Home Movie: Jim Bunkleman Collection: 010104 (silent)

Description: Content warning: This film contains scenes from a neo-Nazi rally, which features hate speech on protest signage.

Scenes from a large anti-war march along Wilshire Boulevard, and a substantially smaller neo-Nazi rally in Los Angeles, California in 1971 or 1972. Features a rich variety of creative protest signage and protesters of all ages and backgrounds.

Film begins with an appearance of "General Hershy Bar" (aka General Hershey Bar), portrayed by William "Bill" Matons (ca. 1906-ca. 1993), passing out satirical newspapers. More information on Matons here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Hershy_Bar (accessed 2025-06-01)

Gift of Jim Bunkleman.

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Subjects: 1970s, Activism, War--Resistance to, Vietnam War (1961-1975), Counterculture, White supremacy

Tags: antiwar march; protests; activists; protest signs; costumes; person with camera taking photo; "3550 Wilshire now leasing" sign; peaceful protest; upside-down U.S. flags; The Bank of California; police cars; "U.S. Out of S.E. Asia Now!" banner; National Peace Action Coalition; hair in gate; street scenes; policemen; cops; poison Nixon signs; people of color; Your Tax Dollars at work sign; peace sign; 7th fleet out of Taiwan sign; Free Palestine sign; police in riot gear; Westlake Park; Los Angeles Police Department; MacArthur Park; White Power sign; white supremacists; Nazis in matching outfits; fascists; ducks; cop buying ice cream; cops eating ice cream; Antiwar march; "No Arms in Israel" sign; linking arms; "GIs Vets" banner; Crocker Bank; "God Loves you" sign; "Vietnam Veterans against the war" sign; traffic jam; elders sit on bench and watch protesters march by shot from behind bench; Nixon skull and cross signs; "March for Black Survival March against the War" banner; jump cuts of protest crowds and banners in-camera editing?; neo-Nazis with "white power", "back to africa" and swastika signs; Wilshire Blvd sign; “drop dick not bombs” sign; man giving speech at podium; "I urge you to remember your humanity" sign; man selling Eskimo Pie ice cream to policeman; Viet Cong flag; shirtless; torn jeans; patches; police escorting arrested demonstrators onto school buses

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Creator: Jim Bunkelman

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Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Jim Bunkleman Collection PC-0397, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

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

Production Date: circa 1971

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Geographical Location: USA; California; Los Angeles, California

Genre/Form: home movie

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Film Format: Super 8mm film

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Color: color

Color Process: Kodachrome

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code: triangle plus

Frame Rate: 18 fps

Length (feet): 255