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Santa Fe Railroad (1945)

1945 · Short film · 15 min

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this film has a slight warp which we were unable to correct- This 1945 color film about Southern California was produced for the Atchison-Topeka-and-Santa Fe Railway Company. It opens with orange trees (:56), the mountains (1:05), lakes (1:11), and a woman up to her neck in poinsettias (1:15). Hollywood features Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (1:19), CBS Studios (1:23), and NBC Studios (1:28) with visitors, including sailors (1:32). The beaches are full of 1945 bathing suits, volleyball, and…

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