[Home movies. Prescott Wright collection. In and around San Francisco] /

Duration: 13

Year Published: 1932

Creator: Petherick Pictures.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: silent

Credits: Petherick Pictures, creator.; Petherick family (San Francisco, Calif.), creator.

Description: From a series of home movies apparently made by a wealthy San Francisco family [the Petherick family?], with hand- written intertitles and cement spliced sections.; Cataloger unable to view film. All information taken from inspection report.; Film edge codes include Kodak 1932, Kodak 1933, Kodak 1934.; "The Akron arrives" presumably refers to the May 1932 visit of the USS Akron Zeppelin to the West Coast of the United States.; Intertitles for each section read: The Golden Gate -- St. Ignatius -- The Dutch windmill -- The famous old seal rocks -- Castles in the air -- Waterfront from Telegraph Hill -- The President Hoover comes for a visit -- The fleet comes in -- The Akron arrives.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only. CBPF; PFA 1604-01-16523. D0320 donation 2004/05/12 CBPF; PFA 1604-01-16523. Double perf silent stock. CONDITION NOTE: Inspected 2015/01/14 js; mothball odor; nice handwritten/drawn titles and intertitles; cement splice assembly; some shots have a lot of camera gate hairs; warp (2); 0.6% shrink at head; overall very good condition.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE