Let’s Get Associated With San Francisco (1938)

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Survey of famous tourist sites in San Francisco in 1938. Intertitle over sparkling water “A city of supreme and exotic beauty…” Elevated shot overlooking downtown San Francisco and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Sign: “San Francisco Airport New York - 15 Hours Los Angeles - 2 Hours” 1940s San Francisco airport. Old United Airlines commercial passenger plane on runway and taxiing. Train tracks and train station; train quickly passing in front and away from camera. Second train passes headed toward camera. Shot from San Francisco Bay facing pier 57 and downtown San Francisco. Ferry “Sacramento” pulling into pier; lots of steam exhaust. Trolley cars pulling into central hub pedestrians scurrying about. pan across San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Perspective shot from car crossing San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Sailboat with three sailors in the bay passing in front of large steamer. Intertitle “Golden Gate Bridge… World’s longest Single Span 8940 Feet” Golden Gate bridge from north western San Francisco. Perspective shot from car crossing the Golden Gate bridge. Old 1930s cars. Pedestrians walking across bridge on sidewalks. Perspective shot from car on Montgomery Street in Financial District. Lots of traffic on sidewalks. Bicyclists on street. Stock Exchange and Federal Reserve Bank; good architectural shots. Federal Building near Civic Center pans to City Hall. Great architectural shot of San Francisco City Hall. Little boy surrounded by pigeons with fountain in…

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Running time

36 minutes

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Prelinger Archives