Home Movie: Ransohoff Collection: 010149 (silent)

Description: Golden Gate International Exposition 1939-1940 on Treasure Island in San Francisco and family vacations to the Redwoods, Crater Lake, Banff, Yellowstone and more. The reel ends with a wedding in black and white and color.

Can markings state: "Summer Vacation Trip - 1940 / Wedding / Fair / Canada. Shot in part in Yellowstone National Park and at the Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939-40.



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Subjects: 1930s, 1940s, Fairs and festivals, Parks and monuments, Tourism, Aviation and aerospace, Celebrations and ceremonies, Marriage

Tags: homemade titles; blackboards; chalkboards; "Golden Gate International Exposition 1939-40 'Treasure Island' San Francisco" title; pan over Treasure Island; San Francisco Bay; water; World's Fairs; Golden Gate International Exposition; men; women; children; people; benches; roads; seaplanes; China Clipper taxiing on water from Clipper Cove; airplanes; Pan American Airways; passenger airline service; trams; Sight Seeing 35 cents sign; lakes; footbridges; exhibitions; paddle boats; Candid Camera presents Artists-Models sign; Funhouse 10 cents sign; A Show for the Whole Family sign; clowns; National Cash Register pavilion with giant cash register; set design; cameras; giant mechanical ape; Hams and Bacon sign; Peerless Laundry truck; Sally Rand's Nude Ranch sign; banners; Ripley sign; announcers; microphones; dwarfs; See the Midget 49ers sign; monkeys in clothing; small race cars; monkeys in race cars; animal abuse; cowboy hats; western costumes; Life Adults Only sign; pagodas; marching bands; Eddy Duchin Orchestra; band shells; instruments; guitars; towers; sculptures; fountains; reflecting ponds; flowers; bridges; China Clipper taking off from water; San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge; Freddy Martin and the Hotel St. Francis Orchestra; crowds; acrobats; Girl Show Daydreams sign; Summer Vacation 1940 title; Redwoods title; forests; trees; Crater Lake title; sunrises; lakes; craters; chipmunks; mountains; blue water; campfires; cabins; United Kingdom flag; Canadian Rockies Lake Louise title; snow-capped mountains; snow; buildings; men drinking from stream; hiking; camera cases; Banff title; downtown; main street; business districts; swimming pools; diving boards; bathing suits; Glacier National Park title; lightning strikes; winds; dust storms; Yellowstone National Park title; Sylvan Pass Ranger Station; hot springs; thermal pools; geysers; Old Faithful; cooking outside; camp breakfast; eggs; pans; bears along park road; bubbling fumaroles; roads; steam; waterfalls; landscapes; nature; Rushmore Memorial title; Mount Rushmore under construction; Badlands; Lake Okobogie Iowa title; driving POV in Iowa; sailboats; sailing; Lake Tahoe title; table tennis; ping pong; motor boats; ceramic elephant cigarette holder; apples; wicker chairs; tennis courts; tennis rackets; apple picking; apple trees; Wedding Bells title; family photos; couple preparing for wedding day; robes; diamond rings; woman filing nails; safety razors; man shaving face; brides; grooms; wedding ceremony; hats; gowns; veils; suits; corsages; wedding cakes; throwing rice; cars; families; dogs; frosting; icing on the cake; Lost Landscapes of San Francisco

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Creator: Ransohoff Family

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Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Ransohoff Family Collection PC-0104, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date: 1939-1940

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Geographical Location: USA; California; San Francisco, California; Treasure Island, San Francisco Bay, California; Banff, Alberta; Canada; Alberta; Glacier National Park; Montana; Wyoming; Yellowstone National Park; South Dakota; Oregon; Crater Lake National Park; Iowa; Lake Okobogie, Iowa; Lake Tahoe

Genre/Form: home movie

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Film Format: 16mm film

Element: original, reversal

Color: color

Color Process: Kodachrome

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code: circle circle

Frame Rate: 16 fps

Length (feet): 386