1934 (circa): New York & Washington DC

Home movie footage of a trip to New York, Washington D.C. and surrounding areas. Includes shots of the Chrysler Building from the viewing deck of Empire State Building, a horse race, family posing and scenes of Capitol Hill.

Credits

Jacob Glick (filmmaker); Jacob Glick (actor); Dorothy Glick (actor)

Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Glick - Berolzheimer Collection
Notes: The footage opens to vast, hilly landscape from a moving car. At a scenic overlook the Glick family can be seen posing for the camera.The following images depict a expansive views of the New York City skyline from atop the Empire State Building viewing deck; the Chrysler Building and Pennsylvania Hotel are pictured.The Glick family is captured happily embracing, this shot is interrupted by a brief image of the family in the city.; Next, the camera presents the family at a derby, they can be seen standing near the track. The footage captures the race track and crowds in the stands.The scene shifts to a family gathering. The camera focuses on a child staring at the camera from behind a couple of chatting adults. Next, the footage captures the large family gathered on front steps of their home.; The subsequent sequence of shots depict a white manor in the country. Groups of people, including sailors from the U.S. Navy, can be seen taking in sights and milling around the grounds. Members of the Glick family can be seen posing for the camera on the lawn. The camera focuses on a man smoking a cigar in a chair; presumably the sailor’s Captain, based on his uniform.; The footage continues to portray the estate’s refined gardens before the scene switches to the Capitol in D.C. A wide shot depicts people in front of a fountain as well as the grandiose Capitol building in the background. The film concludes with one last portrait of the Glick family outside of a home.
Subjects: Families; Family recreation; Vacations; Travel; Sports
Places: North America > United States > New York > New York; North America > United States > District of Columbia > Washington DC
Language: English
Cfa elements: 300 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/3170

Sources

  1. Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video