo "Clifford" & Yuri Tanaka
Object number2007.61.7
DescriptionColor home movie footage, filmed by the Tanaka family in 1953. The first portion shows Japanese Boy Scout Troop 34 during the teardown of the 4th National Boy Scout Jamboree in Irvine, CA, before they head to Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. The second half is filmed at other locations across the broader Los Angeles area — including Forest Lawn, Bob’s Big Boy, and the Huntington Gardens — where Japanese Boy Scout Troops 34 and 41 went to sightsee. Social outings to a residence and swimming pool are also shown.
Timecode list:
0:30 -- Boy Scouts breaking camp and packing up at 4th National Boy Scout Jamboree at Irvine Ranch in Irvine, CA; shots include fleet of buses and scouts disassembling tents
0:54 -- Japanese Boy Scout Troop 34 cleaning up and loading onto bus to leave campsite
1:48 -- Japanese Boy Scout Troop 34 members disembarking and assembling in Little Tokyo (“Lil Tokyo Appliances” storefront visible); congregating in front of Koyasan Buddhist Temple
2:46 -- Two Boy Scouts carrying a box walk up to a house; panning shots of the house’s exterior
3:15 -- Inside the living room, three people (man in suit, Boy Scout, man in print button-down) sitting on a couch drinking beverages (possibly root beer?); other Boy Scouts eating snacks
3:55 -- Boy Scout troop member (leader?) sitting at a table, writing in Japanese on vertical lined paper
4:17 -- Interior shot of of the home; the two men on the couch are looking at papers and newspapers
4:43 -- Boy Scout Troop 41 congregating outside of the Pasadena Japanese Community Center; potentially, a few members from another troop ( Troop 10? 60?) may be present as well
5:00 -- Boy Scout troop and adults assembled for a group photo and a Troop 41 leader checking a camera (possibly 8mm movie camera?)
5:34 -- Setting changes to Pasadena Buddhist Church building; Boy Scouts marching past camera
5:40 -- Woman in sunglasses driving a mint-colored sedan (unsure what make/model - license plate #1S30541) with several Boy Scout passengers
5:48 -- Forest Lawn Mortuary building and The Builder’s Creed marble plaque at Forest Lawn Memorial Terrace
5:56 -- “For of Such is the Kingdom of Heaven” statue by Vincenzo Jerace
6:02 -- Shots of the Forest Lawn Mausoleum
6:17 -- Shots of Forest Lawn Museum, including footage of Boy Scouts and visitors walking toward the museum entrance and looking at statue outside the museum
6:42 -- Bob’s Big Boy (location unknown) car hop service
7:09 -- Various shots of the Huntington Gardens grounds and Huntington Library in San Marino as the group walks through
7:36 -- Huntington Art Gallery building exterior and patio
7:47 -- Group in the Japanese Garden (possibly the Japanese House?)
7:57 -- At the Pasadena Boys Club, a tall Black youth looks at a brochure with a member of Troop 34 and various shots of boys of all ages playing in a swimming pool
8:42 -- White man in a white suit presenting badges and envelopes to members from Troop 379 and Troop 34
8:53-9:37 -- End of film
1 film reel : si., col. ; 16 mm. original reversal pos. , Title supplied by cataloger.;Color home movie footage of the Japanese Boy Scout Troop 34 departing 4th World Boy Scout Jamboree in Irvine Ranch in Irvine, California, arriving in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles and visiting various areas of Southern California with members of Pasadena First Presbyterian Church Boy Scout Troop 41 in 1953. Includes parked buses, and the breakdown of, departure from and clean up of campsite by Japanese troop (11:17); troop's arrival in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles and in front of a Buddhist temple, possibly Koyasan (12:34); two boy scouts delivering a box to residence where troop eats and drinks (13:32); boy writing letters in Japanese in same residence (14:41); troop leader reading newspapers (14:04); group portrait with Pasadena Troop 41 in front of the Pasadena Japanese Community Center (15:29); visiting the Pasadena Buddhist Church (16:19); visit to the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale (16:33); stopping at Bob's Big Boy drive-in with car hop service (17:28); Huntington Library and Museum (17:39); swimming and playing pool at Boys Club (18:43); Troop 379 and Troop 34 receive patches for completed activities (19:28)
2007.61.5,.6,.7,.9,.10 of Tanaka Collection and "Nisie-Ondo: Fireworks, Beach" (mispelling on "Nisei" on label) in MINI DV and Beta on shelf: 18 SH D2. Also labeled as BC.48-51.
Timecode list:
0:30 -- Boy Scouts breaking camp and packing up at 4th National Boy Scout Jamboree at Irvine Ranch in Irvine, CA; shots include fleet of buses and scouts disassembling tents
0:54 -- Japanese Boy Scout Troop 34 cleaning up and loading onto bus to leave campsite
1:48 -- Japanese Boy Scout Troop 34 members disembarking and assembling in Little Tokyo (“Lil Tokyo Appliances” storefront visible); congregating in front of Koyasan Buddhist Temple
2:46 -- Two Boy Scouts carrying a box walk up to a house; panning shots of the house’s exterior
3:15 -- Inside the living room, three people (man in suit, Boy Scout, man in print button-down) sitting on a couch drinking beverages (possibly root beer?); other Boy Scouts eating snacks
3:55 -- Boy Scout troop member (leader?) sitting at a table, writing in Japanese on vertical lined paper
4:17 -- Interior shot of of the home; the two men on the couch are looking at papers and newspapers
4:43 -- Boy Scout Troop 41 congregating outside of the Pasadena Japanese Community Center; potentially, a few members from another troop ( Troop 10? 60?) may be present as well
5:00 -- Boy Scout troop and adults assembled for a group photo and a Troop 41 leader checking a camera (possibly 8mm movie camera?)
5:34 -- Setting changes to Pasadena Buddhist Church building; Boy Scouts marching past camera
5:40 -- Woman in sunglasses driving a mint-colored sedan (unsure what make/model - license plate #1S30541) with several Boy Scout passengers
5:48 -- Forest Lawn Mortuary building and The Builder’s Creed marble plaque at Forest Lawn Memorial Terrace
5:56 -- “For of Such is the Kingdom of Heaven” statue by Vincenzo Jerace
6:02 -- Shots of the Forest Lawn Mausoleum
6:17 -- Shots of Forest Lawn Museum, including footage of Boy Scouts and visitors walking toward the museum entrance and looking at statue outside the museum
6:42 -- Bob’s Big Boy (location unknown) car hop service
7:09 -- Various shots of the Huntington Gardens grounds and Huntington Library in San Marino as the group walks through
7:36 -- Huntington Art Gallery building exterior and patio
7:47 -- Group in the Japanese Garden (possibly the Japanese House?)
7:57 -- At the Pasadena Boys Club, a tall Black youth looks at a brochure with a member of Troop 34 and various shots of boys of all ages playing in a swimming pool
8:42 -- White man in a white suit presenting badges and envelopes to members from Troop 379 and Troop 34
8:53-9:37 -- End of film
1 film reel : si., col. ; 16 mm. original reversal pos. , Title supplied by cataloger.;Color home movie footage of the Japanese Boy Scout Troop 34 departing 4th World Boy Scout Jamboree in Irvine Ranch in Irvine, California, arriving in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles and visiting various areas of Southern California with members of Pasadena First Presbyterian Church Boy Scout Troop 41 in 1953. Includes parked buses, and the breakdown of, departure from and clean up of campsite by Japanese troop (11:17); troop's arrival in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles and in front of a Buddhist temple, possibly Koyasan (12:34); two boy scouts delivering a box to residence where troop eats and drinks (13:32); boy writing letters in Japanese in same residence (14:41); troop leader reading newspapers (14:04); group portrait with Pasadena Troop 41 in front of the Pasadena Japanese Community Center (15:29); visiting the Pasadena Buddhist Church (16:19); visit to the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale (16:33); stopping at Bob's Big Boy drive-in with car hop service (17:28); Huntington Library and Museum (17:39); swimming and playing pool at Boys Club (18:43); Troop 379 and Troop 34 receive patches for completed activities (19:28)
2007.61.5,.6,.7,.9,.10 of Tanaka Collection and "Nisie-Ondo: Fireworks, Beach" (mispelling on "Nisei" on label) in MINI DV and Beta on shelf: 18 SH D2. Also labeled as BC.48-51.
Toyo Miyatake Studio
1967
Toyo Miyatake Studio
1951
Sagara, Tomojiro
ca. 1955
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