News Footage: SF Palace of Fine Arts; Presidio; Main Library; Federal Bookstore; SF Hotel Taxes Audit;

Duration: 12:00

Year Published: 1970

Creator: Guy Morrison

Complete Record: Palace of Fine Arts: Structural elements of the building,CU on columns and dome, CU on the stone relief, ducks swimming in pond that surrounds the Palace, father with small child walking along the path at the Palace, shots of the building from different angles, more shots of ducks, CU on details of building The Presidio: Black and white stills of early images of Presidio taken from Command Alert station, newspaper clipping with headline that reads "Victims Fed and Clothed at Presidio", "Troops Keep Law in City; Avert Chaos: General Funston's Soldiers Sent to Mayor Two Hours After First Tremors", "General Funston Warns Troops- no forced labor!", larger image of entire newspaper, the Presidial Weekly Clarion" with headlines that read "Army comes to aid of stricken San Francisco: Fire and Earthquake make 300,000 homeless; over 16,000 find safe refuge at the Presidio" still of canons with soldiers in background, still of the gate leading into the Presidio, Proclamation by the Mayor reads "the federal troops, the members of the regular police force, and all special police officers have been authorized to KILL any and al persons found engaged in looting or in the commission of any other crime", image of smoke clouds covering the city, early photos of SF, photo of General Funston (?), various stills of mounted soldiers and portraits of individual men, (negatives) of Presidio base in early stages of development SF Main Library (1978): External shots of the old main library building, patrons entering the front doors, boy sitting on a bench outside reading a library book, man carrying old school boombox in one hand and library books in the other, interior shot of the old wooden bookshelves and reading areas, black male librarian wearing a white suit vest and pants looking up a word in the dictionary, librarians assisting patrons SWIG (?) party: Chartered bus drives up into Pacific Heights neighborhood, group of men get out of bus, walk over to man at gate and shake his hand, inside the party there is a pretty woman in red dress talking, CU on various men in attendance, champagne is served by caterers, CU on woman's hand holding champagne glass, shots of Golden Gate Bridge from windows of house Federal Bookstore (1978): Man leaning over bookshelf looking at magazines, CU shots on various federal publications (census, insects and pests), CU on the Bulletin of Prosthetics Research, the Studies Related to the Charleston, South Carolina, Earthquake of 1886-a Preliminary Report, man holds up huge volume and fans the pages, the book is the United States Civil Aircraft Register, listed for $19.00, sign on wall reads "no free publications- all items for sale" SF Hotel Taxes Audit (09/27/1979): Accountants pouring over paperwork and calculators, external shot of SF City Hall, shots of various hotels around the city, cars driving in and out of parking lots Business Tax Returns (01/31/1980): Federal Building, Internal Revenue Service/ Tax Assistance Office, shelves of tax forms and documents, man assisting couple with tax preparation, CU on California Renter's Credit Claim form Alameda County Tax Office (08/22/1978): CU on woman's hands holding tax documents, CU on switchboard operators, CU on phone switchboard with all lines lit,