[Grounds and leisure activities at Boeing executive Philip G. Johnson's house, Woodway, Washington, circa 1940]

[Grounds and leisure activities at Boeing executive Philip G. Johnson's house, Woodway, Washington, circa 1940]

Film footage of the grounds and leisure activities at Boeing executive Philip G. Johnson's house, Woodway, Washington, circa 1940. The footage begins with a group of people, likely friends and family members of Johnson, eating a meal outdoors, playing lawn games, and relaxing in a garden. Johnson himself is seen at 00:00:47, possibly sitting with his wife and children. The footage then transitions to panning and close-up shots of the garden flora and Johnson's house, both during the day and at dusk. A few of these scenes include dogs and people relaxing on the lawn. No particular aircraft is visible in this footage.

The footage is in color and is silent.

Label on container: "Garden 1940 by J. Brennen."

1940 circa

1 film reel (9 min., 50 sec.) : silent, color ; 16 mm

The Peter M. Wood Boeing Family Film Collection/The Museum of Flight

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