Author Archives: Chicago Film Archives

Japan: Deer Park & Shrine

This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl documents their trip to Japan ca. 1964. It shows images of a shrine and deer park, possibly Nara Park in the Kansai region. We may also see Mort Goldsholl taking photographs of a sika deer coming up to a man. Many other titles from the Goldsholl Collection were

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Art Fair WP

This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl is from around 1960 and it shows adults and children at an art fair, probably in or around Chicago. Among other things, the Goldsholls’ camera captures the movements of people from one stand to the next and their discussions with friends and family, sometimes in fast motion, sometimes

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Japan: Train Ride To Hiroshima and Osaka

This travel film by Mort and Millie Goldsholl documents the trip the couple took to Japan around 1964, especially the train ride to the cities of Hiroshima and Osaka. From the moving train, the Goldsholls filmed the houses by the tracks, some travellers waiting on the platform, and rice fields, among others. Many more titles

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Big Buddha

This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl documents their trip to Japan ca. 1964. Taken at K?toku-in, a Buddhist temple in the city of Kamakura, it includes images of the “Great Buddha” from various angles and distances and of the vendors around. Many other titles from the Goldsholl Collection were taken during that same trip

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Japan: Katsura

This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl documents their trip to Japan ca. 1964. It shows images of the Katsura Imperial Villa and gardens in the western suburbs of Kyoto, as well as the many visitors walking around the site. Many other titles from the Goldsholl Collection were taken during that same trip to Japan,

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[Greece, Israel, Japan, Turkey]

This reel contains several outtakes from Mort and Millie Goldsholl’s trips to Greece, Israel, Japan, and Turkey. It includes images of ruins and archaeological sites, people herding animals in the desert, people on the street and a temple in Japan, and footage of a white stone dwellings. Many other titles in the Goldsholl Collection were

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Harry & Gleda Work Print #211

This reel contains unedited footage of Mort and Millie’s daughter and son, Gleda and Harry. The footage appears to be partially shot in slow motion and shows Gleda shot in close-up and profile. Harry puts his face on either side of her head and the children both smile and laugh. Toward the end they face

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Shrine – Fountain with Dragon – Many Students

This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl documents their trip to Japan ca. 1964. As its title indicates, it shows images of a shrine, a fountain with dragons and people drinking from it, and many students touring this unidentified site. Many other titles from the Goldsholl Collection were taken during that same trip to Japan,

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Nature shots – Shrine – Boys in White With Butterfly Nets

This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl documents their trip to Japan ca. 1964. As its title indicates, it shows images of nature, a shrine, and boys with butterfly nets in an unidentified location. Near the beginning, we may also see Mort Goldsholl wearing a white shirt and carrying a camera. Many other titles from

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Goldsholl 420 Reel 2 orig

This reel contains footage shot in several different locations. Opening shots depict footage of a flower;a bottle and rocks on a shoreline or beach;sand and driftwood;and rocks, plants and trees. Gleda Goldsholl (Mort and Millie’s daughter) runs in a red cape with a balloon, chasing pigeons. This is followed by several shots of a spinning

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