San Francisco Historical Film Reel 2

Year Published: 1920

Complete Record: This a transfer of film(s) received from David Gallagher. It contains miscellaneous footage of San Francisco, as well as dramatic reenactments of the events surrounding the settling of the city. The films contained multiple unrelated section. first section: Outdoors, Mt. Davidson. Men digging among trees. Easter morning, top of Mount Davidson. Groundbreaking ceremony for Mount Davidson park and playground. John McLaren. Villa maria bungalow dedication at Civic Center San Francisco. St. Ignatius University. Crowds of people leaving the Easter Service at the mountain top. 1929. Families come down mountain. Boy Scouts assist. Man asks officer for directions. second section: Shot of old Chinatown St. Chinese children outside building. Car coming down steep SF St. (California St?) It is a nice shot from the inside of the car. High angle shot of traffic and people on a street corner. Seagulls at the wharf. City Hall exterior dome. Amphitheater in Golden Gate Park. Giant American flag hanging between two buildings above street. pan down to men in suits below. third section: People playing and swimming in the water. Boats on ocean. marching band and boyscouts. cut to some sort of outdoor religious procession. altar boys holding crosses. fourth section: title card indicating the next clip of a flower, a cyclamen, blooming. courtesy of Powell St, Florist (McLaren and McRosie). This is a cool old B&W clip of the flower blooming slowly. Oakland skyline at water fifth section: Oakland. Dedication of a new lamp post. street light. crowd of happy men lifting beam into place. celebrating. San Pablo Ave is the location. One excited and happy man has climbed the pole. sixth section: brief title card about Occupational therapy. Group of women basket weaving. Shot of finished wicker baskets on table. Shot of man in bow tie painting a strange feathered bird sculpture. shot of other bird sculptures on table. seventh section; Shot of plane on runway. High society men and women in sunglasses getting off plane. panorama shot of the Bay Bridge/Downtown SF/East Bay. Shot of Chinatown at Pine St. Hotel Lankershim exterior. old cars. Overhead shot of Cable Cars. Cable Car turnaround at Powell and Market. Shot of City Hall dome. Shot of Mission Dolores outside. Statues. Exterior shot of Conservatory of Flowers. Golden Gate Park. Tea Garden. boat on lake. Windmill. Cliff house. Ocean Beach. Water, rocks. Chinese women on carousel. Shots of the Golden Gate Bridge from the trees. Golden Gate toll plaza. nice shots of old cars crossing bridge. fishermans wharf, clam chowder bars, grotto, boats launching, docks, crab catch, close ups of fisherman holding live crabs. Coit tower, Ferry Building, Clock tower. Boat in Bay