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[Home Movies of Farm; Utah; Parade with Girls in Kimonos and More / circa 1943 – 1955]
Maker
Fukuzaki, Ben
Dateca. 1943-1955
ClassificationsMoving Images
Credit LineGift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki
Object number2002.1.8
DescriptionBlack and white and color home movie footage filmed by Ben Fukuzaki in Utah and California, circa 1943 to 1955. Footage includes (B&W) various Fukuzaki family members; working on a celery farm; (color) sightseeing in Gunnison and Salt Lake City, Utah; a visit to Disneyland; holiday parade entries including the Gardena Valley Nisei and Sansei float; and Fukuzaki family members posing at home.
Timecode list:
B&W:
0:29 -- Baby wrapped in blankets, lying fairly still.
0:42 – Two young boys ride tricycles on grass towards camera operator; boy in the back blows a whistle attached to his handlebars.
1:07 – Toddler girl walks in the grass; the two young boys hold toy balls. The toddler girl tries to eat a ball.
1:41 – Woman holds an infant and waves its hand at the camera operator. Closeups of the baby and distance shots of the woman holding the baby.
2:27 – Woman fishes from a rocky shore, she smiles at people behind the camera operator.
2:32 – Men work outdoors on a farm; a tractor cuts celery plants and farm workers bundle the celery. Two little boys in straw hats run after the celery cart and grin at the camera operator. Views of men and women trimming celery bundles. The little boys hug large celery bundles; workers trim celery in the background.
3:52 – Packing celery into wooden crates. The children sit on wooden crates.
4:09 – Truck drives along a dirt road bordering a field; truck is packed with (cabbage?).
4:39 – View from horse-drawn wagon.
Color:
4:41 – Children and adults (one man, two women, and two girls) stand outside a horse paddock watching a large black horse and a group of pigs. The group looks back at the camera operator and smiles. The group is dressed up for an outing.
5:15 – A caucasian older man and woman stand on a porch with a Japanese American woman and two girls. They wave at the camera operator, then move to the yard to pose.
5:34 – View of a theater (“Star”) from across the street, panning over to the US Post Office, Gunnison, Utah. [note: Star Theater now known as Casino Star] Other shops visible include: Gunnison Implement Co., Rasmussen’s, Elmer’s Market.
5:55 – Woman and two girls (same as from 5:15) stand by a roadside sign (“Entering Gunnison, Elevation 5080, Population 1144”) near Gunnison, Utah.
6:18 – Man and the two girls stand on a grassy area; closeup of a historical marker (“Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Gunnison, erected 1947”).
6:39 – Woman and the two girls walk near the Utah state capitol building and past a sign (“out of state cars only”). The group pauses near a monument (the Mormon Battalion Monument) on the capitol grounds and walks and poses near flowerbeds.
7:36 – Two girls in front of the Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City, views of Salt Lake Assembly Hall.
8:41 – Woman and a group of children outside a house, all wearing casual clothing.
8:44 – Riding the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland; views of animatronic animals, guests on the Jungle Cruise boats. Views of Adventureland; Disneyland castle exterior; riding various rides including the Mad Tea Party (teacups), Dumbo Flying Elephants, Autopia, and Mark Twain Riverboat.
10:04 – The two girls wear pink kimono outside a building. A group of girls wear kimono on a flatbed truck decorated with hanging lanterns.
10:28 – Various holiday parade entries including: Caucasian girls marching in navy and white dresses; Gardena YMCA Y-Indian Guides float with teepees and men in “Indian” costumes; a line of men and women in blue pants/skirts and white shirts leading Samoyed dogs; a decorated truck with the girls from 10:04 with a banner reading “Gardena Valley Nisei Sansei”; Santa and glittery reindeer.
11:14 – Girl in pink and red kimono stands by a turquoise car; various family members pose by the car.
11:44 – Children, adults, and grandparents dressed up for an outing pose in the front yard of a house (house #26343); they jostle around for the camera.
12:46 – Young girl walks slowly out of a building (Bandini Street School) and walks down exterior stairs repeatedly towards the camera operator.
13:14 – Same young girl skips away from the camera operator towards a parked car and gets inside.
13:23 – Bandini Street School sign visible.
13:26 – Girls playing in inflatable wading pool; showing off stuffed dog toys while wearing swimsuits. Outfit change to rompers; continue posing with dog toys and posing in the garden.
15:08 – Film ends.
1 reel of color and black and white home movie film.
Timecode list:
B&W:
0:29 -- Baby wrapped in blankets, lying fairly still.
0:42 – Two young boys ride tricycles on grass towards camera operator; boy in the back blows a whistle attached to his handlebars.
1:07 – Toddler girl walks in the grass; the two young boys hold toy balls. The toddler girl tries to eat a ball.
1:41 – Woman holds an infant and waves its hand at the camera operator. Closeups of the baby and distance shots of the woman holding the baby.
2:27 – Woman fishes from a rocky shore, she smiles at people behind the camera operator.
2:32 – Men work outdoors on a farm; a tractor cuts celery plants and farm workers bundle the celery. Two little boys in straw hats run after the celery cart and grin at the camera operator. Views of men and women trimming celery bundles. The little boys hug large celery bundles; workers trim celery in the background.
3:52 – Packing celery into wooden crates. The children sit on wooden crates.
4:09 – Truck drives along a dirt road bordering a field; truck is packed with (cabbage?).
4:39 – View from horse-drawn wagon.
Color:
4:41 – Children and adults (one man, two women, and two girls) stand outside a horse paddock watching a large black horse and a group of pigs. The group looks back at the camera operator and smiles. The group is dressed up for an outing.
5:15 – A caucasian older man and woman stand on a porch with a Japanese American woman and two girls. They wave at the camera operator, then move to the yard to pose.
5:34 – View of a theater (“Star”) from across the street, panning over to the US Post Office, Gunnison, Utah. [note: Star Theater now known as Casino Star] Other shops visible include: Gunnison Implement Co., Rasmussen’s, Elmer’s Market.
5:55 – Woman and two girls (same as from 5:15) stand by a roadside sign (“Entering Gunnison, Elevation 5080, Population 1144”) near Gunnison, Utah.
6:18 – Man and the two girls stand on a grassy area; closeup of a historical marker (“Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Gunnison, erected 1947”).
6:39 – Woman and the two girls walk near the Utah state capitol building and past a sign (“out of state cars only”). The group pauses near a monument (the Mormon Battalion Monument) on the capitol grounds and walks and poses near flowerbeds.
7:36 – Two girls in front of the Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City, views of Salt Lake Assembly Hall.
8:41 – Woman and a group of children outside a house, all wearing casual clothing.
8:44 – Riding the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland; views of animatronic animals, guests on the Jungle Cruise boats. Views of Adventureland; Disneyland castle exterior; riding various rides including the Mad Tea Party (teacups), Dumbo Flying Elephants, Autopia, and Mark Twain Riverboat.
10:04 – The two girls wear pink kimono outside a building. A group of girls wear kimono on a flatbed truck decorated with hanging lanterns.
10:28 – Various holiday parade entries including: Caucasian girls marching in navy and white dresses; Gardena YMCA Y-Indian Guides float with teepees and men in “Indian” costumes; a line of men and women in blue pants/skirts and white shirts leading Samoyed dogs; a decorated truck with the girls from 10:04 with a banner reading “Gardena Valley Nisei Sansei”; Santa and glittery reindeer.
11:14 – Girl in pink and red kimono stands by a turquoise car; various family members pose by the car.
11:44 – Children, adults, and grandparents dressed up for an outing pose in the front yard of a house (house #26343); they jostle around for the camera.
12:46 – Young girl walks slowly out of a building (Bandini Street School) and walks down exterior stairs repeatedly towards the camera operator.
13:14 – Same young girl skips away from the camera operator towards a parked car and gets inside.
13:23 – Bandini Street School sign visible.
13:26 – Girls playing in inflatable wading pool; showing off stuffed dog toys while wearing swimsuits. Outfit change to rompers; continue posing with dog toys and posing in the garden.
15:08 – Film ends.
1 reel of color and black and white home movie film.
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