Home Movie: Newhouser Collection: 011764
Ephemeral film · 12 min
- War
Synopsis
CONTENT ADVISORY: At 10:38 this film includes a shot of a billboard promoting a restaurant and boasting of an all-white staff. An African American family traveling during the era of legal racial segregation. Their trip takes them through various United States and Canadian national, state and provincial parks. Notable is a shot of a sign that reads “LD Cafe, All White Help” at 10:38, referring to a restaurant located in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Also includes footage of army vehicles and naval ships in Tacoma, Washington. From Calgary Herald, June 13, 1936, p. 13: "L.D. Cafe / S. H. Ratcliffe, Prop. / The L.D.
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Details
- Running time
- 12 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- 1940s
- Leisure and recreation
- Tourism
- People of African origin or descent
- Families
- Road trips
- World War II
