Home Movie: Newhouser Collection: 011764 (silent)

Description: CONTENT ADVISORY: At 10:38 this film includes a shot of a billboard promoting a restaurant and boasting of an all-white staff.

An African American family traveling during the era of legal racial segregation. Their trip takes them through various United States and Canadian national, state and provincial parks. Notable is a shot of a sign that reads “LD Cafe, All White Help” at 10:38, referring to a restaurant located in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Also includes footage of army vehicles and naval ships in Tacoma, Washington.

From Calgary Herald, June 13, 1936, p. 13:

"L.D. Cafe / S. H. Ratcliffe, Prop. / The L.D. (Little Devonport) Cafe at Cranbrook possesses two points of distinction — it is the oldest established cafe in Cranbrook and the only one of its kind, in particular being operated exclusively by 'white' help...." (Online at www.newspapers.com/image/481354670/?match=1&terms=cranbrook%20l.d.%20cafe, accessed June 27, 2024).

Note on container: "Vacation 1945 Canada"

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Subjects: 1940s, Leisure and recreation, Tourism, People of African origin or descent, Families, Road trips, World War II

Tags: Natural History Park; dinosaur statues; Yellowstone National Park; Norris Geyser Basin sign; Gibbon Falls sign; Old Faithful geyser sign; Old Faithful erupting; bear walking down road; Port of Tacoma; military convoy; military ambulances with Red Cross; group of soldiers marching toward camera; fishing; Black people; little boy shaking dog's hand; black Labrador retrievers; African American people; swimming pool; Columbia River; Coulee Dam; spillway; homemade titles; LD Cafe All White Help sign; billboards; Oliver's Hotel; Canada-United States border; racism; segregation; ports; troops; service members; battleships; dogs; swimming pools; panoramic views; horses; horseback riding; Great Divide arch; waterfalls; swimming; bathing suits; diving boards; White Only Staff sign; World War II homefront; Canada Customs sign; international boundaries; border crossings

Film Sponsor:

Creator: Newhouser Family

Credits:

Distributor:

Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Newhouser Collection PC-0175, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

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

Production Date: 1945

Release Date:

Geographical Location: USA; Yellowstone National Park; Tacoma, Washington; Washington; Canada; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Kootenay National Park; Lake Louise, Alberta; Banff, Alberta; Columbia River; Cranbrook, British Columbia

Genre/Form: home movie

Language: eng

Rights:

Film Format: 8mm film

Element: reversal

Color: b&w, color

Color Process: Kodachrome

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code: triangle

Frame Rate: 16 fps

Length (feet): 154