Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1)

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Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1)

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [14 of 48] (Boy playing in driveway (Fukuzaki_14))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the Japanese American community in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows a young boy playing in a driveway, riding a tricycle, pulling a wagon full of toys, and riding a fire engine; older family members ride a scooter (01:32).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [13 of 48] (Storm channel with bridge washout (Fukuzaki_13))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the Japanese American community in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This brief segment shows storm runoff waters rushing down a channel (possibly the Los Angeles River), past an apparent bridge washout (00:13).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [12 of 48] (High school football, marching band, drum majorette (Fukuzaki_12))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the Japanese American community in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows footage of a high school football game, including a team scoring a touchdown; a marching band; and a drum majorette twirling a baton (00:50).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [11 of 48] (High school football game (Fukuzaki_11))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the Japanese American community in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This brief segment shows footage of a high school football game (00:17).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [10 of 48] (Christmas at the Fukuzaki home (Fukuzaki_10))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the Japanese American community in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This brief segment (00:11) shows Christmas in the Fukuzaki home; a young woman distributes gifts from under the Christmas tree.

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [9 of 48] (Christmas at the Fukuzaki home (Fukuzaki_09))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the Japanese American community in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows Christmas in the Fukuzaki home; wrapped gifts under the Christmas tree; Christmas cards (00:34; out of focus).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [8 of 48] (1940 Rose Bowl football game, USC vs. Tennessee (Fukuzaki_08))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the Japanese American community in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment (02:30) shows footage of the 1940 Rose Bowl football game in Pasadena, California, in which the University of Southern California Trojans defeated the University of Tennessee Volunteers, 14-0; the teams run onto the field; views of the crowds, marching bands, and the scoreboard; footage of scrimmages between the Trojans and Volunteers; and the card section during the half-time performance.

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [7 of 48] (Santa Anita Racetrack (Fukuzaki_07))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the Japanese American community in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows footage of the Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia, California; the beginning and ending of a horse race; views of the paddock with four people watching the proceedings (00:40).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [6 of 48] (Wedding scenes (Fukuzaki_06))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the Japanese American community in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment (00:50) shows scenes of a wedding; the bride and groom run down church stairs to a car as people shower them with rice; bridesmaids in procession [dark]; the bride and groom exit the car; the bride and groom in an interior [dark].

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [5 of 48] (Fashion show (Fukuzaki_05))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the Japanese American community in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows a fashion show held by the Academy of Fashion Art, a Terminal Island fashion school, with Japanese American women and children modeling dresses, coats, sportswear, evening wear, and other clothes (01:50; dark).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [4 of 48] (Fashion show (Fukuzaki_04))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the Japanese American community in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows a fashion show held by the Academy of Fashion Art (title card says "Fashion Art School"), a Terminal Island fashion school, with Japanese American women and children modeling dresses, suits, sportswear, and other clothes (01:50; dark).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [3 of 48] (Fashion show (Fukuzaki_03))

Black and white silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the Japanese American community in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows a fashion show held by the Academy of Fashion Art, a Terminal Island fashion school, with Japanese American women and girls modeling wedding and bridesmaid dresses (01:10; dark).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [2 of 48] (Fashion show (Fukuzaki_02))

Black and white silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the Japanese American community in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment (02:19; dark) shows a fashion show held by the Academy of Fashion Art, a Terminal Island fashion school, with Japanese American women and girls modeling dresses, suits, evening wear, and other clothes. One dress strongly resembles the gown worn by Snow White in Walt Disney's animated feature (released in 1937).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [1 of 48] (Fashion school offices and staff (Fukuzaki_01))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the Japanese American community in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows the Academy of Fashion Art, located on Terminal Island; interiors of the Academy; floral bouquets with Japanese-language labels; dresses on mannequins; office furnishings; three women, possibly staff or students, sitting in the offices and posing before the Academy's front door (01:19).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [33 of 48] (Fishing festival; boats with political messages (Fukuzaki_33))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows footage of the annual Fisherman's Fiesta in San Pedro, California; a series of small boats motors past carrying banners, "Tell your Congressman", "We need tuna [tariffs?]", and "Write To-Day"; decorated fishing boats and small craft motoring in the San Pedro channel; one fishing boat carries a huge sculpted figure (01:14).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [32 of 48] (Fishing festival; boats carrying elaborate scenes (Fukuzaki_32))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows footage of the annual Fisherman's Fiesta in San Pedro, California; the view from dockside as decorated fishing boats motor down the San Pedro channel; one boat is decorated with the scene "Halloween Sea Fantasy"; a boat carries a large heart-shaped banner saying "Be my Valentine"; a boat is decorated with large pumpkins; a boat carries the scene "Landing of Columbus" (02:57).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [31 of 48] (Fishing festival; Fuzukaki family on their boat (Fukuzaki_31))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This brief segment (00:08) shows footage of the annual Fisherman's Fiesta in San Pedro, California; members of the Fukuzaki family posing on the deck of the fishing boat Nancy Rose.

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [30 of 48] (Fishing festival; decorated cake (Fukuzaki_30))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This brief segment (00:09) shows footage of the annual Fisherman's Fiesta in San Pedro, California; someone cuts a cake decorated with a fishing boat and the text "Fishermans Fiesta".

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [29 of 48] (Fishing festival; decorated boats (Fukuzaki_29))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows footage of the annual Fisherman's Fiesta in San Pedro, California; decorated fishing boats, including the Cinderella, motoring in the main San Pedro channel; passengers on deck (00:20).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [28 of 48] (Fishing festival; guests on fishing boat (Fukuzaki_28))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This brief segment (00:17) shows footage of the annual Fisherman's Fiesta in San Pedro, California; guests and lunch tables on the stern of a fishing boat.

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [27 of 48] (Fishing festival; crowds, fishing boats, guests (Fukuzaki_27))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows footage of the annual Fisherman's Fiesta in San Pedro, California; crowds walking on shore; the fishing boat Stella Maris at dock; guests and picnic tables aboard fishing boats (00:38).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [26 of 48] (Fishing festival; decorated boats (Fukuzaki_26))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This brief segment (00:07) shows footage of the annual Fisherman's Fiesta in San Pedro, California; decorated fishing boats lined up along the San Pedro docks.

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [25 of 48] (Fishing festival; boats motoring in the channel (Fukuzaki_25))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This brief segment (00:15) shows footage of the annual Fisherman's Fiesta in San Pedro, California; decorated fishing boats motoring at sea and in the San Pedro channel; one carries a gigantic U.S. flag.

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [24 of 48] (Fishing festival; boats motoring in the channel (Fukuzaki_24))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows footage of the annual Fisherman's Fiesta in San Pedro, California; elaborately decorated fishing boats of various sizes, motoring up the main San Pedro channel (01:25).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [23 of 48] (Fishing festival; boats and crowds along docks (Fukuzaki_23))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This brief segment (00:23) shows footage of the annual Fisherman's Fiesta in San Pedro, California; views from a fishing boat motoring along the main channel of other boats, and crowds lining the docks.

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [22 of 48] (Fishing festival; passengers on the boat West Coast (Fukuzaki_22))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This brief segment (00:22) shows footage of the annual Fisherman's Fiesta in San Pedro, California; the fishing boat West Coast, with passengers on her deck, and two men and a woman on her bridge.

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [21 of 48] (Fishing festival; passengers on the Nancy Rose (Fukuzaki_21))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows footage of the annual Fisherman's Fiesta in San Pedro, California; guests celebrating aboard Fukuzaki's fishing boat, the Nancy Rose, as she motors out to sea along the main San Pedro channel (01:06).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [20 of 48] (Fishing festival; boats motoring in the channel (Fukuzaki_20))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows footage of the annual Fisherman's Fiesta in San Pedro, California; decorated fishing boats motoring in the main channel; and the U.S.C. Marine Laboratory research vessel Velero IV (00:24).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [19 of 48] (Fishing festival; boats carrying elaborate scenes (Fukuzaki_19))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This brief segment (00:10) shows footage of the annual Fisherman's Fiesta in San Pedro, California; the fishing boats Veteran and Marsha Ann motoring in the channel; the Marsha Ann carries a banner, "1949", over the wheelhouse, and a vignette of two fishermen in a sailboat with the banner "1900" mounted on her stern.

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [18 of 48] (Fishing festival; decorated boats (Fukuzaki_18))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment (01:13) shows footage from the annual Fisherman's Fiesta in San Pedro, California; views from the waterline while motoring past the U.S.C. Marine Laboratory research vessel Velero IV, the fishing boats Anthony M. (with a banner, "Star-Kist Tuna"), Big Dipper, Vittoria, San Antonio IV, G. Marconi, City of Naples II, Sea Maid, and Treasure Island, all heavily decorated; passing a fishing boat decorated with Chinese lanterns; the decorated fishing boats Saint Louis, Santa Lucia, Nancy [Harris?], and Nancy Rose; motoring past a group of young women in white dresses, carrying large red bouquets; the fishing boats Ronnie M., Sea Scape, Marsha Ann, Sea Pride, and Yankee Clipper.

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [17 of 48] (Fishing festival; passengers on the Nancy Rose (Fukuzaki_17))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This brief segment (00:27) shows footage from the annual Fisherman's Fiesta in San Pedro, California; families on the deck of the fishing boat Nancy Rose; a table set for lunch; fluttering flags; people toasting to the camera.

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [16 of 48] (Fishing festival; crow's nest views; elaborate decorations (Fukuzaki_16))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows footage from the annual Fisherman's Fiesta in San Pedro, California; views from the crow's nest of dozens of decorated fishing boats and crowds of specatators at the docks; a fishing boat with the banner "Sea Miners" pulls into the channel, its stern decorated like a desert landscape and carrying a burro and costumed riders; boats decorated for the festival (00:40).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [15 of 48] (Fishing festival; decorated boats (Fukuzaki_15))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows footage from the annual Fisherman's Fiesta in San Pedro, California; a banner, "Welcome Fisherman's Fiesta"; fishing boats in the San Pedro channel; the fishing boat Nancy Rose lowering her dinghy into the water, motoring in the channel, and decorated for the festival with banners and a U.S. flag (00:52).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [48 of 48] (Fishermen loading tuna (Fukuzaki_48))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows a fisherman securing equipment; net lines unreeling; fishermen hoisting nets aboard and pulling tuna from nets; fish in nets, between boats; hoisting nets full of fish; and dropping fish into the boat's hold (02:26).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [47 of 48] (Fishing boats lowering dinghies, deploying nets (Fukuzaki_47))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows fishing boats at sea; lowering dinghies from the stern of the motoring boat; nets piled on the boat's stern; fishermen in the dinghy, deploying nets; the boat's captain at the wheel (from behind) (00:42).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [46 of 48] (Fishing boats at sea (Fukuzaki_46))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows fishing boats at sea; views from the crow's nest of fishermen on adjacent boats and dinghies working nets in the water (00:37).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [45 of 48] (Fishing boats moored near an island (Fukuzaki_45))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows fishing boats at sea; fishing boats moored near an island; close views of adjacent boats; a fisherman taking readings with a sextant; and fishing boats maneuvering at sea (01:49).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [44 of 48] (Fishermen bathing at sea (Fukuzaki_44))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows a fishing boat at sea; two fishermen scrub and dowse each other with buckets of water, laughing; and one fisherman hoses down another on the boat's stern, with two fishermen in the boat's dinghy, trailing behind (00:33).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [43 of 48] (Fishermen in a dinghy (Fukuzaki_43))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows a fishing boat at sea; two fishermen in a dinghy, afloat offshore, row toward a boat and climb aboard (fish are visible in the dinghy); the fishermen climb back down to their dinghy and row away; seiners watch as the dinghy pulls away (01:15).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [42 of 48] (Fishermen ashore on Treasure Island (Fukuzaki_42))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows fishermen ashore on Treasure Island; a palm-thatched open hut; views of fishing boats from the shore; fishermen walking the island; fishermen on the beach with a tent and piles of equipment; fabric drying on lines; and the beached dinghy from the boat Esperanza (01:36).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [41 of 48] (Fishing boats at sea (Fukuzaki_41))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows fishing boats at sea; the fishing boats Sunrise and San Clemente are seen from the deck of a third boat (01:03).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [40 of 48] (Fishing boats deploying seine nets (Fukuzaki_40))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows fishing boats at sea; nets deployed in the water; the fishing boat Sunrise, close by; crew rowing between two boats in a dinghy; and net operations on adjacent boats (01:22).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [39 of 48] (Fishermen deploying and retrieving nets (Fukuzaki_39))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows a fishing boat at sea; fishermen deploy seine nets from the stern of the moving boat; and fishermen retrieve their nets (00:38).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [38 of 48] (Fishing boat and crew (Fukuzaki_38))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows a fishing boat at sea; crew on the bridge and in the crow's nest; and views of the open sea, with dolphin jumping in the distance (00:37).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [37 of 48] (Fishing boat at sea; dolphins (Fukuzaki_37))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment shows a fishing boat motoring out to sea; barrels on deck; fishermen at the rail; and views of a pod of dolphins breaking the surface of the ocean, and swimming before the boat's bow (00:33).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [36 of 48] (Fishermen using sextants (Fukuzaki_36))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This brief segment shows two men taking headings using sextants (00:20).

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [35 of 48] (Fishermen on docked boats, repairing nets (Fukuzaki_35))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This segment (01:15) shows fishermen on their docked boats; working with nets (including close shots of hand-repairs) and hoisting nets onto boats.

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Ben Fukuzaki Collection (2002.1) [34 of 48] (Fishing boat in San Pedro's Fish Harbor (Fukuzaki_34))

Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the fishing industry in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California.

This brief segment (00:34), with a title card "Seining for Tuna", shows fish; a title card, "Fish Harbor", superimposed over a view of the fishing boat Sea Pirate motoring across the main channel at San Pedro.

Credit: Ben Fukuzaki Collection, Gift in Memory of Ben Fukuzaki, Japanese American National Museum (2002.1.1-3). Preserved and made accessible in part by a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

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Color silent amateur footage (1940's-early 1950's) taken by Terminal Island resident Ben Fukuzaki, primarily of the Japanese American community in and around Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and San Pedro, California. V. 57: Amateur footage taken by Terminal Islander Ben Fukuzaki on fishing boat.

The edited film includes sequences of the Japanese American fishing crew onshore at Treasure Island, in Fish Harbor at Terminal Island, repairing nets, taking headings with a sextant, seining for tuna, etc.

There are also some unusual shots of dolphins in the water, viewed from the masthead or crow's nest, and of the fishing nets being fed out from aboard the boat. (13:34) V. 58: Amateur footage taken by former Terminal Islander Ben Fukuzaki during the San Pedro Fisherman's Fiesta in the late 1940s/early 1950s. Fukuzaki's boat "Nancy Rose" is shown passing by the French Sardine Company building in Fish Harbor, Terminal Island, and there are many long shots of the fishing fleet assembled in the harbor. Most of the boats are festooned with banners, bunting, paper lanterns, and other decorations.

There are also shots of crowds of people enjoying themselves at a large picnic or potluck, where long tables are covered with food. (16:09) V. 59: Black and white amateur footage of a fashion show held by Terminal Island fashion school (?) shows Japanese American women modeling dresses, suits, evening wear, wedding gowns, and other clothes. One dress strongly resembles the gown worn by Snow White in Walt Disney's animated feature (released in 1937).

On the same reel there is color footage of a bride and groom and bridesmaids leaving a church, including some interior scenes which are very poorly lit and indistinct. There is also footage of a football game, Christmas celebrations, and crowds and horse races at the Santa Anita racetrack near Los Angeles prior to World War II (16:32).