Home Movie: 003499 (silent)

Description: As U.S. annexation of the former nation of Hawai'i advances to statehood, tourists catch a huge celebration at Iolani Palace in Honolulu. A newspaper boy holds up a headline reading "STATEHOOD!" and many ceremonial elements are shown such as music, speeches, and dance, with crowds, filmed by tourists who were otherwise focused on swimming, beach lounging, and sailing. (silent elements)

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Subjects: 1950s, Celebrations and ceremonies, Politics and government, People of Asian and Pacific Islander origin or descent, Tourism, Settler colonialism, Boats and boating

Tags: airplane landing in Honolulu filmed from airplane window; airportss; Honolulu International Airport; people stepping off airplane; driving scenes; geodesic domes; Hawaiian Village Hotel; boy holding newspaper with Statehood! headline; Honolulu Star-Bulletin; crowds of people; Royal Hawaiian Band sign; cannons firing; statehood celebration; Iolani Palace; King Kamehameha statue; tourists on crowded Hawai'i beach; Waikiki Beach; catamarans; sailboats; boat rides; Lurline cruise ship; Mioki cruise ship; Aloha Tower; naval ships at Pearl Harbor; Hawai'i statehood; annexation; swimming; diving; diving into shallow waters; flippers; sailboats; tourists relax; 1950s clothing; 1950s beach wear; statehood ceremonies; annexations of sovereign nations;

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Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Unidentified Home Movie Collection PC-0629, Geoff Turner Collection, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

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

Production Date: 1959-03-12

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Geographical Location: USA; Hawai'i; O'ahu, Hawai'i; Honolulu, Hawai'i

Genre/Form: home movie

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Film Format: 16mm film

Element: reversal, original, positive

Color: color

Color Process: Kodachrome

Sound or Silent: silent

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Edge Code: triangle

Frame Rate: 16 fps

Length (feet): 356