Home Movie: 010343 (silent)
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Description: Content warning: At 6:51, this film contains an image of a person of color in the context of a racist and colonialist cultural exhibit.
Images of the Golden Gate International Exhibition. Also includes footage filmed in the Sunset district of San Francisco, Ocean Beach, and the Cliff House.
Note on can states: "G.G.I.E. Sept. 1940 F.B.F."
Penciled mark on leader states: "140 SM or 140 M Previously transferred by telecine."
Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com.
Subjects: 1940s, Fairs and festivals, Leisure and recreation, Cities
Tags: Golden Gate International Exposition; GGIE; world's fairs; Redwood Empire exhibit; San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge; Treasure Island; China Clipper at dock in Clipper Cove; San Francisco building; Redwood Empire Building; pan over East Bay shoreline from Treasure Island; Portugal building; National Cash Register building; Lost World A Million Years Ago sign; Pirates Treasure exhibit; racism; colonialism; Candid Camera exhibit; Fun House; synchronized swimming; neon; Glass Blowers of the World; Gayway neon; GGIE at night; St. Anne of the Sunset church; Judah; Cliff House; Ocean Beach; Seal Rocks; Tropic Beach Sutro Baths sign; The Lurline Pier; Lost Landscapes; "Swing It" ride; crowd at Seal Rocks; Cliff House interiors; Pirate's Treasure; Fountain of Youth; Japan building
Film Sponsor:
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Contributor: Prelinger Archives
Source Collection: Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive
Production Date: 1940
Release Date:
Geographical Location: USA; California; San Francisco, California
Genre/Form: home movie
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Film Format: 8mm film
Element: reversal
Color: b&w
Color Process:
Sound or Silent: silent
Film Soundtrack Type: mos
Edge Code: circle plus, plus triangle
Frame Rate: 16 fps
Length (feet): 207
Complete catalog record
Images of the Golden Gate International Exhibition. Also includes footage filmed in the Sunset district of San Francisco, Ocean Beach, and the Cliff House.
Note on can states: "G.G.I.E. Sept. 1940 F.B.F."
Penciled mark on leader states: "140 SM or 140 M Previously transferred by telecine."
Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com.
Subjects: 1940s, Fairs and festivals, Leisure and recreation, Cities
Tags: Golden Gate International Exposition; GGIE; world's fairs; Redwood Empire exhibit; San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge; Treasure Island; China Clipper at dock in Clipper Cove; San Francisco building; Redwood Empire Building; pan over East Bay shoreline from Treasure Island; Portugal building; National Cash Register building; Lost World A Million Years Ago sign; Pirates Treasure exhibit; racism; colonialism; Candid Camera exhibit; Fun House; synchronized swimming; neon; Glass Blowers of the World; Gayway neon; GGIE at night; St. Anne of the Sunset church; Judah; Cliff House; Ocean Beach; Seal Rocks; Tropic Beach Sutro Baths sign; The Lurline Pier; Lost Landscapes; "Swing It" ride; crowd at Seal Rocks; Cliff House interiors; Pirate's Treasure; Fountain of Youth; Japan building
Film Sponsor:
Creator:
Credits:
Distributor:
Contributor: Prelinger Archives
Source Collection: Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive
Production Date: 1940
Release Date:
Geographical Location: USA; California; San Francisco, California
Genre/Form: home movie
Language:
Rights:
Film Format: 8mm film
Element: reversal
Color: b&w
Color Process:
Sound or Silent: silent
Film Soundtrack Type: mos
Edge Code: circle plus, plus triangle
Frame Rate: 16 fps
Length (feet): 207
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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