[Footage taken during flight from Japan to Shanghai (China), including travel footage in Shanghai, circa 1930s-1940s]

Title

[Footage taken during flight from Japan to Shanghai (China), including travel footage in Shanghai, circa 1930s-1940s]

Description

Film footage taken during a flight from Japan to Shanghai (China), including travel footage in Shanghai, circa 1930s-1940s. The footage begins with aerial views of Mount Fuji taken from an unidentified airliner. The next segment is comprised of travel footage, most likely taken in or near Shanghai, China. The shots feature a temple or shrine, a busy harbor, and various street scenes. No exterior shots of the aircraft are present in the footage.

The footage is in color and is silent.

Label on film container: "Shanghai."

Date

1930s-1940s circa

Extent

1 film reel (4 min., 7 sec.) : silent, color ; 8 mm

Rights

Bibliographic Citation

The Robert L. Simons Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

1998-05-05-B_AV_002_01