Home Movie: 011874 (silent)

Description: Vibrant wartime Kodachrome documents an Asian family exploring the United States–Canada border at Peace Arch Park, on their way to a visit to the campus of the University of British Columbia and the city of Vancouver with careful attention to the city's Chinatown and its shops and pedestrians, as well as general views of a downtown in wartime with uniformed members of the armed services.

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Subjects: 1940s, People of Asian and Pacific Islander origin or descent, Asian and Pacific Islander history and culture, World War II, Tourism, Education

Tags: image extends through perforations; harbors; people of Asian heritage; ships; panoramic views; U.S. Customs sign; Canada Customs and Immigration sign; water fountain; international borders; border crossings; Peace Arch Park; freight trains; bicycles; border crossing by bicycle; border landscapes; Canada-United States border; downtowns; Chinatown; filmed from moving vehicle; hotels; crafts stores; food stores; storefronts; roses; campuses; lawns; University of British Columbia; old campus buildings; campus shuttle bus; drinking from water fountain; Bamboo Terrace storefront; sailors; World War II; Canadian armed forces; men in uniform; ferries; Gulls; street scenes; downtown Vancouver; Canadian pedestrians; Cunningham Drugs; Royal Dairy; sunsets; ferry rides; filmed from a boat; smoking; cigarettes; ferry to Canada from Port Angeles; streetcars; trolleys

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Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Unidentified Home Movie Collection PC-0704, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

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

Production Date: circa 1946

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Geographical Location: USA; Washington; Blaine, Washington; Canada; Victoria, British Columbia; British Columbia; Vancouver, British Columbia; Port Angeles, Washington

Genre/Form: home movie

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Film Format: 16mm film

Element: reversal

Color: color

Color Process: Kodachrome

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code: triangle circle

Frame Rate: 16 fps

Length (feet): 257