Home Movie: 010885 (silent)

Description: A Portland, Oregon Rose Parade in the 1930s showcases the region's flowers and people, including notable representation of communities of color in this notably white city. Also with an historic snowfall on Mount Hood, Columbia River Gorge scenes, and the region's settler colonial heritage inspiring elders to dress up in 19th century costumes.

Inscription on reel states:
"1/2 Reel Old Rose Garden / Beach, Mt. Hood Etc."

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Subjects: 1930s, Parades and processions, Cities, Children, People of Asian and Pacific Islander origin or descent, People of African origin or descent, Environmental issues, Settler colonialism

Tags: parades; floats; floats made of flowers; Rose Parade; City of Roses; Festival of Roses; Portland, Oregon; Portland downtown; main streets; Broadway; police on motorcycles; motorcycle cops; "Gillen-Cole Co Insulations" neon sign; baton twirlers; motorcades; spectators; Asian American Boy Scouts; man watching parade from roof of building; Floral Parade; Railroad Unions float; Rose Queen float; sign Build Better Americans; residential neighborhood; neighborhood parade; law enforcement; motorcycles; donkey; wood-frame homes; 1920s houses; children's parade; children in floats; child marching band; child baton twirlers; woman performs somersault; billboards; White Salmon banner; boy scouts; donkey in a cart; African American marching band; Black musicians; marching bands; oceans; coasts; waving crashing on rocks; Oregon coast; Pacific Ocean; Columbia River Gorge; Multnomah Falls; swans on lake; lakes; windy vistas; women holding their hair down in the wind; No Dogs sign; city parks; public parks; Crown Point; Rooster Rock; new baby; domestic scenes in front of suburban home; family reunion; new home; dirt in gate; posing for camera; family portraits; Mt. Hood summit; Mount Hood; huge snowfall; Timberline Lodge; Lodge partly buried in snow; historic snowfalls; Saint Bernard dogs; mountain dogs; furs; snow; skiing; historical costumes; 1920s ski costumes; 1930s ski costumes; period dress; Portland downtown Pioneer Day; settler colonialism; Gunga Din on theater marquee; Kodachrome; neon signs; Jolly Joan neon;

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Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Unidentified Home Movie Collection PC-0429, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

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

Production Date: 1939

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Geographical Location: USA; Oregon; Portland, Oregon

Genre/Form: home movie

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Film Format: 16mm film

Element: reversal, original

Color: color, b&w

Color Process: Kodachrome, Dupont, tinted

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code: circle circle

Frame Rate: 16 fps

Length (feet): 322