[Aerial views and social gathering of Boeing family associates, circa August 1933 (Part 1 of 2)]

Title

[Aerial views and social gathering of Boeing family associates, circa August 1933 (Part 1 of 2)]

Description

Film footage of aerial views and a social gathering of Boeing family associates, circa August 1933. The footage begins with aerial views filmed from unidentified aircraft, showing mountains, cities, coastlines, rivers, and other terrain. At 00:03:43, a three-masted frigate is shown, likely the USS Constitution during its 1933 visit to the Port of Seattle. The next segment, beginning at 00:04:23, features scenes at an unidentified home, possibly William E. Boeing's residence in the Highlands, Shoreline, Washington. People are shown relaxing on the grounds and participating in leisure activities such as swimming, lawn games, and boating. Boeing executive Philip G. Johnson appears in several scenes, but the rest of the people are unidentified. No particular aircraft is visible in this footage.

The footage is in black-and-white and is silent.

Label on container: "[illegible] West, Aug 11-28 1933, #1."

Date

1933-08 circa

Extent

1 film reel (15 min., 32 sec.) : silent, black and white ; 16 mm

Rights

Bibliographic Citation

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

Identifier

2004-07-28_AV_005_01