Author Archives: Chicago Film Archives

Japan: Yokohama

This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl documents their trip to Japan ca. 1964. It shows the city of Yokohama, its beaches and harbor, and busy street markets. Many other titles from the Goldsholl Collection were taken during that same trip to Japan, including Hiroshima and Japan: Train Ride to Hiroshima and Osaka.

Harry & Friend – Football

A group of six (and later five) kids throw a football and play on a leaf-strewn lawn. Gleda Goldsholl can be seen at the beginning of the film and jams her finger on the football. The five boys (including Harry Goldsholl), run and tackle one another – often falling into a pile on the grass.

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Victoria WP

Footage of men and boys diving off of a springboard at an indoor pool. They dive one after another and practice different approaches and diving techniques. This is followed by a shot of a mirrored mosaic tile wall that reflects the movements of people and the surrounding environment. An abstract image that appears to be

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Orig Europe + Japan

This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl documents their trip to Europe and Japan ca. 1965. After a few shots of the Statue of Liberty in New York City, we see images of a rally and the Tower of London. This footage ends with images taken during a voyage by boat and with Japan’s busy

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Europe Original

This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl documents their trip to Europe and Israel / Palestine ca. 1965. It includes images of the Tivoli Gardens and other neighborhoods in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as images of people waiting (perhaps at a checkpoint) and of the desert in Israel / Palestine. In several shots from the

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Canada Meadow Etc

This footage was taken by Mort and Millie Goldsholl ca. 1969 in Canada. Going in and out of focus, the camera pans over the grass and tree branches around, offering us views of nature in close-up. We may also see aerial views of a green valley and its meandering rivers. Other titles in the Goldsholl

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Japan: Lanterns, Monkeys, Cormorant Fishing

This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl documents their trip to Japan ca. 1964. It shows some of the sites they visited, including a temple or monastery and an animal park with monkeys and cormorants. Many other titles from the Goldsholl Collection were taken in Japan, including Japan: Yokohama and Hiroshima.

Africa Work Print

This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl documents their trip to Africa ca. 1971. It includes images of wild animals like water buffaloes, greater blue-eared starlings, baboons, rhinos and others, sometimes taken from a boat on a river, and people at a market. Other titles in the Goldsholl Collection are from that same trip, including

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Africa Original

This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl documents their trip to Africa ca. 1971. It includes images of wild animals like water buffaloes, greater blue-eared starlings, baboons, rhinos, and others, sometimes taken from a boat on a river, and people at a market. The same footage may be found under the title Africa Work Print

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[Greece: Parthenon etc.]

This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl documents their trip to Greece ca. 1965. It shows the Acropolis with the Parthenon in Athens, streets, children playing, and other monuments in Greece. As some of these images indicate, Millie Goldsholl was probably the one filming most of the time. Many other titles from the Goldsholl Collection

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