Category Archives: Millie Goldsholl SERIES II: Personal Films

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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Japan: Tokyo Outs

This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl documents their trip to Japan ca. 1964. It includes images of Tokyo taken at night, possibly in the neighborhood called Shibuya. Many other titles from the Goldsholl Collection were taken during that same trip to Japan, including Hiroshima and Japan: Miyajima.

Japan: Train to Osaka

This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl documents their trip to Japan ca. 1964. Mostly taken from the conductor’s car on a moving train (probably on its way to Osaka), it shows railroad tracks and landscapes at various speeds, and the train’s passengers (including Mort Goldsholl at the beginning and near the end). Many other

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Dancer

Footage of a woman dancing and stretching. Shot in high contrast negative stock. She appears as a white figure against a flat black backdrop.

Greece, Turkey & Israel

This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl documents their trip to Greece, Turkey, and Israel ca. 1965. It includes images of the desert and the Parthenon in Greece, Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, and the Mediterranean Sea, among others. Other titles in the Goldsholl Collection were taken during the family’s trips to these countries, including Greece,

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Moss Garden

This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl documents their trip to Japan ca. 1964. It shows a moss garden, its caretakers and visitors (sometimes in traditional kimonos and school uniforms). At the end, we can also see workers in a field. Many other titles from the Goldsholl Collection were taken during that same trip to

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Japan: Street & Shrine – Pachinko

This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl documents their trip to Japan ca. 1964. First taken from a moving car, it shows the busy streets of an unidentified city. Then, the Goldsholls’ camera captures an ad for Pepsi Cola and other signs on the streets, a sand shrine at a temple, another temple, cars on

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Japan: Miyajima

This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl documents their trip to Japan ca. 1964. It shows Itsukushima Island, also known as Miyajima, including the “floating” torii gate and the Itsukushima Shrine. Near the end, we can see Mort Goldsholl and his children being photographed in front of the torii gate. Many other titles from the

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