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[Home Movies of Fair; Farm; Fishing; Wedding and More / circa 1941 - 1942]
Maker
Sagara, Tomojiro
Datecirca 1941-1942
Mediumacetate
DimensionsFilm Format: 8.00 mm
ClassificationsMoving Images
Credit LineGift of the Family of Tomojiro Sagara
Object number2001.32.9
DescriptionBlack and white home movie footage of the Sacramento area, filmed by Tomojiro Sagara circa 1941-1942. Footage includes exteriors and amusements at the California State Fair, children and adults displaying cars and playing outside the Sierra Mill and Lumber Company, views around a family farm, fishing in the Montezuma Slough (a backwater of Suisun Bay, interior to San Francisco Bay), a beach picnic, and a wedding party.
0:30 -- Young boy in a hat stands in front of a carousel at a fair
0:52 -- Crowds standing outside [unreadable] exhibit hall and Agriculture hall at California State Fair (Sacramento); panning shots of crowds and JA boy in hat
1:37 -- Boy in hat in front of carnival rides
2:02 -- Harness racing; crowds walking around the fair
2:26 -- Boy on scooter, children getting in cars and playing on sidewalk, multiple people testing out bicycles, children posing for the camera
3:39 -- Men posing with a car and test driving outside of the office of Sierra Mill & Lumber Co.; some closeups of various drivers
5:18 -- Exterior of a farm; horse and person walking away from camera; horse eating in multiple locations
5:52 -- Girl placing flowers at grave (next grave over reads Mume Mitsui, 1898-1940); children and two adults posing in cemetery
6:20 -- Man and boy riding bicycles towards camera; boy slowly walking bicycle around; Sierra Mill & Lumber Company sign
7:14 -- Five children walking around orchard and farm holding hands; teenagers hiding from camera operator; views of farm animals and children playing
9:22 -- Boy with a toy rifle; various family members at the farm
9:47 -- Children playing catch with a baseball
10:43 -- Boy in aviator hat and goggles in a small motorboat, displaying fish; boy piloting boat with two adults; Mein’s Landing sign and views of dock; views of adults fishing and other boats and catching fish
13:58 -- Picnic showing whole group and individuals eating; dog performing tricks; eating chicken wings
15:46 -- Playing catch with a baseball on the beach, footage is very grainy.
16:05 -- Bride and groom exiting a church and standing with wedding party (Caucasian maid of honor); posing for photos; guests making faces at camera operator; bride and groom enter a house
18:14 -- film ends
1 film reel : si., b&w ; 8 mm. original reversal pos. , Title provided by cataloger. , Enclosed in 5.25 in. diameter silver reel and tin. Reel is full. , Original label on reel tin: Fishing H..... at home all there, farm, mix;Black and white super 8 home movie footage of World or State Fair, Sagara family at home and on farm, fishing at a bay, and a wedding, Michigan, ca. 1940s. Includes children playing; men with cars; at graveside viewing tombstones; adults and children in boat, holding fish and view of docks; wedding with women in 1940s dresses, bride and groom and European American maid-of-honor.
0:30 -- Young boy in a hat stands in front of a carousel at a fair
0:52 -- Crowds standing outside [unreadable] exhibit hall and Agriculture hall at California State Fair (Sacramento); panning shots of crowds and JA boy in hat
1:37 -- Boy in hat in front of carnival rides
2:02 -- Harness racing; crowds walking around the fair
2:26 -- Boy on scooter, children getting in cars and playing on sidewalk, multiple people testing out bicycles, children posing for the camera
3:39 -- Men posing with a car and test driving outside of the office of Sierra Mill & Lumber Co.; some closeups of various drivers
5:18 -- Exterior of a farm; horse and person walking away from camera; horse eating in multiple locations
5:52 -- Girl placing flowers at grave (next grave over reads Mume Mitsui, 1898-1940); children and two adults posing in cemetery
6:20 -- Man and boy riding bicycles towards camera; boy slowly walking bicycle around; Sierra Mill & Lumber Company sign
7:14 -- Five children walking around orchard and farm holding hands; teenagers hiding from camera operator; views of farm animals and children playing
9:22 -- Boy with a toy rifle; various family members at the farm
9:47 -- Children playing catch with a baseball
10:43 -- Boy in aviator hat and goggles in a small motorboat, displaying fish; boy piloting boat with two adults; Mein’s Landing sign and views of dock; views of adults fishing and other boats and catching fish
13:58 -- Picnic showing whole group and individuals eating; dog performing tricks; eating chicken wings
15:46 -- Playing catch with a baseball on the beach, footage is very grainy.
16:05 -- Bride and groom exiting a church and standing with wedding party (Caucasian maid of honor); posing for photos; guests making faces at camera operator; bride and groom enter a house
18:14 -- film ends
1 film reel : si., b&w ; 8 mm. original reversal pos. , Title provided by cataloger. , Enclosed in 5.25 in. diameter silver reel and tin. Reel is full. , Original label on reel tin: Fishing H..... at home all there, farm, mix;Black and white super 8 home movie footage of World or State Fair, Sagara family at home and on farm, fishing at a bay, and a wedding, Michigan, ca. 1940s. Includes children playing; men with cars; at graveside viewing tombstones; adults and children in boat, holding fish and view of docks; wedding with women in 1940s dresses, bride and groom and European American maid-of-honor.
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