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Home Movies: Ransohoff Collection: Golden Gate International Exposition, Summer Vacation 1940, Wedding (1939)

1939 · Ephemeral film · 15 min

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Title: "Golden Gate International Exposition 1939-40 / 'Treasure Island' / San Francisco" (written on blackboard) exteriors of Treasure Island and World's Fair several shots (different places on roll) of Pan American China Clipper floating in water and turning around Front of "Daydreams" Girl Show building and others Title: "Summer Vacation 1940" (on blackboard) title: "Redwoods" driving thru redwoods title: "Crater Lake" title: "Canadian Rockies -- Lake Louise" title: Banff exterior main street of Banff; heated swimming pool title: Glacier National Park Lightning strike, bolt visible in sky windy foliage brief shot overcast in storm, wind blowing down small town street title: Yellowstone National Park Old Faithful / camping / bear / steamy holes in ground / bubbling mud title: Rushmore Memorial Mount Rushmore statues, under construction with scaffolding title: Lake Okobogie, Iowa Driving from right front seat through windshield on two-lane rural road title: Lake Tahoe 2 young men playing ping-pong (table tennis) title: "Wedding Bells" (on blackboard) B&W wedding party assembling outside house in San Francisco lots of people / wedding cake

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Running time
15 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives