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[Home Movies of Gila River Naval Model Shop / circa 1943 – 1944]
Maker
Hoyt A. Martin
Date1943-1944
Mediumplastic, cardboard
DimensionsH: 3 in, W: 3 in
ClassificationsMoving Images
Credit LineGift of the Hoyt A. Martin Family
Object number93.177.8
DescriptionBlack and white home movie footage of the Naval Model Shop at the Gila River concentration camp, filmed by Hoyt A. Martin circa 1943-1944. The footage shows a model city diorama with model ships in the “bay”. Most of the footage is panning over the model or looking at it from the top down.
0:31 - “US Navy Model Shop Canal Camp Supt H A Martin” (a phrase at the top left is cut off, but “ - you earn” is visible at the last second)
0:45 - Overhead view of model city diorama from 93.177.7; panning views of the bay with large model ships
1:17 - Another angle of the model city, panning over the bay
1:49 - Another angle of the model city pointed towards one of the bridges, panning over the bay
2:15 - Extreme closeup of model ships, mostly out of focus
2:33 - Top down angle of model city, slow upward pan
2:48 - Film runs out, turns white
1 film reel [formerly 3 Kodak film boxes, see note] with 16mm moving images from Gila River. Information from donor file indicates "3 home movies -- taken by Hoyt A. Martin - manager of the factory". Other notes on the sheet say "Gila River Ship Model building factory, was a Navy program, war defense program".
0:31 - “US Navy Model Shop Canal Camp Supt H A Martin” (a phrase at the top left is cut off, but “ - you earn” is visible at the last second)
0:45 - Overhead view of model city diorama from 93.177.7; panning views of the bay with large model ships
1:17 - Another angle of the model city, panning over the bay
1:49 - Another angle of the model city pointed towards one of the bridges, panning over the bay
2:15 - Extreme closeup of model ships, mostly out of focus
2:33 - Top down angle of model city, slow upward pan
2:48 - Film runs out, turns white
1 film reel [formerly 3 Kodak film boxes, see note] with 16mm moving images from Gila River. Information from donor file indicates "3 home movies -- taken by Hoyt A. Martin - manager of the factory". Other notes on the sheet say "Gila River Ship Model building factory, was a Navy program, war defense program".
Tanaka, Clifford Yasuo
ca. 1948-1955
Fukuzaki, Ben
ca. 1948-1959
Hashizume, Naokichi
1935-1936