Home Movie: Koura Collection: 005388 (silent)

Description: A Japanese American family at home on their farm on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Family activity centers around a new reservoir with fishing in spring and ice skating in winter. Also includes planting on the farm, Christmas celebrations, and New Year's mochi making.

can notes:

1B / Middaugh #1

Planting 195[-]

Dam

family picnic

Xmas Eve - Mochi - T[aiki?] 1951

paper note in can:

Recorded 1951

1B 12 min.

reel notes:

Ostrander #1

Middaugh #1

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Subjects: 1950s, Agriculture, Families, Holidays, People of Asian and Pacific Islander origin or descent, Asian and Pacific Islander history and culture, Parades and processions, Food

Tags: farming; farmland; fields; farms; ploughing; tractors; planting; water; dams; berms; reservoirs; reflections; trees and farm equipment reflected in water; women with tree; woman with flame stick; woman scorching tree top; 1950s fashions; 1950s clothing; child with fishing pole; Japanese American family; children fishing at reservoir; man smoking cigarette; mountains in the distance; lakeshore; mountain lakes; traditional hats; picnicking; eating with chopsticks; inner tubes; playing in the water; parenting; parenthood; swimming; sailor suits; wicker picnic baskets; tabby cats; children petting cat; parades; main streets; color guard; baton twirlers; Bainbridge Island banner; marching bands; Uncle Sam character; clowns; children's parade; bicycles; American flags; patriotism; banner Deep Sea Divers; banner Apple Jacks; squeezeboxers; accordion band; accordions; mounted police; cafe float; parade floats; women on horseback; women in uniform; possible Indigenous person on horseback; Christmas morning; Christmas presents; man receiving liquor; elders; elders unwrapping gifts; woman receiving gown; laughter; happiness; family togetherness; fancy rings; jewelry; whiskey and diamonds shown to camera; girl with Asian heritage receives white baby doll; children receiving clothing; breakfast tables; breakfast nooks; kitchen tables; women wearing aprons; food preparation; women in kitchen making mochi; women pounding mochi; women's labor; domestic labor; usu and kine; pounding mochi in the barn; new baby looking at camera; women shaping mochi cakes; women walking together; snow; winter; overcoats; 1950s coats; putting on ice skates; throwing snow; ice skating; frozen reservoir; woman skating toward camera; waving at camera; Cocker Spaniel; dogs; skillful skating; Japanese American people; Asian American people

Film Sponsor:

Creator: Koura Family

Credits:

Distributor:

Contributor: Center for Asian American Media

Source Collection: Koura Collection PC-0762, Center for Asian American Media Collection, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

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

Production Date: 1951

Release Date:

Geographical Location: USA; Washington; Bainbridge Island, Washington

Genre/Form: home movie

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Rights:

Film Format: 8mm film

Element: original, reversal

Color: color

Color Process: Kodachrome

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code: triangle plus

Frame Rate: 16 fps

Length (feet): 275