The activities of people in Hawaii, United States before the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. A dramatization: A woman sitting in a chair reads a paragraph. Books, newspapers, a suitcase and other things kept on a table. Photographs on a wall. A man looks out of a window and walks in the room. He talks to the woman. Another man enters the room. They talk to each other. The woman leaves the room. The two men discuss about business and about the past. Wheat cultivation on a field. A bucket filled with wheat is lifted by a crane. A railroad loaded with wheat for transportation. Farmers work on the field. Pineapples on the field. A cargo is transported.
An American Trust Company bank branch building branch in northern California (likely Palo Alto or elsewhere in Santa Clara County). Sign on building reads "American Trust Company." A man comes out of the bank. A 1958 Ford Thunderbird convertible car, light blue and white, pulls up via the drive-in window. Bank teller seen at the window processing their transaction. The car drives away.
A Mobil gas station in northern California (likely Palo Alto based on other clips on the same film reel). A car being driven on road past the gas station. Readings on "Mobilgas" pump as it dispenses gas. Pump readout shows the total sale and the total gallons of gas sold, reflecting a price of 34 cents per gallon. A man driving a black Ford Fairlane has his oil checked and gets fuel. Gas station attendant seen removing gas pump nozzle from rear of car when fueling completes. (Unconfirmed: Possibly Bob Coombes Mobil Station at the SW corner of Page Mill and El Camino.)
Contemporary suburban homes in northern California in the United States. (possibly Palo Alto region as prior clip and subsequent clip on same film reel include Palo Alto shots.) A lemon tree in the front yard of a house. A woman comes out of the house. A man outside his house. A women walks with an umbrella. Various typical modern postwar homes and garden in front of the houses. A car driven out of a garage from underneath a modern suburban home. A man gets into his car in front of the garage of his house. Girls ride bicycles along suburban streets.
The Kilauea volcano erupts in Hawaii, United States. Volcanoes National Park on the Hawaiian Island. View of the shore line. Hot lava fountains spewing hundreds of feet skywards from the Kilauea volcano. A barren tree in the foreground. Smoke rises as lava spurs out.
The Kilauea volcano erupts in Hawaii, United States. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Hawaiian Island. Hot lava fountains spews hundreds of feet skywards from the Kilauea volcano. Smoke rises as lava spurs out.
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