1967 United States

About this footage

Judo and karate fill a run of Los Angeles reels in this 1967 collection. Judokas compete on a green mat before seated spectators, and two men demonstrate karate techniques in a dojo. The same California footage follows a holiday parade, with cowboys riding at the front, floral floats, a marching band with cheerleaders and a woman in a white dress waving from her float. A Disneyland parade brings out a Mickey Mouse balloon. Other families filmed closer to home. In a Rockaway Beach, New York living room, relatives gather over drinks, a man raises a glass in a toast and a young pianist plays for the family. In Galena, Illinois, families picnic at a pavilion, a child holds a red balloon and kids climb on a playground.

Most of the western reels are travel footage, and a lot of it was shot through a car window. Colorado mountains roll past, a yellow train crosses a trestle near Colorado Springs, and a conductor stands with passengers beside a red railway car. Two moose walk through a green field in Yellowstone, Wyoming, and a deer stands on the road at Fort Casper. Arizona has Grand Canyon overlooks, the Painted Desert seen from above and a child playing in Flagstaff snow with a German shepherd. In Honolulu, Hawaiian women play ukuleles and guitars on the beach, and the camera goes underwater. A few reels show work. In Trenton, New Jersey, a mechanic oils a printing press while smoking.

Useful for stories on martial arts in California, family road trips through the national parks, or house parties and picnics in 1967.