[Untitled], [1931] Digital
Scope and Contents
Nine minutes and forty-five seconds of footage includes scenes aboard the S.S. Taiyo Maru. Baseball footage shows a marching band, as well as players from the United States and Japanese teams from Keio and Waseda Universities. Other footage shows an airplane flying in the sky, and scattered throughout the footage are several text slides with Japanese characters and some English words.
Dates
- Creation: [1931]
Researcher Access
Open for research. Most of the film reels in this collection have been digitized, although use copies are needed; see reference staff for details.
Extent
1 film reels : silent; 9 minutes 45 secondsBiographical / Historical
In 1931, the S.S. Taiyo Maru was owned by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) and traveled the company's San Francisco route. The ship was originally built for battle in World War I, and in November, 1941, it arrived in Honolulu to conduct reconnaissance of Pearl Harbor's naval base.
Biographical / Historical
Keio University is a Japanese university located in Tokyo, and is considered the oldest institute of higher education in Japan.
Biographical / Historical
Waseda University is a large, private university located in Tokyo, Japan.
Subject
- Harvard University -- Baseball (Depicted, Organization)
Creator
- From the Collection: Chauncey, Henry, 1905-2002. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository
Holding nearly four centuries of materials, the Harvard University Archives is the principal repository for the institutional records of Harvard University and the personal archives of Harvard faculty, as well as collections related to students, alumni, Harvard-affiliates and other associated topics. The collections document the intellectual, cultural, administrative and social life of Harvard and the influence of the University as it emerged across the globe.
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