Home Movie: Koura Collection: 005393 (silent)

Genre: home movie

Description:

Description: This reel begins with a bountiful mushroom harvest and recreational family fishing, then follows the Japanese American Koura family on a trip to San Francisco and Southern California, with stops including the San Jose Buddhist Church, a plant nursery, and Loop's Fine Food Restaurant.

can notes:
Middaugh #10
12/53
California trip
First Part

paper note in can:
Shoja 'san' [--] on way down to L.A. to get Dale
Golden Gate Park w/ Shoja
[--] Karen
Warren Okagaki
San Joe Bud. Church
Iris Akiyama
Toshia[?] Mikami
Mrs. Oyama
Mr. Chiyuko[?]
Teruso[?] Oyama
Knotts Berry Farm

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

Subjects: 1950s, People of Asian and Pacific Islander origin or descent, Families, Vacations, Tourism, Leisure and recreation, Road trips

Tags: image extends between perforations; mushroom harvest; mushrooms; dirt roads; polishing car fender; washing car; people with cameras; posing for camera; fishing with bamboo poles; dungarees; football games; referees; San Francisco City Hall; domestic workers; maids' uniforms; tuxedos; Golden Gate Bridge; women holding hands; posing with dog; Steinhart Aquarium; California Academy of Sciences; Golden Gate Park; beaches; ocean waves; Ocean Beach; California coast; foggy vistas; sightseeing; group portraits; posing with cat; cats; fathers and daughters; child wearing adult shoes; pedal pushers; goofing for camera; San Jose Buddhist Church; elders; suspenders; walking towards camera; Knott's Berry Farm Medicine Show; Indigenous performers; panning for gold; amphitheaters; children posing and holing up drawings; plant nurseries; pottery shops; pruning plants; driving POV; palm trees; CBS Television City; motels; motor courts; Loop's Fine Food Restaurant; mid-century restaurant buildings; neon signs; motels; Asian American people; Japanese American people; Lost Landscapes

Film Sponsor:

Creator: Koura Family

Credits:

Distributor:

Contributor: Center for Asian American Media

Source Collection: Koura Collection PC-0762, Center for Asian American Media Collection, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

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

Production Date: 1953

Release Date:

Geographical Location: USA; California; San Francisco, California; San Jose, California; Washington; Buena Park, California; Los Angeles, California; Ventura, California

Genre/Form: home movie

Language:

Rights:

Film Format: 8mm film

Element: original, reversal

Color: color

Color Process: Kodachrome

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code:

Frame Rate: 16 fps

Length (feet): 230

Complete Record: Description: This reel begins with a bountiful mushroom harvest and recreational family fishing, then follows the Japanese American Koura family on a trip to San Francisco and Southern California, with stops including the San Jose Buddhist Church, a plant nursery, and Loop's Fine Food Restaurant. can notes: Middaugh #10 12/53 California trip First Part paper note in can: Shoja 'san' [--] on way down to L.A. to get Dale Golden Gate Park w/ Shoja [--] Karen Warren Okagaki San Joe Bud. Church Iris Akiyama Toshia[?] Mikami Mrs. Oyama Mr. Chiyuko[?] Teruso[?] Oyama Knotts Berry Farm Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com. Subjects: 1950s, People of Asian and Pacific Islander origin or descent, Families, Vacations, Tourism, Leisure and recreation, Road trips Tags: image extends between perforations; mushroom harvest; mushrooms; dirt roads; polishing car fender; washing car; people with cameras; posing for camera; fishing with bamboo poles; dungarees; football games; referees; San Francisco City Hall; domestic workers; maids' uniforms; tuxedos; Golden Gate Bridge; women holding hands; posing with dog; Steinhart Aquarium; California Academy of Sciences; Golden Gate Park; beaches; ocean waves; Ocean Beach; California coast; foggy vistas; sightseeing; group portraits; posing with cat; cats; fathers and daughters; child wearing adult shoes; pedal pushers; goofing for camera; San Jose Buddhist Church; elders; suspenders; walking towards camera; Knott's Berry Farm Medicine Show; Indigenous performers; panning for gold; amphitheaters; children posing and holing up drawings; plant nurseries; pottery shops; pruning plants; driving POV; palm trees; CBS Television City; motels; motor courts; Loop's Fine Food Restaurant; mid-century restaurant buildings; neon signs; motels; Asian American people; Japanese American people; Lost Landscapes Film Sponsor: Creator: Koura Family Credits: Distributor: Contributor: Center for Asian American Media Source Collection: Koura Collection PC-0762, Center for Asian American Media Collection, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive Production Date: 1953 Release Date: Geographical Location: USA; California; San Francisco, California; San Jose, California; Washington; Buena Park, California; Los Angeles, California; Ventura, California Genre/Form: home movie Language: Rights: Film Format: 8mm film Element: original, reversal Color: color Color Process: Kodachrome Sound or Silent: silent Film Soundtrack Type: mos Edge Code: Frame Rate: 16 fps Length (feet): 230