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Street scenes of the town center of Frankfurt am Main. Footage of rubble and ruins of buildings from World War II. Shows construction and rebuilding near the ruins. Notable landmarks include St. Catherine's Church. A movie poster for "How to Marry a Millionaire" starring Marilyn Monroe is visible. The film was released in West Germany in 1954.
Paul Freeman Wilkinson's birthday party. Wilkinson is the nephew of Bernadine Bailey through her sister, Joy. A group of young boys sits around a table eating cake and blowing balloons before going outside to play in the yard. The film also features footage of Air Force and commercial planes taking off in an airfield.
Very brief home movie documenting Bailey's trip to Hawaii in 1960. Shows the waters of the Pacific taken while cruising in a boat, followed by a brief glimpse of a TWA StarStream 707 plane on a tarmac. The footage is very light and hard to see in some places.
Bernadine Bailey's sister, Joy, and her nephew, Paul Freeman Wilkinson emerge from the Wilkinson family home in Western Springs, Illinois. Paul is wearing roller skates. He roller skates down the sidewalk with an unknown girl as a collie plays alongside them. Bailey joins her sister, nephew, mother (Nellie Voigt Freeman), and an unknown man (possibly her husband, John Hays Bailey) as the group poses in front of the house. Brief shots of Paul Freeman Wilkinson riding a tricycle and a couple (possibly the Wilkinsons) working in the yard.
Documents Bailey's trip to Mexico circa 1950. Shows footage of the Cascada El Salto de San Antón waterfall, Cuernavaca Cathedral, and the interior of Palacio de Cortes (with murals painted by Diego Rivera). Includes many shots of people swimming in a pool and close-ups of beautiful flowers and foliage. Bailey captures a local market and fishermen at Lake Pátzcuaro. Ends with beach goers swimming and surfing in Acapulco Bay.
Travelogue documenting Bailey's trip to Hawaii in 1960. Features extensive footage of Hawaii's scenic oceans, beaches, hills, and flowers. Shots of several landmarks, including Aloha Tower, ʻIolani Palace, Laie Hawaii Temple and the murals inside, Ewa Plantation School, Halekiʻi-Pihana Heiau, Kalaupapa Settlement and Father Damien's grave. Shows several homes with names and addresses, possibly friends of Bailey, as well as Bailey attending an outdoor reception at a private garden with close-ups of tropical flowers. Ends with footage of hotel exteriors around Waikiki and Bailey at the airport.
Home movie footage of a visit to Tempel Farms, home of the Tempel Lipizzan horses. Opens with a sign reading "Tempel Good Luck Farm". Show exterior footage of the stables and other buildings around the farm. Horses can be seen grazing in a pasture. A group in traditional German costume poses for the camera, possibly as part of an event that is taking place.
Clips of Chicago home movies spanning the mid-to-late 1960's. Begins with a river cruise aboard the Skyline Queen (circa 1968). Follows with footage of Bailey visiting Lilacia Park in Lombard, Illinois, where she films a group of school children. The latter half of the film shows construction on the John Hancock Center over the course of several weeks (circa 1965-1966). Also shows people enjoying a crowded beach in the summertime, sunbathing, and skiing.
Home movie footage of Bailey's trip to Hawaii circa 1954. She has unidentified travel companions on this trip, another woman and an older man. Begins with footage (some dark) taken from a boat arriving in Honolulu as a crowd well-wishers wave and greet them. Bailey then spends some time posing for the camera while wearing leis and exploring a garden. The camera captures the landscape and people enjoying a local beach.
Home movie documenting Bailey's 1955 trip to Hong Kong and Singapore. In Hong Kong, Bailey captures footage of boats in the harbor, busy street scenes, and children in school uniform. She visits Tiger Balm Garden and the Chinese Christian Cemetery. In Sinagpore, Bailey visits small villages and documents local markets and people working in fields with specific focus on the children who live there. Notable landmarks in the city include Raffles Museum and Library, St. Andrew's Church, the Old Parliament House, Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall, and Sultan Mosque. Throughout the film, Bailey films multiple exteriors of houses of worship in both locations.
