Home Movie: 098169 (silent)

Description: Around the time of the 1965 U.S. occupation of the Dominican Republic, visitors from the Los Angeles area take in some sights and a military parade, possibly in association with the presence of American forces in the area. The reel opens with views of Tequendama Falls in Colombia, and features an unidentified young Black athlete playing tennis.

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Subjects: 1960s, Water, People of African origin or descent, Sports, Parades and processions, Youth

Tags: Tequendama Falls; waterfalls; games; driving POVs; filmed from moving vehicle; coastal roads; palm trees; marching bands; military parades; Paco's Cafeteria sign; dress whites; military ceremonies; Partido Revolutionario Social Cristiano sign; tennis; Black athletes; Black tennis players; youth tennis; camera shutter problems; jump rope; skipping rope; magnolia trees; house exterior; dog tricks; agricultural labor; white touristic gaze; Third Dominican Republic; U.S. occupation of 1965; Trujillo era;

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Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Unidentified Home Movie Collection PC-0140, Pea Hicks Collection, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

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

Production Date: circa 1960s

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Geographical Location: Dominican Republic; Colombia; USA

Genre/Form: home movie

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Film Format: 8mm film

Element: reversal

Color: color

Color Process: Kodachrome

Sound or Silent: silent

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Edge Code: triangle triangle, plus plus, square square

Frame Rate: 16 fps

Length (feet): 116