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Hawaiian Islands (1917)

1917 · Newsreel · 6 min

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Produced: 1917 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “We leave San Francisco on the long ocean voyage for Honolulu.” Ocean liner - ship puts out to sea, passengers and crew on decks waving. “We sail for six days toward the setting sun.” Moonlit beach, waves breaking. “Hawaii is the largest of the islands but we land at Honolulu, the capital, on Oahu Island.” Crowd on pier, from ship and from pier - small boat - native woman with leis. “Honolulu is a modern city with avenues of beautiful palms and tropical plants.” Residential area. “The Japanese are the shop keepers.” Business district, pedestrian traffic, mostly Japanese in native costume. “A Japanese tea store.” Open front, stall-like shop. “A vegetable peddler.” Peddler carrying produce in baskets hung from pole across shoulders. “Taking a train, we pass through deep cuts, tunnels, and over a high bridge.” Train and passengers from inside car - views of countryside from train - very high railway bridge, train crossing - oxen pulling plow, farmer behind. “A glimpse of a banana plantation.” “Sugarcane is the main crop. One of the large plantations.” Views of fields. “Cutting and stripping the cane.” Workers using hand tools. “From some plantations the cane is carried to the crushing mill in flumes.” Workers place cane in flume - flume crossing valley - flume at crushing mill by water, ship. “Hawaii is the pineapple center of the world. A plantation of 200,000…

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