Current Events (Japanese title cards only), circa 1939

Item — Reel: 8

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

A Fan Production. Photographed by Dr. Sanji Oda. Footage of adults leading schoolchildren in a loose line in a field. There is an American flag on a flagpole. (This could be footage from a summer camp activity). Footage of children in a circle, holding hands and playing some sort of game. Footage of children playing a "capture the flag" type game, followed by a game of tag and a game in which it looks like the goal is to hit the top of a flagpole with small balls. Footage of children playing a drawbridge game, followed by footage of children playing tug-of-war, eating lunch picnic style. Footage of children racing each other while wearing books on their heads. Footage of adults racing in a similar manner, the women are holding teacups full of liquid in front of them while they race. It is unclear what the men hold as they race. Footage of a number of unidentifiable (to this processor) games.

Dates

circa 1939

Conditions Governing Access

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