Synopsis
Reels A-E of original camera footage edited for broadcast on KNTV Channel 11 San Jose for September 2, 1968. Some segments may be silent. No broadcast script exists for this date. Reel 1: Part 1 (silent): Shots of people picnicking in a park on Labor Day; people at picnic tables, barbeques, hamburgers, geese in pond. Part 2 (silent): In country setting, Robert Morgan unveils the head of the Morgan Horse statue that he commissioned from artist Alexandrovich Stanislav Schnittmann as a small crowd of onlookers claps. A woman in sunglasses feels her way around the bust. The same woman is then seen in riding gear brushing a Morgan horse in paddocks. Part 3 (sound): Dick Reisner reports on Labor Day activities around the area, as essential workers still have to be on call, others are celebrating with picnics at local parks. A youngster in the background tries to catch the attention of the camera. San Francisco claims to be the first city to observe Labor Day, challenging New York City's claim. Reel 2: Part 1 (silent): A young person in a fast food style paper cap leans into automobiles stopped along a busy road. Part 2 (silent): Hyde Park Motel neon sign lit up at night. Fire personnel examine the damage to an automobile in a garage and one of the motel rooms. Part 3 (sound): Press conference by delegation from the Olympic Games selection committee on a fact-finding trip to California. Says they went to visit Los Angeles last weekend and they're here in San Francisco this weekend,…
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Details
- Running time
- 3 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- 1960s Classic TV, Classic TV
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Nineteen sixties
- Labor Day
- Barbecuing
- Picnics
- Morgan horse
- Motels
- Fires
- Olympic Games (21st : 1976 : Montréal, Québec)
- San Francisco 49ers (Football team)
- Oakland Raiders (Football team)