Home Movie: Leong Collection: 005405 (silent)

Description: The Leong family of the San Francisco Bay Area on a trip to Hong Kong, Thailand, and Japan. Includes visits to many temples as well as large outdoor Buddha statues in seated, standing, and reclining positions; a boat ride on a waterway busy with riverine commerce lined with wooden buildings on stilts; and a youth riding a water buffalo.

notes on film can:

Hong Kong 1962

Bangkok [? slightly illegible]

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Subjects: 1960s, Tourism, Vacations, People of Asian and Pacific Islander origin or descent, Asian and Pacific Islander history and culture, Water, Architecture

Tags: image extends between perforations; sightseeing; large Buddha statue; creeks; fishing with bamboo poles; swans; camera shutter problems; harbors; arbors; funiculars; scenic views; high angle view of harbor; bamboo furniture; balconies; palm trees; clotheslines; Mayflower Hotel; tour groups; suspension bridges; traditional wooden architecture; footbridges; stone steps; walking down stairs; walking toward camera; waving at camera; gazebos; construction sites; conical hats; sun hats; beaches; swimming; bicycle rickshaws; temples; rivers; traditional wooden boats; geese; elephants; filmed from moving boat; houses on stilts; women canoeing; boats laden with produce; durian; chives; Thai farmers' hats; ngob; Buddhist monks; Wat Intharawihan; standing Buddha; water buffalo; youth riding water buffalo; reclining Buddha; parasols; matching outfits; posing for group photo; street markets; fruit stands; Asian American people; Chinese American people; Hong Kongers; Hong Kong Chinese people; Thai people

Film Sponsor:

Creator: Leong Family

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Contributor: Center for Asian American Media

Source Collection: Leong Family Collection PC-0835, 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: 1962

Release Date:

Geographical Location: Hong Kong; Thailand; Bangkok, Thailand; Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand; Japan; Kamakura, Japan

Genre/Form: home movie

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Film Format: 8mm film

Element: original, reversal

Color: color

Color Process: Kodachrome II

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code: triangle triangle

Frame Rate: 16 fps

Length (feet): 370