Ransohoff's Goes to the Fair, March 12th (1939)

Synopsis

Chartered buses outside Ransohoff's store with "Ransohoff's Goes to the Fair" banners on them dissolve to shot of street empty of traffic lined on each side by chartered buses (about 10 total) people begin loading buses, waving pompoms on sticks buses begin to drive to the fair in a long procession on Market Street / in South of Market area heading to Bay Bridge / onto Bay Bridge (from Essex Street ramp?) line of buses going downhill into Treasure Island Fair entrance (Golden Gate International Exposition) Party loads into sightseeing trams, waving pom-poms sightseeing trams (This looks like a pre-opening or early morning visit to the Fair; it doesn't seem to be in normal operation.) film shifts from color to B&W inside activity, party games on dance floor involving men running across to grab items and running back what appears to be a banquet in same room women playing musical chairs in center of dance floor various party games and stunts, in longshot

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17 minutes

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Prelinger Archives