Wan-go H.C. Weng film collection, circa 1938-1991, bulk 1948-1980

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Series 7: Combined, Miscellaneous, or Unidentified, 1949-1975, undated

This series consists of combined, miscellaneous, unidentified films. Some unknown materials contain dates while others contain title but without dates. Future digitization and research could uncover additional information on the films.



Box 15 Container WW0171A Buddhism in China; Operation Deep Freeze, 15 Reels

Content Summary: 15 rolls in container: some have individual titles: 1. 白磁 ; 2. Orig. seq. 35B-2a: Bird-tiger men ; 3. Orig. seq. 5A: Backg round ; 4. Orig. seq. 16-1: Metropoutan ; Golden lion ; 5. Orig. seq. : Royal Ontario wood kuanyin ; 6. Orig. : 寅陽. Panel . 北魏 ; 7. Orig. seq. ROM: Buddha panel ; 8 MET Buddha with mirror ; 9. Toronto marble monk ; 10. ORIG/MET 宗喀巴, Ford Lama bronze ; 11. Orig. seq. 5C: Green tower ; 12. Orig. seq. 5B-2 ; 13. 罗.


Box 15 Container WW0171B Buddhism in China; Operation Deep Freeze, 15 Reels



Box 4 Container WW0050 Chinese Jade Carving; Chinese Shadow Play; A Town By the Yangtze, 4 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng]. Production Co.: Film Demensions


Box 4 Container WW0051A Chinese Shadow Play; A Town by the Yangtze; Chinese Jade Carving, 3 film reels

Production Co.: Film Demensions, Inc.


Box 4 Container WW0051B Chinese Shadow Play; A Town by the Yangtze; Chinese Jade Carving, 3 film reels

Production Co.: Film Demensions, Inc.


Box 4 Container WW0051C Chinese Shadow Play; A Town by the Yangtze; Chinese Jade Carving, 3 film reels

Producer: Wan-go Weng. Production Co.: Film Demensions, Inc.



Box 32 Container WW0251A Rene Burri Footage; Buddhism in China, 1 Reels

Content Summary: Individual title on tapes: Burri, 杭州, EKTA Master ; The shot used in "Buddhism in China" ; CUT OUT from Burri EKTA MASTER, 江南村落, 霊隱寺, 西安 ; Buddhism cuts, Incense & candle ; BURRI 草原, master trims ; BURRI MASTER, 塞, plain; Wango master, Hands for "Mo-Ti" Yellow R./Tientsin ; 日出 ORIG. ; BBC MASTER TIBET



Box 28 Container WW0251B Rene Burri Footage; Buddhism in China, 6 Reels



Box 14 Container WW0157A Taiwan, 14 Reels

Content Summary: H870; ; individual titles: 水牛耕田 ; Taiwan : Buffalo plowing ; Hoeing ground ; 插秧, 耕田, 梯田 ; H.K. ducks ; 台湾梯田 ; 莊灵 : 牛耕水田 ; Wheat ; Taiwan (農夫着汗衫), Buffalo plowing ; 台湾梯田山景 ; Taiwan (258/259) : terrace farming L.S. (valley) ; 水牛一家, 消散 ; H.K. Ship building ; Farmer threshing ; Rice paddy. vinegar syndrome


Box 14 Container WW0157B Taiwan, 14 Reels


Box 14 Container WW0157C Taiwan, 14 Reels



Box 25 Container WW0286A Taiwan, 1 film reels


Box 25 Container WW0286B Taiwan, 1 film reels



Box 31 Container WW0299A Taiwan - Museum & Location, 1 film reels


Box 31 Container WW0299B Taiwan - Museum & Location, 1 film reels



Box 35 Container WW0299C Taiwan - Museum & Location, 1 film reels



Box 12 Container WW0145 Xinjiang (?), 1 film reels



Box 13 Container WW0186 Grinberg, 1 film reels


Box 13 Container WW0200 Mt. Desert Island, 1964, 1 film reels

Inspected 1972 January 17



Box 17 Container WW0217 Journey to Kunming, 1949, 1 film reels



Box 30 Container WW0228A Wango trim final narration, 24 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].


Box 30 Container WW0228B Wango trim final narration, 19 Reels

Producer: [Wan-go Weng].



Box 29 Container WW0233 China M.T. ; Art objects, 1974 December 18, 4 Reels

Content Summary: 4 rolls: ROM ORIG 隋騎兵二人 37796-820/38326-345 ; 宋大藏經 392 ; ORIG 孝經/諸侯 ; ORIG ROM/Sui cavalry 38286-325 ; on container: Rainbow Film Effects Incorporated, P.O. 133 62; Date: Dec. 18, 74; STOCK 7363



Box 32 Container WW0249 Summer Palace, A, 1 film reels

Production Co.: China Film Enterp- of AM



Box 38 Container WW0351 Free Reading for All = 有书大家读, 1 film reels



Box 40 Container WW0357 Lotus, 1 film reels



Box 41 Container WW0378 MARCO-POLO BR. ; Yenching, 1 film reels



Box 31 Container WW0298 ORIG. KANSAS CITY, 1 film reels



Box 29 Container WW0234 Yellowstone ; Grand Canyon. #5, Steiner's night over America, 1 film reels



Box 41 Container WW0383 Reel #6: Yosemite ; Yellowstone ; Chicago Zoo, 1 film reels

Content Summary: National park ; Water falls several ; Lady + samll bay Chinese mountains ; Forest + mountains ; Clouds ; Geysers ; People in boat ; Elephants ; Sea Lions ; Cranes ; Birds bears, several ; Water ; Rhinoceros ; Seals ; Monkeys


Box 41 Container WW0382 Reel #7: Shrine-Motion Pix Pageant ; Ice skating ; Rose parade 1939, 1 film reels



Box 31 Container WW0297A Miscellaneous Contents, 11 Reels

Leo Steiner fotosource, 15W. 46th St.


Box 31 Container WW0297B Miscellaneous Contents, 9 Reels

Leo Steiner fotosource, 15W. 46th St.



Box 34 Container WW0268A, WW0268B Painting 1, 2 film reels



Box 47 Container WW0330 Nelson Gallery, 1 film reels

Voice only



Box 35 Container WW0295A WK. PT. ART, 1 Reels

Content Summary: Eastman Color Print, emulsion number: 5382-11-61; 46 rolls in container, some have titles: S/NG ER Horse ; 马王堆锦(EXTRA) ; 贵妃鸣 ; 鸟远 ; Paintings 荷塘纳凉, 钱塘观潮 ; (Singer) 角 ; 璧 ; 册页-(月梅), (瀑布) ; (Singer) 锄头 ; 唐絲四種 ; (ROM) 隋驰兵 ; (V&A) 玉马 ; Foreign envays ; (SINGER) M. Shang 爵鍾 ; Academic Sinica, Spears ; 隋唐壁畫: 農耕 ; 濱渊之盟 ; 龍門 ; 南海使 ; (SINGER) 商爵 ; WK PT. Princeton trip Itaka ; 十八学士 (CUTS) ; 武王伐纣 (CUTS) ; 18A, Weapons ; 23A, 磁州龍 ; (SINGER) 唐Cannel ; 15A, 徽明T-1 ; (SINGER 商戈;汉碼 ; 横矛;隋驰兵 (二) ; 甲骨-(牛胛) ; 梁楷 ; 晋丝鞋;汉磁勺 ; MET, 隋普萨像 ; unused, Gold vessels /Tang ; 趙孟頫: from 李衍卷


Box 35 Container WW0295B WK. PT. ART, 14 Reels



Box 30 Container WW0295C WK. PT. ART, 31 Reels



Box 41 Container WW0342 JAPAN (190, 191, 192, 193), 1 film reels



Box 13 Container WW0193 BBC MASTER 36, #7, #8, 1 film reels



Box 38 Container WW0350A BBC Masters (OUTS), 2 Reels

Content Summary: Individual titles: HD Wango stock shot master (outs (for programe proper)) ; BBC master : Thai opium ; BBC master (cutout) N.G. ; BBC NG master ; BBC master : Turkey opium ; BBC -Master : wild takes "outs" NG



Box 36 Container WW0350B BBC Masters (OUTS), 4 Reels



Box 41 Container WW0355A Orig. ANI 11&12 R. 339-354, 2 film reels


Box 41 Container WW0355B Orig. ANI 11&12 R. 339-354, 2 film reels



Box 13 Container WW0169 Original additional super's fun (5), 3 Reels



Box 24 Container WW0229A Miscellaneous Contents, 8 Reels


Box 24 Container WW0229B Miscellaneous Contents, 16 Reels



Box 33 Container WW0293A Miscellaneous Contents, 16 Reels

Content Summary: Wango trims (from Hi Con Sessions)


Box 33 Container WW0293B Miscellaneous Contents, 12 Reels

Content Summary: Wango trims (from Hi Con Sessions)


Box 33 Container WW0294A Miscellaneous Contents, 9 Reels


Box 33 Container WW0294B Miscellaneous Contents, 16 Reels



Box 31 Container WW0296A Miscellaneous Contents, 12 Reels


Box 31 Container WW0296B Miscellaneous Contents, 4 Reels



Box 32 Container WW0257 Miscellaneous Contents, 17 Reels


Box 32 Container WW0253 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 32 Container WW0254 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 32 Container WW0255 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 32 Container WW0256 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 32 Container WW0258 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 32 Container WW0259 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 32 Container WW0260 unknown, 1 film reels



Box 34 Container WW0261 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 34 Container WW0262 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 34 Container WW0263 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 34 Container WW0265 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 34 Container WW0266 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 34 Container WW0267 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 34 Container WW0269 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 34 Container WW0270 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 34 Container WW0271 unknown, 1974 October 28, 1 film reels


Box 34 Container WW0272 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 34 Container WW0273 unknown, 1973 September, 1 film reels


Box 34 Container WW0274 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 34 Container WW0275 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 34 Container WW0276 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 34 Container WW0277 unknown, 1 film reels



Box 25 Container WW0278 unknown, 1975 April 28, 1 film reels


Box 25 Container WW0279 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 25 Container WW0280 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 25 Container WW0281 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 25 Container WW0282 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 25 Container WW0283 unknown, 1 film reels

2 sheets inside container


Box 25 Container WW0284 unknown, 1975 February 18, 1 film reels


Box 25 Container WW0285 unknown, 1974 September 20, 1 film reels


Box 25 Container WW0288 unknown, 1 film reels



Box 28 Container WW0287A unknown, 1 film reels



Box 33 Container WW0287B unknown, 1 film reels



Box 35 Container WW0289A unknown, 1 film reels


Box 35 Container WW0289B unknown, 1 film reels



Box 25 Container WW0290A unknown, 1 film reels



Box 33 Container WW0290B unknown, 1 film reels



Box 31 Container WW0291A unknown, 1 film reels



Box 33 Container WW0291B unknown, 1 film reels


Box 33 Container WW0292A unknown, 1 film reels


Box 33 Container WW0292B unknown, 1 film reels



Box 45 Container WW0331 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 45 Container WW0333 unknown, 1 film reels



Box 35 Container WW0335 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 35 Container WW0337 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 35 Container WW0339 unknown, 1 film reels



Box 41 Container WW0341 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 41 Container WW0343 unknown, 1 film reels


Box 41 Container WW0344 unknown, 1 film reels



Box 37 Container WW0346A unknown, 1 film reels


Box 37 Container WW0346B unknown, 1 film reels



Box 41 Container WW0348A unknown, 1 film reels



Box 38 Container WW0348B unknown, 1 film reels



Box 36 Container WW0356 unknown, 1 film reels



Box 40 Container WW0360A unknown, 1 film reels


Box 40 Container WW0360B unknown, 1 film reels



Box 50 Container WW0364 unknown, 1 Reels



Box 39 Container WW0365A unknown, 2 film reels


Box 39 Container WW0365B unknown, 2 film reels