Home Movie: 097723 (silent)

Description: Description: American tourists travel to Mexico and photograph Mayan ruins in Chichén Itzá in vivid Kodachrome, together with outdoor markets and craftspeople at work, flower-covered gondolas in Xochimilco, and a daring cliff diver. Before Mexico, the reel is in Hawai'i with photography of Diamond Head, Waikiki, waterfalls, and long-board surfing. Markings on can state: "End of Hawaii and All of Mexico" cyan lab stamp: "Processed by Kodak C JUN 59" Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com. Subjects: 1950s, Nature, Vacations, Tourism, Indigenous peoples, Indigenous history and culture, Latina/o/x/e and/or Hispanic people Tags: image extends between perforations; waterfalls; rivers; ocean; panoramic views; coastline; underexposed image; children swimming; bathing caps; bathing suits; 1950s fashions; 1950s swimwear; swim suits; waves; walking out of water; running into the ocean; sailboats; airplanes; beaches; surfing; long boards; extended waves; paddling; canoes; Mexico; Mayan ruins; Maya civilization; Chichen Itza; Templo Los Guerreros; archeological sites; outdoor stalls; outdoor markets; "Radio Sonido" sign; pig on a leash; turkeys in the hand; carrying turkey over shoulder; bicycles; tourists with cameras; clay pottery; handpainted pottery; pots; woven straw mats; corrugated metal roofs; crinolines; balloons; balloon vendor; basket weaving; weavers; women's labor; indigenous labor; indigenous crafts; gondolas; flower boats; river boats; "El Turista" sign; Kodak sign; cliff divers; waving to camera; scaling rock cliffs; shirtless; dirt in gate; shakey handheld camera; CDMX; travel and exploration; Film Sponsor: Creator: Credits: Distributor: Contributor: Prelinger Archives Source Collection: Unidentified Home Movie Collection PC-0399, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive Production Date: 1959 Release Date: Geographical Location: Hawai'i; USA; Mexico; Xochimilco, Mexico City; Chichén Itzá, Yucatan; Acapulco, Guerrero; Yucatán; Guerrero; Mexico City Genre/Form: home movie Language: Rights: Film Format: 16mm film Element: reversal Color: color Color Process: Kodachrome Sound or Silent: silent Film Soundtrack Type: mos Edge Code: triangle, plus square Frame Rate: 16 fps Length (feet): 449

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