1940s VINTAGE TRIP TO PHILIPPINES HOME MOVIE ABOARD OCEAN LINER SS PRESIDENT WILSON XD4353

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This silent home movie was shot by an American visitor to the Philippines in the late 1940s. The tourist shot footage of the SS President Wilson, a passenger ship launched in 1947, which ran a Pacific Ocean route until it was decommissioned in 1970. The film mainly focuses on the Philippines in its first years after independence in 1946. As an American commonwealth, the Philippines was invaded and occupied by Japan during World War II. This film also contains footage of the historic University of Santo Tomas in Manila. The Catholic institution was founded in 1611 and is currently one of the world’s largest Catholic universities in terms of enrollment.(00:12) Tsukiji Hongwanji Buddhist Temple in Kyoto, Japan(00:30) An American waves to the camera(00:36) Footage of the SS President Wilson(00:55) Pool on the passenger ship(01:05) Americans relax onboard(01:32) A man plays shuffleboard(02:06) View of the Pacific Ocean(02:49) National War Crimes Office in the Philippines(02:52) Close-up of the sign(02:59) Checkpoint sign(03:20) Man points to a sign near ruins(04:08) View of the harbor(04:36) Buggies move through town(04:49) Cars drive in the town(04:57) Market stand selling food(05:01) Man hops on the horse and buggy(05:13) Children smile for the camera(05:17) A family poses(05:27) University of Santo Tomas Hospital(05:39) Main building of the university, a Catholic institution founded in 1611(06:06) Man poses with guards(06:11) Shacks with clotheslines outside(06:28) Two men play shuffleboard(06:42) View of the resort(07:08) Two people play shuffleboard(07:16) A woman sits near the water(07:39) Footage of the hotel and resort(07:53) A woman poses for the camera(08:00) She plays shuffleboard and laughs

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