This reel contains three sections of unedited camera original footage. The first section was most likely shot around 1960 and is documentation of Mort and Millie’s daughter Gleda drawing. The camera focuses on Gleda’s face in close-up as she begins a pencil drawing. The camera moves to the drawing and Gleda’s hands as she creates
This travel film by Mort and Millie Goldsholl is from around 1964, when the couple visited the city of Hiroshima in Japan. It shows the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, also known as the Atomic Bomb Dome, which commemorates the atomic bombing that occurred there on August 6, 1945, and honors its victims. Tourists may be seen
This footage by Mort and Millie Goldsholl documents their trip to Hawaii ca. 1964. It shows local artisans working, making flower garlands, and weaving straw hats, the traditional houses in the village, views of the surrounding nature, and people playing music, among others. Many other titles in the Goldsholl Collection were taken during their many
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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.