Home Movie: 097723 (silent)

Description: American tourists travel to Mexico and photograph Mayan ruins in Chichén Itzá in vivid Kodachrome, together with outdoor markets and craftspeople at work, flower-covered gondolas in Xochimilco, and a daring cliff diver. Before Mexico, the reel is in Hawai'i with photography of Diamond Head, Waikiki, waterfalls, and long-board surfing.

Markings on can state:
"End of Hawaii and All of Mexico"

cyan lab stamp:
"Processed by Kodak C JUN 59"

Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com.

Subjects: 1950s, Nature, Vacations, Tourism, Indigenous peoples, Indigenous history and culture, Latina/o/x/e and/or Hispanic people

Tags: image extends between perforations; waterfalls; rivers; ocean; panoramic views; coastline; underexposed image; children swimming; bathing caps; bathing suits; 1950s fashions; 1950s swimwear; swim suits; waves; walking out of water; running into the ocean; sailboats; airplanes; beaches; surfing; long boards; extended waves; paddling; canoes; Mexico; Mayan ruins; Maya civilization; Chichen Itza; Templo Los Guerreros; archeological sites; outdoor stalls; outdoor markets; "Radio Sonido" sign; pig on a leash; turkeys in the hand; carrying turkey over shoulder; bicycles; tourists with cameras; clay pottery; handpainted pottery; pots; woven straw mats; corrugated metal roofs; crinolines; balloons; balloon vendor; basket weaving; weavers; women's labor; indigenous labor; indigenous crafts; gondolas; flower boats; river boats; "El Turista" sign; Kodak sign; cliff divers; waving to camera; scaling rock cliffs; shirtless; dirt in gate; shakey handheld camera; CDMX; travel and exploration;

Film Sponsor:

Creator:

Credits:

Distributor:

Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Unidentified Home Movie Collection PC-0399, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date: 1959

Release Date:

Geographical Location: Hawai'i; USA; Mexico; Xochimilco, Mexico City; Chichén Itzá, Yucatan; Acapulco, Guerrero; Yucatán; Guerrero; Mexico City

Genre/Form: home movie

Language:

Rights:

Film Format: 16mm film

Element: reversal

Color: color

Color Process: Kodachrome

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code: triangle, plus square

Frame Rate: 16 fps

Length (feet): 449